Chapter 7
The Southern Colonies
Lesson 3
SOUTHERN CITIES
Pages 248-251
QUICK SUMMARY
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This lesson identifies the major cities in the
Southern Colonies and discusses how and why
they grew and prospered.
OBJECTIVES
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Analyze and explain
the location of cities
in the Southern
Colonies, including
coastal towns and
county seats.
OBJECTIVES
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Explain the
geographical factors
that influenced the
settlement and
growth of cities in the
Southern Colonies.
OBJECTIVES
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Explain the economic
patterns of settlers in
the Southern
Colonies.
ANTICIPATION GUIDE
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Apprentices learned a
skill by going to school
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FALSE
Apprentices learned a
skill by living with a
skilled worker and
helping with the
business.
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ANTICIPATION GUIDE
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Charles Town was the
center of life in North
Carolina.
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FALSE
South Carolina
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ANTICIPATION GUIDE
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Many coastal towns in the
Southern Colonies grew
quickly.
TRUE
SECTION REVIEW PG. 249
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How did people make a
living in southern cities?
Many people worked in the
trade business. Other
people were fishers,
hatmakers (milliner), tailor,
and printers.
SECTION REVIEW PG. 249
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Where did most people in
South Carolina live
between the late 1660s
and mid-1770s?
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In or near Charles Town
SECTION REVIEW PG. 250
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How did immigrants
affect the port city of
Wilmington, North
Carolina?
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They helped it grow
and prosper.
SECTION REVIEW PG. 251
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Why were county seats important to
people living on farms and plantations?
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People began to depend more on county
seats as places to trade. They were
places where people attended church and
held dances. It was also where decisions
about the government were made.
SUMMARIZE KEY CONTENT
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At many southern trade ports, colonists
exported and imported goods to and from
England.
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Charles Town became the largest city in
the Southern Colonies.
SUMMARIZE KEY CONTENT
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Coastal towns in the Southern Colonies
grew and prospered.
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County seats developed inland and grew
into commercial trade centers.
LESSON 7.3 REVIEW
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GENERALIZE What was life like for
people who lived in cities in the Southern
Colonies?
They often worked in skilled businesses
and many attended social functions, such
as dances and plays.
LESSON 7.3 REVIEW
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1 BIG IDEA How did cities help the
Southern Colonies grow and prosper?
Many port cities became trade centers.
LESSON 7.3 REVIEW
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2 VOCABULARY Use the term apprentice
in a sentence to describe how some
young people learned jobs in the Southern
Colonies.
An apprentice learned a trade by living
with and being trained by a skilled worker.
LESSON 7.3 REVIEW
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3 TIME LINE What happened in 1670?
Charles Town became the center of life in
South Carolina.
LESSON 7.3 REVIEW
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4 ECONOMICS What was the economic
reason for colonists to settle Wilmington,
North Carolina?
Settlers found an abundance of trees that
led to the start of the lumber and naval
stores industries.
LESSON 7.3 REVIEW
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5 CRITICAL THINKING—Evaluate What were
the advantages and disadvantages of building
more towns in the Southern Colonies?
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Advantages included that twons helped the
colonies grow and prosper. Disadvantages
included that towns and growing populations
used up more land.
LESSON 7.3 REVIEW
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PERFORMANCE—Make a Map Using maps in
your textbook and other sources, draw a map
showing the location of the southern towns and
cities that you read about in the lesson. Near
each city draw pictures of products that helped
that city grow and prosper
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Show locations of cities and the products that
were important to their development.