1. Social Studies Chapter 6
Lesson 4

2. Lesson 1 Vocabulary Review
An official agreement between groups or nations
A person in charge of a colony’s land
A person chosen by a group to speak or act for them
A loss or sacrifice
A gain or advantage
treaty
proprietor
representative
cost
benefit

3. Lesson 2 Vocabulary Review
A person whose job requires hard physical work
Economy in which citizens decide what will be produced, rather than the government
Someone who works for a more experienced person to learn a skill
Someone who is skilled at making something by hand
Freedom of people of businesses to earn money by making their own economic decisions
laborer
free market economy
apprentice
artisan
free enterprise

4. Lesson 3 Vocabulary Review
A group of people with the power to make and change laws
A large farm on which crops are raised by workers who live on the land
A person who owes money
A place protected from threat or harm
legislature
plantation
debtor
refuge

5. Lesson 4 A person who watches and directs workers, especially laborers
A plant that can be made into a dark blue dye
An African American religious folk song
overseer
indigo
spiritual

6. Life in the South
The economy of the Southern Colonies was based on agriculture.
Most of the farmers were “Back Country Farmers”.
They had a long growing season and a warm, damp climate.
This was perfect for growing tobacco and rice.
The planters used indentured servant and enslaved Africans to work their crops.

7. South Carolina and Georgia had 3 main crops: rice, cotton, and indigo
Cash Crops
Virginia and Maryland’s cash crop was tobacco.
South Carolina and Georgia had 3 main crops: rice, cotton, and indigo

8. Charles Town
The Southern Colonies had more farms but fewer towns than the other colonies.
Charles Town, South Carolina became a large port city and was a busy center of trade.
Charles Town’s port was used to export tobacco, rice, and indigo.
Ships from Europe and the West Indies brought their goods in through this port.
Charles Town had a diverse population: English, Scots-Irish, French, West Indies, and free and enslaved Africans.

9. Plantations Small Farms Were like small villages
Used laborers to do the work, usually enslaved Africans
Children were educated at home usually with hired tutors.
Small farms usually in the backcountry
Family members and sometimes 1 or 2 slaves did the work
Children learned to read and write only if their parents could teach them.

10. Southern Slavery
At first, indentured servants did most of the work on plantations
As plantations grew, more workers were needed; Southern plantation owners began to rely on slaves.
All 13 colonies had slaves, but more slave lived in the Southern Colonies.

11. Life Under Slavery Slaves were bought and sold as property.
Families were torn apart; husbands and wives were often separated.
Slaves were either laborers in the field or house servants.
Children were also expected to work.
Overseers watched slaves, whipped and punished them.
Many slaves died from overwork, poor food and shelter, and mistreatment.

12. Life Under Slavery Slaves lived in separate quarters.
Slaves created their own community with strong ties to help each other to survive.
Many slaves adopted Christianity.
Slaves combined Christianity and African traditions and created spiritual folk songs.
The passed their heritage along to younger generations through stories and songs.

13. Watch ‘Southern Colony’ video