The Southern Colonies

1. The Southern Colonies Maryland, Virginia, The Carolinas, and Georgia

2. Mason Dixon Line • Boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland that divides the Middle Colonies from the Southern Colonies

3. Maryland • Geography - coastline with warm climate • Founder - Lord George Calvert founded as a haven for religious freedom • Government -allowed men to have a say in government by creating an elected assembly • Economy – fishing, farming, lumber, shipping, slave trade • Religion – Act of Toleration – provided religious freedom for all Christians. • Lord Baltimore himself was Roman Catholic as were most people in the colony

4. Virginia • Sir Walter Raleigh set up the Virginia Company to make money by trading the raw materials in the new colonies • Climate – very fertile land and warm climate • Religion - the Church of England • Politics – House of Burgesses • Elected representatives • Economy- Farming tobacco, slave trade

5. The Carolinas • Founded by a group of eight nobles (Eight Lord Proprietors) who separated and settled in the north and the south of the area • Climate – Very fertile land and warm climate • Religion – religious freedom • Politics – Set up Fundamental Constitution of Carolina which was ruled by Parliament, type of representative government • Economy – Farming and slave trade • Rice, cotton, tobacco, and indigo – a plant used to make blue dye.

6. Georgia • Founded by James Ogelthorpe • Place where debtors (people who owed money they could not pay) could start a new life. • Economy – farmed tobacco, cotton, indigo, rice, and took part in the slave trade • Religion – religious freedom • Politics – had a governor with representatives • Climate – warm climate with fertile farmland

7. Bacon’s Rebellion • English settlers were invading Indian lands. • Settlers asked the government to interfere and do something about the Native Americans but they refused • In 1676, Nathaniel Bacon organized men and women on the frontier and raided Indian villages. Then, he led his followers to Jamestown and burned the capital. This was known as Bacon’s Rebellion. • Bacon soon died and so did his rebellion. • This was the earliest form of resistance against the government.

8. Tidewater Plantations • People built their plantations along the rivers or coasts so they could load ships armed with their crops. • The planters family lived in a huge house while the slaves lived in small quarters, harvested the crops, and cleaned the house. • VA, MD, NC grew tobacco, SC and GA grew rice and indigo, all areas grew cotton

9. Backcountry South • Base of the Appalachians with rolling hills and thick forests • The people here viewed each other as equals and were largely self-sufficient. • There were few enslaved Africans here.