Lord Baltimore
Margaret Brent
Act of Toleration
Huguenots
James Oglethorpe
Proprietary colonly
elite
diversity
region
tidewater
What kind of society was planned for Maryland? A society where Catholics and others would not be persecuted.
What attracted settlers to the Carolinas? Religious toleration Large land grants Representative government
Why was Georgia founded? Debtors & the poor could make a fresh start. Protect other English colonies from Spanish attack.
Describe the features that the Southern colonies had in common. Common climate & culture Large slave population Religious diversity Representative government
Maryland Proprietary colony- governed by Lord Baltimore Planned as a tolerant society Struggle for power=Catholics persecuted
The Carolinas Originally a proprietary colony Religious toleration=Christians & Jews Slave labor-rice plantations-elite Rebelled- needed more protection from Native Americans –Became a royal colony
Georgia Debtors & poor got a fresh start Diverse population Protect colonies from Spain Became a royal colony because the colonists wanted slavery and a plantation society