Southern colonies Social Studies 7 Mrs. Kukla

Maryland Founded by Lord Baltimore for Catholics                                                                             Founded by Lord Baltimore for Catholics Act of Toleration- document that gave religious freedom to all Christians

Carolinas Split because of differences into North and South North Carolina had small farms South Carolina had large plantations rice was a major crop for both colonies

Georgia Founded by General James Ogelthorpe For debtors from England A debtor is a person who owes money

Indentured servants Indentured servants worked without wages for 4-7 years in exchange for passage to the Americas They were eventually replaced by slaves

Middle Passage Most southern colonies had slavery                                                                                                                                                    Most southern colonies had slavery The Middle Passage is the voyage of Africans to the colonies Slaves had to endure very poor conditions on the voyage

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Slave Codes Slave codes were laws that set out rules to control slaves behavior.

Questions 1. Who founded Maryland? 2. For what people? 3. What was the major difference between North and South Carolina? 4. What crop did they both produce?

More Questions 5. Who was Georgia founded for? 6. What was the Middle Passage? 7. What were slave codes? 8. Why do you think slave owners wanted slave codes?

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