Southern Colonies
Geography
Geography
How long was the growing season in the Southern Colonies?
Year-round
Name a cash crop?
cotton, tobacco, rice, and indigo
Which colony was used as a place for prisoners in England to live free of their debt?
Georgia
What is one reason that education was limited in the Southern Colonies?
Homes and towns were far apart
Who was Eliza Pinckney?
A woman who had three plantations in South Carolina. She changed agriculture in South Carolina.
Name 3 natural resources
Fish, Grain, Iron, Lumber, Rice, Tobacco
What was the main industry in the Southern Colonies?
Farming / agriculture
Name the five Southern Colonies
Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina
What was the main group of people who were able to get an education in the Southern Colonies?
Wealthy, white males
Who was Lord Baltimore?
Founder of Maryland
Why were towns and communities more spread out in the Southern Colonies?
Large plantations needed lots of land
Who did most of the farming and house work?
Enslaved People and Indentured Servants
Who was able to vote in the Southern Colonies?
Wealthy, white males
The wealthy got to (choose) _______ unlike other people below the social class.
vote
Who founded Georgia?
James Oglethorpe
What is one reason travel was difficult in the Southern Colonies?
Roads were rough and often muddy
What does Export Mean
A good or resources that was grown in one place but sold elsewhere.
What was the first permanent English Settlement in what is now known as the Southern Colonies?
Jamestown
What was a common challenge in the Southern Colonies, especially in summer?
Illness from heat and humidity
How long did most Indentured Servants have to serve the person who indentured them?
5-7 years
Describe the location of where cash crops were grown?
Who owned it?
Who worked there?
Plantations
Plantation owners
Enslaved People & Indentured Servants
While the Southern Colonies did have small farms, what was the region, agriculturally, more known for what?
Large plantations
Name the social levels of the Southern Colonies from lowest to highest.
Enslaved people
Indentured servants
Small Farmers
Artisans
Plantation Owners - large Landowners
What was the main religion in the Southern Colonies?
They didn't have just one religion - they were able to practice religion freely
What was one Indigenous group that lived on the land that is now know as the Southern Colonies?
Seminole, Choctaw, Cherokee, Comanche, Muskogee