1. Southern Colonies Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
Georgia

2. Southern Colonies Indentured servants
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Southern Colonies
Indentured servants
Slaves to work the large plantations
Fertile soil
Grew rice, tobacco and cotton
Mostly Rural
Hard to est. schools and churches
Fought with Native Americans

3. Maryland: Catholic Haven
Founded 1634 by Lord Baltimore
LB gave lots of estates to his relatives
Tolerated all Christians
Prospered with Tobacco/Indentured Servants/Slaves
Class Struggle

4. British Triangle Trade

5. The Carolinas
Charles II granted a huge tract of land between VA and Spanish Florida to 8 nobles in 1663

6. Settling South Carolina
Created in 1670
Developed Economic Ties with West Indies
Many settlers from Barbados
Had a large sugar and rice economy

7. Democratic North Carolina
Many settlers were “Squatters”
Strong resistance to Authority
1712 – N. and S. Carolina separated
Settlers established small, self-sufficient tobacco farms

8. Georgia – The Last Colony
Set up for 2 reasons
Buffer between Spain
Prisoner Colony
In the beginning – NO SLAVERY
England takes over eventually (royal colony)
Plantation Economy
By 1770 HALF of GA is slaves