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When did the South become the South?

When did the South become the South?. Is the South simply a variant of the American North, or is it a coherent and identifiable region with its own culture?  . Colonist in Colonies: A Comparison. Who were the colonist who settled in the South?. Virginia settled by John Smith in 1607 for Trade

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When did the South become the South?

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  1. When did the South become the South? Is the South simply a variant of the American North, or is it a coherent and identifiable region with its own culture? 

  2. Colonist in Colonies:A Comparison

  3. Who were the colonist who settled in the South? • Virginia settled by John Smith in 1607 for Trade • North Carolina settled by businessmen in 1653 for Trade • South Carolina settled by businessmen in 1670 for Trade

  4. A southern colonist -William Murray William Murray and his brother John were closely associated with South Carolina for twenty years. John Murray purchased the post of Secretary of South Carolina, and William acted as Secretary during his brother's absence. Charlestoan, S. CarolinaJanry 7th 1750 Dear Mothr I arived here on the 6th of Janry after a Passage of 12 weeks w[hi]ch time I spent very happily with Dr Moultie Parson Lorimer & a young gay Carolinian, for Sir Hector Nisbet he had too great a regarde for his knighthood to stoop so low as to take notice of us...

  5. What influenced the southern colonist? • The geography - broad, coastal plain and rich farm land • The weather- a warmer climate than the other colonies. • Their backgrounds- most were aristocrats, second son’s from England. • Profit- most wanted a quick profit and to return to their original country.

  6. Growth of Southern Colonies • Great plantations developed to grow tobacco, rice, indigo, and cotton • Southerners needed a large labor and permanent labor supply, they begin to use African slaves as laborers

  7. Growth of slavery • Percentages of African Americans in the South in 1700- 20% • By 1770 the number of slaves exceeded the number of white settlers.

  8. Slavery defines the South • Slavery became the defining characteristic of the South, influencing every aspect of Southern beliefs, culture, and daily life.

  9. So... Is the South simply a variant of the American North, or is it a coherent and identifiable region with its own culture? • An interpretation: Slavery allowed the South to develop its own culture, which separated it from the other colonies. This separation was articulated through conflict with the North in the 1850’s and the creation of the Confederacy. The South’s distinctness from the North, especially in race relations, continued after the Civil War with the development of segregation

  10. Sources • Online Sources: • search.eb.com/blackhistory/ micro/551/36.html • www.royal.wednet.edu/.../ 2001/pages/scmaps.htm • http://mciunix.mciu.k12.pa.us/~udjeswe/colonies/Southern_Colonies.html • http://www.umich.edu/~ece/student_projects/slavery/erica.html • library.thinkquest.org/ J002606/1700s.html • http://www.tartanday.gov.uk/dumfries.html • http://www.worldandi.com/specialreport/repcon/repcon.html • http://www.mce.k12tn.net/colonial_america/southern_chart.htm • http://www.usahistory.info/southern/ • Textbook sources: • The American Promise: A History of the United States to 1877 (Nnew York: Bedford/ St. Martin’s Press, 2202)

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