1. Chapter 6 Section 3
The Southern Colonies

2. The Southern Colonies
Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, Georgia
Mostly rural
Lots of farms

3. An Agricultural Economy
2 Groups
Wealthy Planters
Rich, upper class, owned lots of acres
Farmers
Lower class
Climate
Long, hot, humid summers
Mild winters
Heavy rainfall
3 cash crops
Tobacco, rice, indigo

4. Tobacco Growing Tidewater Rivers depths affected by ocean tides
Potomac, James and York Rivers
Great for growing and shipping tobacco

5. Rice and Indigo Rice Indigo Grew so much they needed help
Came from Africa
Indigo
Plant that produces a blue dye
Grew so much they needed help
Indentured servants
Slaves for life

6. The African Population
Came from West Africa
Where specifically?
Slave Coast
200,000 – 250,000 Slaves

7. The Slave Trade Captured at gun point in Africa Middle Passage
Route at which slaves were transported to the Americas
Treated as cargo
Chained together, left in the dark
Many died of poor treatment
Slave Codes
Laws that took away Africans rights
Could not read, write, carry weapons, hold meetings

8. The African Population
Reactions to Slavery
Slaves tried to run away
Some lived with Native Americans
If caught, they were returned to work
Free Africans
Very few
Could buy their way out
Given freedom by their owners

9. The Southern Plantation
“Big house”
Family mansion
Surrounded by buildings
Barns, laundries, stables
Kitchens?
So the house wouldn’t burn down