The Southern Colonies Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

Focus: The Southern Colonies capitalized upon the area’s fertile soil and long growing season.  What caused colonists to settle in the South?  Overcrowding  Mild climate

Problems in Virginia  Conflict with Native Americans.  Bacon’s Rebellion  What caused it?

Religious Toleration in Maryland  George Calvert  1632  Lord Baltimore – proprietor  Act of Toleration  What was Calvert’s aim in settling Maryland?  How did the Acts of Toleration seek to address colonists’ fears?

The Carolinas  1663  Northern section developed slowly due to lack of harbors and rivers  Southern part grew rapidly  Slaves brought in  Charles Town becomes the biggest city in the Southern Colonies.

Georgia  Last of England’s 13 colonies  Fear of Spanish Florida and freedom for debtors.  James Oglethorpe  Slavery is banned  By 1750’s, slavery was legal

Change in the Southern Colonies  Read Change in the Southern Colonies; please look for comparison clues.  Describe the Tidewater region.  Describe life in the Backcountry.  Compare life in the Tidewater to life in the Backcountry.