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The Southern Colonies

• Chapter 7

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Settling the South

• Chapter 7 Lesson 1

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Maryland

• Founded by the Calverts
• Reasons
• Make money
• Refuge or safe place for Catholics to practice
  their religion

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Life in Maryland and Virginia

• Mild climate
• Fertile soil
• Major crop was tobacco
• Both colonies had similar governments
• Maryland passed the Toleration Act
• Gave religious freedom to all Christians in the
  colony

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The Carolina Colonies

• Carolina was too large to govern so it was split
  into two
• North Carolina South Carolina
• North Carolina crops
• Tobacco and rice
• South Carolina crop
• Rice
• Slaves made up a large part of the population

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Georgia

• Founder
• James Oglethorpe
• Settlers were English debtors
• People who were in prison for owing money
• Economy grew because of
• Plantations
• African slaves

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Heading West

• When
• mid-1700s
• Where
• Piedmont or backcountry
• Land between the Coastal Plain and the
  Appalachian Mountains
• The only way to get to the backcountry was to
  take the Great Wagon Road

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Conflicts with Native Americans

• What happened to Native Americans
• Many were killed
• Captured
• Died from disease
• Forced to move farther West

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Life in the South

• Chapter 7 Lesson 2

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Slavery and Society

• The way slaves were treated depended on the slave
  owner
• How did slaves keep their culture alive
• Told stories
• Sang songs about Africa
• Played music
• Practiced religion

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A Farming Economy

• Economy based mostly on plantations
• Cash crops, cared for by slaves, made owners rich
• Plantations looked like small villages
• Most small farm owners did not own slaves

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Free Africans

• Some slaves could buy their freedom and start
  their own farms
• Many runaways fled to Spanish Florida for safety
• Black Seminoles
• Runaway slaves who dressed and acted like
  Seminole Indians
• Fort Mose
• Settlement in Spanish Florida for free Africans

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The Southern Economy

• Chapter 7 Lesson 3

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Cash Crops

• Tobacco was grown in
• Maryland
• Virginia
• Northern North Carolina

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Cash Crops

• Rice was grown in
• Southern North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Georgia

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Cash Crops

• Indigo was grown in
• Drier land throughout South Carolina

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The Economy Grows

• Plantation owners sold crops through brokers
• A person who is paid to buy and sell goods for
  someone else
• Most plantations were on rivers or near ports
• Why? It was easier to transport crops

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The Economy Grows

• Forests were also an important natural resource
• Used for naval stores
• Baltimore became a major shipbuilding center