Settling the South
• Maryland• Virginia• North Carolina• South Carolina• Georgia
REASONS FOR SETTLING
• Maryland – founded by Calverts–Make money–Refuge for
Catholics–Grew tobacco
(like Virginia
Carolinas
• More land
• Divided into north and south
Rice
Georgia founded by Oglethorpe
• People who owed money settled land to start new life
•Eventually plantations and slavery supported economy
Some settled backcountry
CONFLICTS:
• Tuscarora War – push away settlers
• Settlers kept moving onto Indian land
Many Indians died or moved
SLAVERY
• Many slaves worked on plantations• Treatment depended on owners• Preserved culture through stories and
songs
PLANTATION AND FARM LIFE:
• Plantations:
– Could be like small villages
– Field and house slaves
– Plantations were spaced far apart
Farms
• Most people lived on farms
• Did not usually own slaves
FREE AFRICANS
• Some escaped and some bought their freedom
Quilt story – underground railroad quilt blocks
Indians and Spanish Florida helped escaped slaves
The Southern Economy
CASH CROPS
• Tobacco – needed a lot of land
Rice – needed warm, wet land
Indigo – needed dry land
TRADE AND INDUSTRIES
• Plantations – important part of Southern Colonies economy
• Trade between England and West Indies
• Cities and plantations near ports or deep rivers were most successful
OTHER INDUSTRIES:
•Fur
• Forest Products
•Shipbuilding
Now that you’ve learned about the beginnings of the 13 colonies, watch a video:
Brain Pop: 13 Colonies