climate and geography
what was the climate of the southern colonies
mild winters and hot summers
who founded virginia
john smith
who worked on the plantations
slaves and indentured survants
which southern colony allowed religious freedom
Georgia
who was Pocahontas
she was a native who was the daughter of chief powhatan and she helped john smith by helping him establish a colony in jamestown and saved him from getting him killed by her father
what was the geography of the southern colonies
mostly coastal plains and piedmont areas
why did James Oglethorpe found his colony
to resettle Britain's poor, especially those in debtors' prison
why plantations developed in the South
ideal climate and available land, property owners in the southern colonies began establishing plantation farms
what was the Virginia House of Burgesses
it granted supplies and originated laws
who was 8 Lord Proprietors
he was head of 8 places such as the Earl of Clarendon, Duke of Albemarle, Lord Craven, Lord Berkeley, Lord Ashley, Sir George Carteret, William Berkeley and Sir John Colleton.
who founded maryland
Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore
random- what were the 4 major cash crops of the South
cotton, tobacco, rice, and indigo
what was the act of toleration
It allowed most dissenters (though not all) the freedom to worship publicly, provided they took a simplified version of the oath of allegiance.
who was John Smith
John Smith was an adventurer, soldier, explorer and author and had eventual success of Jamestown
who founded the carolinas
England's King Charles II
random- relate the 3 regions (New England, Middle, and Southern)
what are the major industries in the southern colonies
Rice, indigo, tobacco, sugarcane, and cotton were cash crops
who was cecil calvert
harter of Maryland was actually granted by King Charles I in 1632 and he was the first person to dream of a colony in America where Catholics and Protestants could prosper together
who founded georgia
James Oglethorpe
random- contrast the new england colonies the middle colonies and the southern colonies
New England colonies being colonized mainly for religion
Middle colonies found wealth through industry
Southern colonies sought more trade and wealth opportunities through colonization.
what is the triangular trade route.
a rout between Great Britain, Africa, the Caribbean, and America.
John Rolfe
secretary and recorder general of Virginia (1614–1619) and as a member of the governor's Council (1614–1622)