1607 – 1775Miranda, BIG MAC, Leslie, Sarah,

Ashley

Elevation: 0 - 500 ft Charles Town – most important port located a river and along Atlantic

Rain fall: 40-60 inches

Fertile soil

Long growing season – hot climate

Founded by the English

1607 – 1732: founding dates

All states named after royalty of English crown

Religious refugees came to escape prosecution

•Born about 1640 - Suffolk, England

•Moved to Jamestown – 1673

•Appointed to Governor’s Council

•Served several wars with Indians

•Commission was refused

Bacon Rebellion: Bacon was released from jail and gathers about 500 freeholders, landless men, and indentured servants and attacks Jamestown in 1676

When he died – rebellion collapsed

Slavery on plantations was very common in the

South

Class system (95% farmers, 5% urban families)

Rebellion

Southern colonies mostly Anglican(Chruch

of England)

Slave owners forbade slaves to have

African religions and customs

American Revolution

Major Cities and Ports:

Annapolis, MarylandBaltimore, MarylandJamestown, Virginia

Williamsburg, VirginiaRichmond, Virginia

Raleigh, North CarolinaCharlestown, South

CarolinaSavannah, Georgia

Major Exports:Tobacco

CornBeaver

RiceIndigoCottonClay

LumberFishIronClayShips

Economy

Tobacco was the main crop of the Southern Colonies. People didn’t have large machines, they had to use man and animal power.

They KILLED the poor little BEAVER.

All of the southern colonies were proprietary colonies Private land owners have the rights to the property – rights that

usually belong to the state All of these colonies were proprietary colonies Controlled indirectly by the king of England. The English government decided to make them “crown colonies”

instead.

Individual states: Georgia’s big focus was its role as a “garrison province” (or

“buffer state”) Carolinas: frontier warfare

◦ Huguenots versus English settlers political instability within the colony

Maryland was a large center for people convicted of illegal practice of religion◦ Maryland Toleration Act (1649)

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