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SOUTHERN COLONIES

SOUTHERN COLONIES. Form of government. Only landowners could vote for representatives Many founders were appointed by the British Monarch Eventually, the King made them royal colonies At the end of the day, it was the King’s word over all. Freedom of religion.

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SOUTHERN COLONIES

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  1. SOUTHERN COLONIES

  2. Form of government • Only landowners could vote for representatives • Many founders were appointed by the British Monarch • Eventually, the King made them royal colonies • At the end of the day, it was the King’s word over all

  3. Freedom of religion • Vast plantations allowed (for the most part) religious privacy • Maryland’s Toleration Act of 1649 • Tensions built up between Protestants & Catholics • A bill that made it a crime to restrict the rights of Christians First written law that enforced religious tolerance

  4. Economy of the South Climate? Based on agriculture Indigo Rice Warm – long-growing season …Large plantations meant the South needed a lot of _________________.

  5. Indentured Servants vs. Slaves • Servants: • Slaves:

  6. Elizabeth Sprig’s Letter Indentured Servant

  7. OlaudahEquiano “Tortures, murder, and every other imaginable barbarity…are practiced upon the poor slaves with impunity [no punishment]. I hope the slave-trade will be abolished.” Slave turned free

  8. What happened to him?

  9. Why did colonists turn to slave ownership? • Could not escape without being noticed • Used to hard labor • Less likely to succumb to disease • Cheap • Lifetime service

  10. CONS

  11. Slave codes • Definition: laws to control slaves • Slaves could not hold meetings • Could not hold weapons • Some colonies would not allow owners to ever free their slaves • Why did they need these laws? • Control slaves  Avoid a mass slave rebellion

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