The Southern Colonies Chapter 4, Section 3 Go get your Chart!

Jamestown was founded in 1607 by the Virginia Company. They were seeking economic opportunity until John Smith came to lead them. The colony soon started planting tobacco, which made them very successful. The House of Burgesses was created in 1619 as the first representative government.

Maryland was founded in 1634 by Lord Baltimore. The colony was founded for religious freedom, as a place where Catholics could practice their religion freely. In 1649, the Elected Assembly created the Act of Toleration provided the right to worship freely to all Christians. This freedom did not extend to Jews though.

The region south of Virginia and Maryland was settled in 1663 when King Charles II gave a land grant to 8 English nobles that wanted to trade and farm. North Carolina was settled by poor tobacco farmers from Virginia in South Carolina was set up farther south by the 8 nobles. They named their largest town Charleston in honor of King Charles II. Member of the English Church or Anglican Church

By 1700, most people coming to Charleston were African slaves to help grow rice and indigo. SC was the only colony where African Americans made up the majority of the population.

James Oglethorpe carved Georgia from the southern part of South Carolina in He created the territory as a home for English debtors, or people who owed money that they couldn’t pay back. Georgia grew slowly because the farms were limited in size and slavery was forbidden. But later, Oglethorpe changed the rules to allow large plantations and slave labor. This caused the colony to grow more quickly.

The South has warmer weather, which means a longer growing season. Economics: This allowed them to grow the cash crops indigo, rice and tobacco on farms and plantations Geography:

Large plantations grew tobacco and rice, but only a small percentage of white southerners owned them. Most southern farms (75%) were small with only one or two slaves.

Religion: Anglican Church: the state church, supported by state taxes Education: No public schools Few private schools Wealthy people hired tutors Politics: Royal Colonies King made appointments

The first Africans arrived in 1619 at Jamestown. Some were enslaved, some became servants and a few were able to purchase their freedom.

By 1700, plantations in the Southern Colonies relied heavily on slave labor. In the 1700s, English sailors began referring to the passage of slave ships west across the Atlantic Ocean as the Middle Passage. Society

As slavery increased, greater limits were placed on the rights of slaves. Slave codes treated slaves as property, not human beings. Most English colonists thought that black Africans were inferior to white Europeans. In 1688, the Quakers of Pennsylvania were the first group to call for an end to slavery. This group would later help slaves escape via the Underground Railroad.

ColonyYear Founded by/leader Reason Virginia1607 Virginia Company/John Smith Economic opportunity Maryland1634Lord Baltimore Religious freedom North Carolina 1712 poor tobacco farmers Farming South Carolina 1719 Eight English nobles Trading Georgia1732James Oglethorpe As a home for debtors

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