1. Bell Work  What were motivations for people to enter into an indentured servitude contract? This Day in History: September 17, 1944- The Allied invasion of Holland, Operation Market-Garden begins. September 17, 1862- The Battle of Antietam, the single bloodiest day in American History, is fought. September 17, 1787- The U.S. Constitution is signed.

2. THE PLANTATION COLONIES

3. Economies of the Southern Colonies  Depended on agriculture. Tobacco and rice were the major cash crops.  They exported materials for building ships such as wood and tar.  Had many small farms and some large plantations.  By the 1700s enslaved Africans rather than indentured servants became the main source of labor.  Slave codes kept the slaves in check.

6. MARYLAND  Established by Lord Baltimore as refuge for Roman Catholics.  Passed the Act of Toleration which guaranteed tolerance to all Christians when many Protestants came to the area.

7. THE CAROLINAS  Established by King Charles II after he granted land to 8 of his court favorites in 1663.  A vigorous slave trade was established in the Carolinas.  Rice became a major crop in Carolina and African slaves were vital to helping grow the crop.

8. NORTH CAROLINA  Many poor outcasts and religious dissenters from Virginia migrated down to North Carolina.  It separated from South Carolina in 1712.

9. GEORGIA  Last of the 13 colonies intended to be a buffer for the valuable Carolinas.  Also, meant to be a haven for debtors and initially did not allow slavery in the colony.  Referred to as the “Charity Colony.”

10. Assignment  What do you think are the reasons for each of the five slave codes from the handout?  Answer questions 1-4 on Section 1 Assessment on pg. 77.