1. Southern Colonies Virginia Maryland North Carolina South Carolina
Georgia

2. Virginia 1607, Jamestown begun by members of the Virginia Co.
after years of struggle, begin to make profits
tobacco
use of slave labor
House of Burgesses

3. Maryland
1632, Sir George Calvert (Lord Baltimore), was given a charter
he was Catholic—not legal in England at the time
wanted a place where Catholics could worship in peace
set up the Acts of Toleration
tolerant to all Christians
but, death penalty to Jews and Atheists that “denied the divinity of Jesus”

4. prospered with growing tobacco
used white indentured servants for long time (years of work for cost of transport to N.A.)
late 17th c. African slaves used more

5. Carolina
1670, Sugar planters from the West Indies began to move to the mainland
Brought with them African slaves
Brought slave codes that had been adopted on the islands
Sugar required lots of labor and produced big returns
Eventually, rice would be grown and be a big export

6. Colonists from the West Indies coincided with the formal colony set up by Charles II.
Rich family members that were deprived of land inheritance moved to Carolina, giving it a strong aristocratic influence
French protestant refugees moved there for religious toleration

7. North Carolina splits away
Many in this area had moved away from the wealthy, and powerful group of Virginia planters.
Had earned a reputation of being “irreligious and hospitable to pirates”
Became an island in the middle of perceived snobbishness of Virginia and South Carolina
1712, officially separated
shared distinction of being most independent and democratic of colonies with Rhode Island.

8. Georgia
1732, King George II, gave the southern part of S.C. to General James Oglethorpe
Georgia was provided as an option to prison for English in debt (a jail able offense—jails were full)
1733, 120 settlers built town of Savannah

9. Early rules were very strict
No rum allowed
Farms limited to 500 acres
Slavery outlawed
Growth was very slow until the rules were relaxed

10. Buffer against Spanish in FL
1739, Oglethorpe with help of Creek tribe forced Spanish back past the Florida border.
Received financial backing from England that others did not

11. Religious toleration offered to all Christians but Catholics