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What were schools called in the south? Who got to go?
Field schools, boys attended
-Girls typically did not get an education
-Slaves were not allowed to learn to read/write out of fear of them forming an uprising
Describe the climate in the Southern Colonies
hot summers, mild winters
Which crop grew very well in marshy swamps?
Rice
What is the Act of Toleration?
law that gave religious tolerance/freedom to all Christians
What crop was grown to make blue dye?
Indigo
Who made up the majority of the population in the south?
Slaves
What is a positive aspect of the climate here?
What were the 4 MAIN cash crops grown in the southern colonies?
Rice, indigo, tobacco, cotton
What are slave codes?
rules that treat enslaved African Americans not as human beings, but as property..the codes restricted the way they were allowed to live.
the idea that one race is superior to another
Why did people come to the Southern Colonies?
cheap land for farming, opportunity to make money and trade with England
What was a negative aspect about the climate?
The hot, humid weather let viruses/diseases grow and spread. Many colonists and workers died from this.
Why did planters start to prefer slave labor over indentured servants?
It was a cheaper, more permanent solution to finding laborers.
What is a planter?
plantation owner, supervised all that happened on estate
Who are debtors?
People who owed money that they could not pay off
List the 5 Southern Colonies
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Who was the founder of Maryland?
Lord Baltimore
Why was Georgia founded?
To be a save haven for debtors. He believed there was plenty of farm land for people to live off of there.
What is the Mason-Dixon Line?
line that separates the Middle and Southern Colonies
What two colonies (states) did the Mason-Dixon Line separate?
Maryland and Pennsylvania
Rich farm land (tobacco, cotton, indigo)
Forests - (pine and hardwood forests)
Wetlands (or swamps)
Coastal harbours- Fish
Navigable rivers
Land grants were promised to people in Maryland who brought ________, __________, and ___________
women, children, servants
What are some differences between Tidewater Plantations and the Backcountry south?
-Tidewater plantations had many many slaves, backcountry had less.
-TP had large plantation estates, backcountry had small farms
-Life in the backcountry was more democratic, people had more of a say
-TP grew mainly tobacco, indigo, and cotton while the backcountry focused on peas, corn and beans
-TP had flat farm land and the backcountry had rolling hills and forests
What is an indentured servant?
People offered paid passage to the colonies in return for a certain amount of years of working. Upon completion of their contract, they were given their "freedom dues."
Describe Bacon's Rebellion!!
uprising in Virginia started by a farmer, Nathaniel Bacon, to raid Native American villages and burn down the capital/ Jamestown.
-This happened because there was conflict between Native Americans and settlers for farming land, but the governor of Virginia refused to take action against the NA, so Bacon + mob took it into their own hands...