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Southern Colonies
Chapter 3, Section 4
Main Idea The Southern Colonies relied
on cash crops to survive, while the French and Spanish tried to establish their own settlements.
Coming to America In the Southern Colonies,
plantations made huge profits. There was a growing demand for workers. Criminals, prisoners of war, and
those who could not afford passage to America often arrived as indentured servants. African slaves were captured
and shipped to America in growing numbers.
Virginia Expands Virginia continued to grow.
Wealthy tobacco planters had taken the best land by the coast.
Others moved west where they
fought with Indians. Bacon’s Rebellion showed that
colonists would not be stopped from expanding westward. Bacon’s Rebellion
Maryland The Calvert family was given
a grant to establish a colony as a safe place for Catholics. Maryland grew quickly,
mainly from the sale of tobacco crops. Baltimore became the
largest city.
The Mason-Dixon Line
The Carolinas Carolina was founded in
the 1660’s a one big proprietary colony.
Charles Town became
the largest city in all the Southern Colonies. Later, it would become Charleston.
an early plan for the city of Charles Town
In 1729, it split into two
royal colonies.
North & South Carolina In North Carolina, tobacco was
the main cash crop In South Carolina, rice and
indigo were the leading cash crops. Because growing these cash
crops took much labor, by the early-1700’s, more than half the people living in the Carolinas were enslaved Africans.
Slaves work on a rice plantation in South Carolina
Georgia Georgia was the last English
colony to form to America General James Oglethorpe
received a charter to create a colony where debtors, and poor people, could start over. The city of Savannah was built
in 1733. Soon, Georgia was being populated by people from many European countries.
Oglethorpe Square Savannah, Georgia
France in North America French settlement in North
America advanced slowly.
They made profits from fishing
and fur trading than building large colonies.
Their largest settlement was
New France with its capital, Quebec.
The French enjoyed better
relations with Native Americans.
Spain in America By 1700, Spain still controlled
most of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central & South America.
They built missions and
presidios throughout the American Southwest (San Diego, San Antonio & Santa Fe).
Rivalries between European
countries in America would lead to war in the 1700’s.
Chapter 3, Section 4
Main Idea The Southern Colonies relied
on cash crops to survive, while the French and Spanish tried to establish their own settlements.
Coming to America In the Southern Colonies,
plantations made huge profits. There was a growing demand for workers. Criminals, prisoners of war, and
those who could not afford passage to America often arrived as indentured servants. African slaves were captured
and shipped to America in growing numbers.
Virginia Expands Virginia continued to grow.
Wealthy tobacco planters had taken the best land by the coast.
Others moved west where they
fought with Indians. Bacon’s Rebellion showed that
colonists would not be stopped from expanding westward. Bacon’s Rebellion
Maryland The Calvert family was given
a grant to establish a colony as a safe place for Catholics. Maryland grew quickly,
mainly from the sale of tobacco crops. Baltimore became the
largest city.
The Mason-Dixon Line
The Carolinas Carolina was founded in
the 1660’s a one big proprietary colony.
Charles Town became
the largest city in all the Southern Colonies. Later, it would become Charleston.
an early plan for the city of Charles Town
In 1729, it split into two
royal colonies.
North & South Carolina In North Carolina, tobacco was
the main cash crop In South Carolina, rice and
indigo were the leading cash crops. Because growing these cash
crops took much labor, by the early-1700’s, more than half the people living in the Carolinas were enslaved Africans.
Slaves work on a rice plantation in South Carolina
Georgia Georgia was the last English
colony to form to America General James Oglethorpe
received a charter to create a colony where debtors, and poor people, could start over. The city of Savannah was built
in 1733. Soon, Georgia was being populated by people from many European countries.
Oglethorpe Square Savannah, Georgia
France in North America French settlement in North
America advanced slowly.
They made profits from fishing
and fur trading than building large colonies.
Their largest settlement was
New France with its capital, Quebec.
The French enjoyed better
relations with Native Americans.
Spain in America By 1700, Spain still controlled
most of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central & South America.
They built missions and
presidios throughout the American Southwest (San Diego, San Antonio & Santa Fe).
Rivalries between European
countries in America would lead to war in the 1700’s.
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