1. Chapter 3
ENGLISH COLONIES

2. SOUTHERN COLONIES Colonies- MD, VA, NC, SC, GA Climate/Geography –
warm climate with hot summers and mild winters. Geography = coastal plains (east) to piedmont (farther inland), mountainous (west).
The soil = perfect for farming LONG GROWING SEASON
Hot summers, = spread diseases (i.e. malaria and yellow fever)
Religion –
Most = Anglican (Baptist or Presbyterian),
most original from Maryland = Catholic, (Lord Baltimore founded as refuge for English Catholics).
Religion not same impact ; plantations = often spread out from one another
Economy –
AGRARIAN - almost entirely based on farming large plantations .
Rice, indigo, tobacco, sugarcane, and cotton = cash crops.
slaves and indentured servants worked the land.

3. VIRGINIA Economy: Farming, plantations, cash crops, tobacco Religion:
Settlers:
English landowners and skilled laborers
Jamestown, 1607 – John Smith
London Company
Reasons for settlement:
to make a profit (London Company)
Climate and geography:
mild winters and hot summers; coastal lowlands and wooded mountains
Economy:
Farming, plantations, cash crops, tobacco
Religion:
Church of England
Government:
elected assembly (House of Burgesses)

4. MARYLAND Settlers: Reasons for settlement: Climate and geography:
English Catholics and Protestants
Reasons for settlement:
to find religious and political freedom
Climate and geography:
cold winters, hot summers; low, fertile land surrounding Chesapeake Bay
Economy:
farming, lumbering, shipping, fishing, iron mining
Religion:
various faiths, particularly Catholic
Government:
elected assembly

5. NORTH & SOUTH CAROLINA Settlers: Reasons for settlement:
Farming & Trade -- a group of settlers who had land disputes in VA
Climate and geography:
mild winters and hot summers; coastal lowlands and wooded mountains
Economy:
Farming and trade. Cash crops, plantations, relied on slave system for source of labor
Religion:
Anglican & Baptist
Government:
elected assembly & county meetings

6. GEORGIA Settlers: Reasons for settlement: Climate and geography:
debtors from English prisons, and other Europeans
Reasons for settlement:
to find religious freedom and cheap land
Climate and geography:
mild winters and hot summers; wetlands and forested mountains
Religion:
various faiths
Government:
ruled by James Oglethorpe for 12 years, then an elected assembly