1. Southern Colonies

2. Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia
Names of Colonies
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia

3. Geography and Climate Fertile soil for farming
Warm and wet, long hot summer (Maryland – mild)

4. Economic Development/resources
Farming and plantations
Cash crops (tobacco, indigo, rice)
Forests (saw mills and naval stores)

5. Products/Crops
Tobacco, indigo, rice
Cash crops

6. Type of Government
Governors
Elected assemblies
Constitution

7. Culture/Beliefs Slavery (worked plantations) Small farms Plantations
Religious freedom (Maryland) –Anglican church

8. Important People James Oglethorpe George Calvert/Lord Baltimore
Eliza Pinckney (indigo in South Carolina)