The document summarizes the Southern Colonies, which included Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Virginia was the largest colony and grew tobacco, but conflicts arose with Native Americans as settlers needed more land. Nathaniel Bacon led raids on the Native Americans and then burned down Jamestown. Maryland was set up for Catholics but welcomed other religions. North Carolina had small tobacco farms while South Carolina developed plantations for rice. Georgia was originally set aside for debtors and banned slavery, focusing on small farms.
2. Geography
South of the Mason-Dixon Line
• divides Maryland and Pennsylvania
• divides Middle and Southern Colonies.
• anything south of this line was considered
The South.
Five colonies:
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
3.
4. Virginia Grows
Virginia was the largest of the
Southern Colonies.
Conflicts arose with Natives,
because settlers needed more
land for tobacco.
Mostly poor farmers moved into
backcountry, inhabited by
natives.
Fighting broke out, and colonists
were angry that the English king
was not helping them.
Nathaniel Bacon led a raid on the
Indians. Then he turned their
anger toward the first permanent
settlement, Jamestown, burning
it down.
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5. Maryland
Maryland was set
aside for Catholics,
but welcomed
other religions.
Set up by Lord
George Calvert’s
son, Lord
Baltimore.
Act of Toleration
1649 gave all
Christian males the
right to vote.
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6. Carolinas and Georgia
North Carolina had smaller farms that grew
tobacco.
South Carolina established a plantation
system for rice . That made Charleston a
big city.
Georgia was set aside for debtors by James
Oglethorpe. It originally banned slavery,
and had small farms.
