Agriculture leads to the slow growth of slavery The Southern Colonies Agriculture leads to the slow growth of slavery

Maryland Created as a haven for Catholics Virginia Mostly British, some Germans in the frontier North Carolina British on the coast, Germans, Scots, and Scots-Irish farther to the west South Carolina Same as N. Carolina Georgia Predominantly British ________

Agriculture: The Driving Force of Southern Colonial Settlement Many move to the Southern Colonies in order to start a new life on a farm Primary agriculture = cash crops like ____________ Large amount of agriculture means two things for Southern population ____________ than the rest of the colonies Much higher _________ population

Deep Thoughts… What made the Southern Colonies so agrarian? Why did different culture groups segregate themselves? (2 possible reasons)

Closing Questions… What region of the colonies was the most religious? What region had the smallest population? What region was the most diverse? Most homogenous? Where would you most likely live if you were a German immigrant? Scottish? Quaker? Catholic? Puritan?

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