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The Southern Colonies

The Southern Colonies. Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia. Focus: The Southern Colonies capitalized upon the area’s fertile soil and long growing season. What caused colonists to settle in the South? Overcrowding Mild climate. Problems in Virginia.

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The Southern Colonies

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  1. The Southern Colonies Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

  2. Focus: The Southern Colonies capitalized upon the area’s fertile soil and long growing season. • What caused colonists to settle in the South? • Overcrowding • Mild climate

  3. Problems in Virginia • Conflict with Native Americans. • Bacon’s Rebellion • What caused it?

  4. Religious Toleration in Maryland • George Calvert • 1632 • Lord Baltimore – proprietor • Act of Toleration • What was Calvert’s aim in settling Maryland? • How did the Acts of Toleration seek to address colonists’ fears?

  5. The Carolinas • 1663 • Northern section developed slowly due to lack of harbors and rivers • Southern part grew rapidly • Slaves brought in • Charles Town becomes the biggest city in the Southern Colonies.

  6. Georgia • Last of England’s 13 colonies • Fear of Spanish Florida and freedom for debtors. • James Oglethorpe • Slavery is banned • By 1750’s, slavery was legal

  7. Change in the Southern Colonies • Read Change in the Southern Colonies; please look for comparison clues. • Describe the Tidewater region. • Describe life in the Backcountry. • Compare life in the Tidewater to life in the Backcountry.

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