Open up to page 2 in your notebook and label
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Jolly Rogers
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Take out your Southern Colonies worksheet
that was given to you last week. Be prepared
to go over the answers.
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Based on the slides, describe the and define the terms below.
Define & Describe
The Southern Colonies
Maryland
Bacon’s Rebellion
Georgia
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Changes in the Southern
Colonies
EQ : What factors influenced the development of the
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.
Bacon’s Rebellion
• 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
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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