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Foundation of the Southern Colonies

Foundation of the Southern Colonies. Chapter 3 Pages 102-103. Timeline: Foundation of the Southern Colonies. North Carolina South Carolina. Maryland. 1650. 1700. 1750. 1600. Georgia. Virginia. Carolina. Focus Questions. Why was the South attractive for colonization?

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Foundation of the Southern Colonies

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  1. Foundation of the Southern Colonies Chapter 3 Pages 102-103

  2. Timeline: Foundation of the Southern Colonies North Carolina South Carolina Maryland 1650 1700 1750 1600 Georgia Virginia Carolina

  3. Focus Questions • Why was the South attractive for colonization? • Why were Maryland and Georgia created? • Why was Carolina “a colony of a colony”?

  4. Geography • coastal plain • moderate to richly fertile soil • warm/mild temperatures • long growing season

  5. Maryland • George and Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore • Haven for Roman Catholics • Few settlers → Toleration Act (1649) • Difficult labor of tobacco farming • Baltimore (port)

  6. Carolina: “Colony of a colony?” • Settlers from Barbados • Wealthy but needed land to expand business • Founded Charleston • Refuge for French protestants • Expanded slavery • Divided into North and South after becoming a royal colony (1729)

  7. Georgia • James Oglethorpe • haven for debtors in England • rooted government in high moral standards • seen as a buffer from the Spanish in Florida • transformed to a “southern” colony when it became a royal colony (1752)

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