1. 1 U.S. Map 2 U.S. Map Labelled 3Western Hemisphere4 Eastern Hemisphere 5Comparing Early Civilizations6 Journal Entry 1 7Cultures of North America8 Journal Entry 2 9The Influence of Trade10 The Map of Riches! 11Europeans on the Rise12 DBQ Analysis: World’s Collide 13The Age of Exploration14 Journal Entry 3 15Spain’s Empire16 The Encomienda System 17Reasons Europeans Colonized18 The Conquest of America 19England’s 1 st Colonies20 Your First Colony Part 1 21The New England Colonies22 Your First Colony Part 2 23The Middle Colonies24 Your First Colony Part 3 25The Southern Colonies26 Your First Colony Part 4 2728 2930 3132 3334

2. Based on the slides, describe the and define the terms below. Define & Describe The Southern Colonies Maryland Virginia Bacon’s Rebellion The Carolinas Georgia Changes in the Southern Colonies EQ : What factors influenced the development of the Southern Colonies? 25

3. The Southern Colonies The Southern colonies (MD, VA, NC, SC, GA), had a warm climate which was perfect to grow tobacco, rice, indigo and raise cattle. The plantations were the large farms that required many workers and slaves to help maintain them.

4. The Southern Colonies The farms further inland, however, would grow only what they needed to feed their families. – Even though there were more farms than plantations, the plantations owners had more political power.

5. Maryland In 1632, King Charles I gave a charter to George Calvert who was Catholic and wanted tolerance – Maryland was to be safe for ALL Christians His son, Lord Baltimore created a representative government – He created the Act of Toleration in 1649 to welcome ALL Christians, allow them all to vote and hold office.

6. Virginia Virginia had a rough start due to diseases, but the population increased after gaining immunity to them – Naturally, the Native Americans were not happy with that Bacon’s Rebellion – – The wealthy colonists had all of the good land, while the poor had bad land or none at all. They had to move inland on Native American land – Nathaniel Bacon collected 1,000 people to kill the natives – The governor called him a rebel, and Bacon responded by destroying Jamestown. – The rebellion ended when he died after becoming sick

7. Bacon’s Rebellion

8. The Carolinas North Carolina – Had no harbors or rivers, so it relied on growing tobacco and making lumber South Carolina – Excellent weather for growing sugar – People from Barbados came over with slaves to help grow sugar and rice = caused an increase in demand for slavery – Charleston eventually became the biggest city in the Southern Colonies

9. Georgia The 1 st reason Georgia was made a colony was to prevent the Spanish from colonizing northward, and to be a barrier for wars The 2 nd reason, according to James Oglethorpe, it should be a safe haven for anyone with debt. – Georgia had small farms, no plantations, and slavery was outlawed until the 1750’s.

10. Change in the Southern Colonies The Tidewater Region – Plantations were made for cotton, rice, sugar and tobacco – The working conditions were unhealthy, humid and hot, so an increase in slavery began – More slaves entering the Southern Colonies caused two changes in society: There were more slaves than slave owners The rich white men were getting richer and the poor white men were getting poorer The Backcountry – Mainly composed of small farms. The land was often not owned legally. Few slaves and servants. – Those in the backcountry felt like they were being left out of important matters and were forgotten 

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