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U.S. Map
Western Hemisphere
Comparing Early Civilizations
Cultures of North America
The Influence of Trade
Europeans on the Rise
The Age of Exploration
Spain’s Empire
Reasons Europeans Colonized
England’s 1st Colonies
The New England Colonies
The Middle Colonies
The Southern Colonies
2 U.S. Map Labelled
4 Eastern Hemisphere
6 Journal Entry 1
8 Journal Entry 2
10 The Map of Riches!
12 DBQ Analysis: World’s Collide
14 Journal Entry 3
16 The Encomienda System
18 The Conquest of America
20 Your First Colony Part 1
22 Your First Colony Part 2
24 Your First Colony Part 3
26 Your First Colony Part 4
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Based on the slides, describe the and define the terms below.
Define & Describe
The Southern Colonies
Maryland
Virginia
Bacon’s Rebellion
The Carolinas
Georgia
Changes in the Southern
Colonies
EQ : What factors influenced the development of the
25 Southern Colonies?
The Southern Colonies
• The Southern colonies (MD, VA, NC, SC, GA), had a
warm climate which was perfect to grow tobacco,
rice, indigo and raise cattle.
• The plantations were the large farms that
required many
workers and
slaves to help
maintain them.
The Southern Colonies
• The farms further inland,
however, would grow
only what they needed
to feed their families.
– Even though there were
more farms than
plantations, the
plantations owners had
more political power.
Maryland
• In 1632, King Charles I gave a
charter to George Calvert who
was Catholic and wanted
tolerance
– Maryland was to be safe for ALL
Christians
• His son, Lord Baltimore created
a representative government
– He created the Act of Toleration
in 1649 to welcome ALL
Christians, allow them all to vote
and hold office.
Virginia
• Virginia had a rough start due to diseases, but the
population increased after gaining immunity to them
– Naturally, the Native Americans were not happy with
that
• Bacon’s Rebellion –
– The wealthy colonists had all of the good land, while
the poor had bad land or none at all. They had to move
inland on Native American land
– Nathaniel Bacon collected 1,000 people to kill the
natives
– The governor called him a rebel, and Bacon responded
by destroying Jamestown.
– The rebellion ended when he died after becoming sick
Bacon’s Rebellion
The Carolinas
• North Carolina – Had no harbors or rivers, so
it relied on growing tobacco and making
lumber
• South Carolina – Excellent weather for
growing sugar
– People from Barbados came over with slaves to
help grow sugar and rice = caused an increase in
demand for slavery
– Charleston eventually became the biggest city in
the Southern Colonies
Georgia
• The 1st reason Georgia was made a colony was
to prevent the Spanish from colonizing
northward, and to be a barrier for wars
• The 2nd reason, according to James Oglethorpe,
it should be a safe haven for anyone with debt.
– Georgia had small farms,
no plantations, and
slavery was outlawed
until the 1750’s.
Change in the Southern Colonies
• The Tidewater Region – Plantations were made for
cotton, rice, sugar and tobacco
– The working conditions were unhealthy, humid and hot, so
an increase in slavery began
– More slaves entering the Southern Colonies caused two
changes in society:
• There were more slaves than slave owners
• The rich white men were getting richer and the poor white men
were getting poorer
• The Backcountry – Mainly composed of small farms.
The land was often not owned legally. Few slaves and
servants.
– Those in the backcountry felt like they were being left out of
important matters and were forgotten 
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