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Southern Colonies. Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia the Southern Colonies. Colony of Virginia. Virginia host the claim of being the first colony in the New WorldJamestown in Va, some 40 miles up the James RiverFounded by Capt John Smith and the London CompanyMost of the original colonist were not prepared They were not farmers they were merchantsIn England the merchants would not have been expected to help out so in the New World they carried over their class structure9453
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3. Southern Colonies Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia the Southern Colonies
4. Colony of Virginia Virginia host the claim of being the first colony in the New World
Jamestown in Va, some 40 miles up the James River
Founded by Capt John Smith and the London Company
Most of the original colonist were not prepared
They were not farmers they were merchants
In England the merchants would not have been expected to help out so in the New World they carried over their class structure and refused
2/3rds of the inhabitants died first winter
5. Built a fort in 1608 to protect the survivors
Harder workers were rewarded
More colonist arrived from England
Colony did not make a profit until a new crop called tobacco was established
After 20 some odd years of not being able to protect its people the London Companies charter was revoked and Virginia became a Royal Colony in 1624
Headright system- gave 50 acres of land for each colonist who paid their own way to Va. Gave 50 additional for every additional person they brought
12. Maryland Founded in 1632 by a request to King Charles by Lord Baltimore
Located just North of Virginia
Founded for Catholics primarily
Was to be a Propriety Colony
Owners controlled the colony
1634, 200 English Catholics arrived in Maryland
By 1640 protestants started to arrive also
Conflicts arose between the various religions
Passed the Toleration Act of 1649
13. Carolinas Originally the Lands South of Virginia was established as one large Colony
All Lands South of Virginia to Florida was given to eight supporters of Charles II
1712 the large colony was seperated into 2 separate colonies because of the large distances between settlements and the problems with Governing such a large area
Many of the Colonist in North Carolina were farmers from Virginia
14. South Carolina Colonist primarily from Europe settled South Carolina
Those who paid their own way received large land grants
Brought slaves with them from Africa
By 1730 there was some 20,000 Africans living in the colony, compared to some 10,000 White Settlers
Proprietors managed it so badly that their government was overthrown
Crown took over both North and South in 1729
15. Georgia Lord Oglethorpe was given a Land Grant By the King George II
Georgia was designed to be a buffer zone between the English Colonies to the North and the Spanish Colony of Florida
England and Spain had been bitter enemies for years
Oglethorpe wanted Georgia to be a safe haven for debtors who were trying to escape other colonies debtor laws
16. He wanted a colony of small farms
Wanted to forbid slavery in his colony also
As the colony grew so did the number of people who came to the colony
Demand for Slavery grew
In 1752, The British Government made Georgia a Royal Colony
Shortly after large Rice Plantations with huge amounts of slaves came to be
24. Economy The South was as different as anything in the North
This is not to say that they did not have the same types of mercantile and trades they are primarily located on the Plantation itself
Slave represented the majority of the labor force
Slaves outnumbered Whites in many areas
They grew crops like Tobacco, rice, Cotton, and indigo meant to be exported to foreign countries for processing
25. Politics in each area was different also
In New England Town Hall meetings we prevalent where all the free males decided laws and governed
In the Middle Colonies local government was decided on by the land owning white males and laws were made and followed
In the South Rich aristocrats ran the local governments and usually many areas were run by the local plantation owner
26. Colonial Government was run by a governor that was appointed by the King of England.
He served at the will of the King and received his instructions from the King. Information flowed in one direction downhill
The colonial assembly was elected by free white landowners
There were no females allowed to vote
There was definitely no blacks or colored people of any sort allowed to vote or hold office
27. Laws could be made so long as they did not supersede laws enacted by Britain or contrary to British Laws
Most laws regardless of where it was enacted was based on English common law and the church
In New England Church had a major influence on laws and justice
28. For the most part the monetary system was based on Bartering
Bartering works on the principle of I do something for you so therefore you owe me something.
Could be time, Labor, money, crops, eggs, meat
Worked well for the most part as there was not a lot of hard currency in the colonies
Most hard currency went to pay taxes
29. Our Focus Our Primary Focus deals with life in the Colonies from 1763 onward
As we moved from 1763 on we will be concerned with how changes occurred and why and the reaction from Colonist and also from England
30. This Concludes today’s Lesson Are there any Questions?