1. Maryland, Virginia, The Carolinas, and Georgia
The Southern Colonies
Maryland, Virginia, The Carolinas, and Georgia

2. Mason Dixon Line
Boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland that divides the Middle Colonies from the Southern Colonies

3. Maryland Geography - coastline with warm climate
Founder - Lord George Calvert founded as a haven for religious freedom
Government -allowed men to have a say in government by creating an elected assembly
Economy – fishing, farming, lumber, shipping, slave trade
Religion – Act of Toleration – provided religious freedom for all Christians.
Lord Baltimore himself was Roman Catholic as were most people in the colony

4. Virginia
Sir Walter Raleigh set up the Virginia Company to make money by trading the raw materials in the new colonies
Climate – very fertile land and warm climate
Religion - the Church of England
Politics – House of Burgesses
Elected representatives
Economy- Farming tobacco, slave trade

5. The Carolinas
Founded by a group of eight nobles (Eight Lord Proprietors) who separated and settled in the north and the south of the area
Climate – Very fertile land and warm climate
Religion – religious freedom
Politics – Set up Fundamental Constitution of Carolina which was ruled by Parliament, type of representative government
Economy – Farming and slave trade
Rice, cotton, tobacco, and indigo – a plant used to make blue dye.

6. Georgia Founded by James Ogelthorpe
Place where debtors (people who owed money they could not pay) could start a new life.
Economy – farmed tobacco, cotton, indigo, rice, and took part in the slave trade
Religion – religious freedom
Politics – had a governor with representatives
Climate – warm climate with fertile farmland

7. Bacon’s Rebellion English settlers were invading Indian lands.
Settlers asked the government to interfere and do something about the Native Americans but they refused
In 1676, Nathaniel Bacon organized men and women on the frontier and raided Indian villages. Then, he led his followers to Jamestown and burned the capital. This was known as Bacon’s Rebellion.
Bacon soon died and so did his rebellion.
This was the earliest form of resistance against the government.

8. Tidewater Plantations
People built their plantations along the rivers or coasts so they could load ships armed with their crops.
The planters family lived in a huge house while the slaves lived in small quarters, harvested the crops, and cleaned the house.
VA, MD, NC grew tobacco, SC and GA grew rice and indigo, all areas grew cotton

9. Backcountry South
Base of the Appalachians with rolling hills and thick forests
The people here viewed each other as equals and were largely self-sufficient.
There were few enslaved Africans here.