The Southern
Colonies
Virginia
Virginia
Tobacco farms required rich soil
and ample room.
Maryland
Lord Baltimore
Lord Baltimore
Sir George Calvert
Sir Cecil Calvert
Maryland
Land of Abundant Natural Resources
• Fertile land
• Plentiful wildlife on land and sea
• Available cash crop
Land of Religious Freedom
• Religious freedom for Protestants as
well as Catholics
• The Act of Toleration
Lord Baltimore
Sir Cecil Calvert
The Carolinas
orth Carolina
outh Carolina
The Carolinas
The History of Two Carolinas
- Colonists settle south of Virginia
- In 1663 a Royal Charter was
granted to eight noble lords
- The northern part of the colony
was settled by poor tobacco
farmers from Virginia while the
southern part of the colony was
founded by wealthy plantation
owners from the Caribbean. Over time
the differences in the two colonies grew.
- It was not until 1729 that the two colonies
separated and became North and South
Carolina.
- Rice cultivation lead to an increased
desire for ___.
Slaves
The Southern Colonies
Susceptiblity to disease
Proximity
Slaves
- Rice cultivation lead to an increased
desire for ___.
Georgia
James
Oglethorpe
Georgia
What is the problem with the English Debt Law?
Be in jail
because you
can't pay
your debts
Can't earn
any money
because you
are in jail!
Georgia
Spanish
Colony
Virginia
Economic
Opportunities
Maryland
Lord Baltimore
Religious and
political freedom
for Catholics
The Carolinas
Group of eight
nobles
Economic
Opportunities
James Oglethorpe
Economic
Opportunities
for debtors
A defensive buffer
Georgia