Settling the SouthMarylandVirginiaNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaGeorgia

REASONS FOR SETTLINGMaryland founded by CalvertsMake moneyRefuge for CatholicsGrew tobacco (like Virginia

CarolinasMore landDivided into north and southRice

Georgia founded by OglethorpePeople who owed money settled land to start new life

Eventually plantations and slavery supported economy

Some settled backcountry

CONFLICTS:Tuscarora War push away settlersSettlers kept moving onto Indian land

Many Indians died or moved

Life in the South

SLAVERYMany slaves worked on plantationsTreatment depended on ownersPreserved culture through stories and songs

PLANTATION AND FARM LIFE:Plantations:Could be like small villagesField and house slavesPlantations were spaced far apart

FarmsMost people lived on farmsDid not usually own slaves

FREE AFRICANSSome escaped and some bought their freedomQuilt story underground railroad quilt blocks

Indians and Spanish Florida helped escaped slaves

The Southern Economy

CASH CROPSTobacco needed a lot of land

Rice needed warm, wet land

Indigo needed dry land

TRADE AND INDUSTRIESPlantations important part of Southern Colonies economy

Trade between England and West IndiesCities and plantations near ports or deep rivers were most successful

OTHER INDUSTRIES:Fur Forest ProductsShipbuilding

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