1. Chapter 3:4 Southern Colonies How they made a living: Farming Rice Tobacco

2. Maryland Settled by Catholic leaders Wanted a safe haven for Catholic More diverse crops: Tobacco and corn Gave 100 acres to each man, woman and children

3. Act of Toleration in 1649 Protestants started to out number Catholics Protestants wanted to make Maryland a Protestant colony Maryland passes the Act of Toleration in 1649 to protect Catholics right to worship Granted Christians the right to worship freely.

4. Mason Dixon Line Ended boundary dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland

5. Virginia Jamestown expanding Settlers moving West New settlers took Native American land 1655: Lord Berkely made deal with Indians Agreed to keep settlers off of Indian land in exchange for land.

6. Bacon Rebellion Nathaniel Bacon: wealthy planter in the West; backcountry Disagreed with arrangement with Indians Settlers settled on Indian land and was angry that government would not protect them Bacon and supporters rebel and burn down Jamestown capital and expelling Berkely from Virginia British soldiers put down rebellion

7. Significance of Bacon Rebellion Settlers were not content to stay on coast: wanted to expand West Settlers disagreement with Government and desire to take action.

8. The Carolinas 1670 King Charles II granted charter to 8 prominent men Encouraged settlement to Carolinas

9. North Carolina Northern part settled by farmers from Virginia backcountry Grew tobacco and sold lumber Relied on Virginia to ship goods because no natural port

10. Slaves in the Carolina Because cash crop businesses, Carolinas imported slaves

11. Georgia Founded by Oglethorpe Original colonist were debtors who were in English Prisons. Non-British colonist settle in Georgia; refugees from Germany and Switzerland Originally banned slavery

12. ? What is religious tolerance? What is the significance of Bacon Rebellion?

13. South Carolina Great natural port: Charleston Grew corn and rice, sold lumber and cattle and eventually Indigo (1740’s)