Chesapeake Colonies and the Southern Colonies Virginia and Maryland Carolinas and Georgia

Reasons for British colonization European competition – Spain, Netherlands, France 3 G’s – Gold (resources) – God – Glory (adventure, nationalism)

New Netherlands

New France

Virginia

Virginia Joint-Stock Company – Purpose: Gold 1607 – Jamestown – 1 st permanent Brit. Colony – John Smith and Pocohontas – “Brown Gold” – Tobacco John Rolfe House of Burgesses – 1 st representative body in Amer. – Taxes/laws

Jamestown Fort

John Smith

Pocahontas

Tobacco

Jamestown Clip – America: The Story of US

Maryland

1632 – Chesapeake Bay – Founder: George Calvert (Lord Baltimore) – Purpose: safe haven for Catholics – Tobacco Toleration Act: 1 st law allowing for freedom of religion

Carolina

Carolinas 1670 Supporters of King Charles II Rice and Tobacco

Georgia

James Oglethorpe Purpose: haven for British debtors – “Social Experiment” Rice buffer against Spanish Florida Strict Rules a. no slaves b. no drinking

Major Event: Bacon’s Rebellion - Leader – Nathaniel Bacon - Location – Virginia - followers – poor farmers in the interior (former indentured servants) Definition: people who worked for 5-7 years for a trip to America - problems: high taxes, Indians, and wealthy aristocrats ( Gov. William Berkeley) - actions: slaughter Indians and attack Jamestown - result: 1. Bacon died suddenly 2. less reliance on indentured servants 3. more African slaves

Generalizations about the South Mostly Men immigrated to southern colonies =???? – Means they would require the use of……. Economy was based on???? – This means less room for…….. – Weather???? Means……