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Chapter 7 The Southern Colonies. Lesson 1 SETTLEMENT OF THE SOUTH Pages 232-239. QUICK SUMMARY. This lesson describes how the English settled the remaining colonies in the South. OBJECTIVES. Explains when and why people colonized Maryland, the Carolinas, and Georgia. OBJECTIVES.
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Chapter 7The Southern Colonies Lesson 1 SETTLEMENT OF THE SOUTH Pages 232-239
QUICK SUMMARY • This lesson describes how the English settled the remaining colonies in the South.
OBJECTIVES • Explains when and why people colonized Maryland, the Carolinas, and Georgia.
OBJECTIVES • Describes the achievements of George Calvert, Eliza Lucas Pinckney, and James Oglethorpe. • Analyzes how people in the Southern colonies earned a living. George Calvert
SECTION REVIEW PG. 234 • Why did the Calverts want to build a colony in North America? • To make money and provide a refuge for Catholics. Calvert
MAP PG. 234 • Why do you think most of the settlements in the Southern Colonies were located in Virginia? • Virginia was the first colony.
SECTION REVIEW PG. 236 • Which crops were valuable to the Carolina colonists? • Indigo and rice
SECTION REVIEW PG. 237 • What did James Oglethrope accomplish as the leader of the Georgia Colony? • He estb. Savannah and made efforts to avoid conflicts between settlers and Native Americans.
SECTION REVIEW PG. 239 • How did transportation change in the Virginia Colony? • Indian trails became roads, the roads widened and became wagon roads, ferries began to take passengers and goods across rivers, and some bridges were built across rivers.
STUDY QUESTIONS • How did indentured servants help colonize Maryland? • In exchange for the cost of the journey from England, indentured servants worked in Maryland. St. Mary’s, MD
STUDY QUESTIONS Why did South Carolina landowners bring enslaved Africans to the colony? • Enslaved Africans were needed to work on large plantations. Carolina farm
STUDY QUESTIONS • Why did James Oglethorpe bring debtors to Georgia? • He wanted to help them start a new colony. James Oglethorpe
SUMMARIZE KEY CONTENT • Maryland was founded as a refuge for Roman Catholics and became known for religious freedom. • Carolina was a large colony that eventually was divided to form North Carolina and South Carolina.
SUMMARIZE KEY CONTENT • Georgia was formed from the southern one-third of the Carolina Colony and was settled by debtors from England. • Virginia continued to grow, and its new capital, Williamsburg, became an important colonial city.
LESSON 1 REVIEW • GENERALIZE. How do you think most people in the Southern Colonies made a living? • Most people in the Southern Colonies made a living growing and selling crops.
LESSON 1 REVIEW • 1.BIG IDEA. Why was selling crops for a profit important to the success of the Southern Colonies? • Cash crops provided the Southern Colonies with the money needed to survive and prosper.
LESSON 1 REVIEW • 2 VOCABULARY Use indigo in a sentence to describe the accomplishments of Eliza Lucas Pinckney. • Eliza Lucas Pinckney successfully grow indigo plants that soon became a main part of South Carolina’s economy.
LESSON 1 REVIEW • 3 TIME LINE In what year was the Carolina Colony divided into two colonies? • 1712
LESSON 1 REVIEW • 4 GEOGRAPHY What geographic factors led the Calverts to start a colony in Maryland instead of in Newfoundland? • The climate in Newfoundland was too cold and the soil was too rocky.
LESSON 1 REVIEW • CRITICAL THINKING—Hypothesize What might have happened if rice and indigo had not grown well in the South Carolina Colony? • The colony might not have succeeded.
LESSON 1 REVIEW • PERFORMANCE—Write a Paragraph Find out what kinds of cash crops are grown today in the states that were once the Southern Colonies. Use the Internet and other research tools to write a paragraph about the cash crops in those states. Share your paragraph with your classmates