Chesapeake Colonies and the Southern Colonies

Virginia and MarylandCarolinas and Georgia

Reasons for British colonization

• European competition– Spain, Netherlands, France

• 3 G’s– Gold (resources)– God– Glory (adventure, nationalism)

New Netherlands

New France

Virginia

Virginia

• Virginia Joint-Stock Company– Purpose: Gold

• 1607 – Jamestown– 1st permanent Brit. Colony– John Smith and Pocohontas– “Brown Gold” – Tobacco

• John Rolfe

• House of Burgesses – 1st representative body in Amer.– Taxes/laws

Jamestown Fort

John Smith

Pocahontas

Tobacco

Jamestown Clip – America: The Story of US

Maryland

Maryland

• 1632 – Chesapeake Bay– Founder: George Calvert (Lord Baltimore)– Purpose: safe haven for Catholics– Tobacco

• Toleration Act: 1st law allowing for freedom of religion

Carolina

Carolinas

• 1670• Supporters of King Charles II• Rice and Tobacco

Georgia

Georgia

• 1732 - James Oglethorpe• Purpose: haven for British debtors– “Social Experiment”

• Rice• buffer against Spanish Florida• Strict Rules

a. no slavesb. no drinking

Major Event: Bacon’s Rebellion- Leader – Nathaniel Bacon- Location – Virginia- followers – poor farmers in the interior

(former indentured servants) Definition: people who worked for 5-7 years for a trip to America

- problems: high taxes, Indians, and wealthy aristocrats ( Gov. William Berkeley)

- actions: slaughter Indians and attack Jamestown

- result: 1. Bacon died suddenly2. less reliance on indentured

servants3. more African slaves

Generalizations about the South

• Mostly Men immigrated to southern colonies =????– Means they would require the use of…….

• Economy was based on????– This means less room for……..– Weather????• Means……