1. Settling the South Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia

2. REASONS FOR SETTLING Maryland – founded by Calverts –Make money –Refuge for Catholics –Grew tobacco (like Virginia

3. Carolinas More land Divided into north and south Rice

4. Georgia founded by Oglethorpe People who owed money settled land to start new life

5. Eventually plantations and slavery supported economy

6. Some settled backcountry

7. CONFLICTS: Tuscarora War – push away settlers Settlers kept moving onto Indian land

8. Many Indians died or moved

9. Life in the South

10. SLAVERY Many slaves worked on plantations Treatment depended on owners Preserved culture through stories and songs

11. PLANTATION AND FARM LIFE: Plantations: –Could be like small villages –Field and house slaves –Plantations were spaced far apart

12. Farms Most people lived on farms Did not usually own slaves

13. FREE AFRICANS Some escaped and some bought their freedom Quilt story – underground railroad quilt blocks

14. Indians and Spanish Florida helped escaped slaves

15. The Southern Economy

16. CASH CROPS Tobacco – needed a lot of land

17. Rice – needed warm, wet land

18. Indigo – needed dry land

19. TRADE AND INDUSTRIES Plantations – important part of Southern Colonies economy

20. Trade between England and West Indies Cities and plantations near ports or deep rivers were most successful

21. OTHER INDUSTRIES: Fur Forest Products Shipbuilding

22. Now that you’ve learned about the beginnings of the 13 colonies, watch a video: Brain Pop: 13 Colonies