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The Southern Colonies. The English Establish 13 Colonies (1585-1732). Essential Question. How did the experience of the early colonists shape America’s political and social ideals?. Maryland. 2 nd colony - 1634. Founded by Lord Baltimore as a Catholic colony.
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The Southern Colonies The English Establish 13 Colonies (1585-1732)
Essential Question • How did the experience of the early colonists shape America’s political and social ideals?
Maryland • 2nd colony - 1634. • Founded by Lord Baltimore as a Catholic colony. • Proprietary colony (single owner). • Fighting between Protestants and Catholics. • Lord Baltimore - _____________________________ ______________________________________________ • Margaret Brent - ____________________________ ______________________________________________
The Carolinas • Charles Town built in 1670. • Supported religious tolerance. • Became refuge for Huguenots, or French Protestants. • Grew rice and owned slaves.
The Carolinas • Colonists wanted more protection from Spanish and Native Americans. • Founded North Carolina and South Carolina in 1729. • Proprietary colony - ________________________________ ______________________________________________________ • Act of Toleration - __________________________________ ______________________________________________________ • Huguenots - _______________________________________ _____________________________________________________ • Elite - _____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________
Georgia • Founded by James Oglethorpe in 1732. • New start for poor settlers. • Very diverse, but no Catholics (Spanish Catholics in Florida) • Strict rules (no slavery). • Eventually allowed slaves and plantations. • James Oglethorpe - _____________________________ ___________________________________________________ • Diversity - _______________________________________ ___________________________________________________
Southern Region • From Maryland to Georgia • Shared common climate and culture. • Grew tobacco, rice, indigo • Had slaves and plantations • Religious tolerance • Rich elites stayed. Poor settlers moved west into the frontier. • Region - ___________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ • Tidewater - ________________________________________ ______________________________________________________