Life in the South Chapter 7 Lesson 2 Pages 262-266

Objectives Describe how slavery influenced daily life in the Southern Colonies. Identify ways in which enslaved Africans dealt with the hardships of their lives. Describe what government was like in the Southern Colonies. Explain the role that religion played in Southern colonists’ lives.

Vocabulary PLANTER – the plantation owner OVERSEER – person hired to watch over the enslaved people as they worked

Treatment of Slaves Legal in all colonies Children born to slaves were also slaves Many families broke apart Treatment depended on planter Many beaten & abused Hard to escape (but they tried) Not allowed to speak out against slavery

Resisting Slavery Broke tools Pretended to be sick Worked slowly NOTE: Punishment if caught was harsh

Dealing with Slavery Kept culture alive Told stories Sang songs about Africa Late 1700’s many found Christian religion a source of strength

Plantation System Rich planters = larger plantations = more slaves Small villages: workshops that made nails, bricks, barrels, etc Overseers hired – lived by fields Slave homes far from planter’s home Some slaves kept small gardens Planters worked as judges or in government Hired teachers to educate their children in home Slaves could not learn to read or write (many did so in secret)

Life on Small Farms Most Colonists worked & lived on small farms Former indentured servants owned small farms Didn’t really become rich Most did not use Slave labor If they did have slaves, they worked along side them in fields Farms far apart, so Church was a big event Travel for hours to reach church

Free Africans – Black Seminoles Free Africans would buy their family Many who ran away escaped to Spanish Florida Seminole Tribe – gave food & shelter Many dressed like Seminole & learned language Became known as Black Seminoles

Fort Muse (moh-SAY) Located in Spanish Florida 1738 – 1st settlement in North America for free Africans Land on Manhatten was only a community and had to pay yearly for freedom Were free to practice African customs

The Southern Ecomony Chapter 7 Lesson 3 Pages 268-271

Objectives Understand how geography affected the economy of the Southern Colonies Identify the major industries in the Southern Colonies

Vocabulary INDIGO – blue dye made from indigo plant BROKER – a person who is paid to buy and sell for another person INTERDEPENDENCE – depending on one another for economic resources

CASH CROPS Charles Town – Port in South Carolina Plantations – items produced shipped to England & West Indies

CLIMATE Tobacco  Maryland, Virginia, & North Carolina Rice  South Carolina & Georgia SC – Rice is called Carolina GOLD Indigo  Grew on drier land of SC & GA Used in cloth making Eliza Lucas Pinckney experimented with the plant By 1740 – Cash crop of South Carolina

Economic Growth Planters needed merchants for goods & services Traders & Merchants needed Plantations for crops & raw material INTERDEPENDENCE

EXPORTING GOODS Planters used a BROKER to sell crops Brokers to goods to market to sell, then bought good for planter Most successful plantations near rivers & ports Norfolk, VA & Savannah, GA became large cities (along Atlantic) Baltimore, Maryland – grain & tobacco Demand caused Baltimore to be major shipbuilding center in Southern colonies

Other Industries Farming #1 Forests – Wilmington, NC Shipping center for forest goods Built saw mills Naval Stores

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