Ryan, Audrey, Vienna, Wesley, Tony
The Southern Colonies
Table of Contents Glossary About Author Page 1……….. The Carolinas and Georgia Page 2………… Slavery Page 3………… Virginia and Maryland Page 4………... Path to the South Page 5………... Geography and Agriculture
Slavery in the South
This is a picture of a southern colony slave working in the fields.
The majority of Africans in the southern colonies were enslaved. Enslaved Africans like the Yeomen came to the colonies as loyal servants, laborers, craftsmen and sailors. But, even though Africans were enslaved, they could still start their own cultures and religions so they had a bit of pride in their lives.
Enslaved Africans did back breaking work from day to night and they slept in small crowded cabins. But, the slaves made each other feel loved by bonding with each other. They did that by telling each other stories about their homeland and playing traditional music because after all, they did have life, hope and emotions. Enslaved Africans made instruments out of gourds and animal hair.
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Paragraph Carolinas and Georgia
North and South Carolina went through many changes. They started as one colony. Then a guy called Charles I, founded the colony in 1629, and named it after himself because Carolus is Latin for Charles.
In 1663, Charles II hired eight men to take over some lands between Virginia, and Florida. Several
The people tried to settle the land, but they have failed, but in 1700s-Charleston in Southern Colonies- survived. This place was getting rich. Charleston was a wealthy city.
Georgia The last 13 Colonies England settled in North America were different. Then England created Georgia in 1732. James Oglethorpe a member of parliament had an idea to send rich people to help Georgia.
In 1732, King George II hired Oglethorpe to help poor people in London. In November 35 poor families set sail for Georgia. Georgia was only colony to stop alcohol and slavery. But 25 years later, Georgia had as many slaves as Europeans.
Paragraph Carolinas and Georgia
North and South Carolina went through many changes. They started as one colony. Then a guy called Charles I, founded the colony in 1629, and named it after himself because Carolus is Latin for Charles.
In 1663, Charles II hired eight men to take over some lands between Virginia, and Florida. Several
The people tried to settle the land, but they have failed, but in 1700s-Charleston in Southern Colonies- survived. This place was getting rich. Charleston was a wealthy city.
Georgia The last 13 Colonies England settled in North America were different. Then England created Georgia in 1732. James Oglethorpe a member of parliament had an idea to send rich people to help Georgia.
In 1732, King George II hired Oglethorpe to help poor people in London. In November 35 poor families set sail for Georgia. Georgia was only colony to stop alcohol and slavery. But 25 years later, Georgia had as many slaves as Europeans.
In 1622 and 1644 the tribe of natives named the POWHATANS (Poe- waa- tunz) fought for their land after the settlers came in because the settlers ate all their food and hunted all their food. Of course, the settlers had to plan counter-attack. William Berkeley, (The governor of Virginia) thought that the only way that they could get along is that is for them to separate. In 1646 William Berkeley set up the boundary line around the Native American’s territory that the settlers weren’t aloud to cross.
Tiny fight Nathan the
Nathaniel Bacon was a rich and wealthy farmer whose farm was attacked by Native Americans in October 1645. That day he lost turkey, Pig, and other livestock. Nathaniel planned Counter- Attack. Soon the Native Americans fought back, and Nathaniel and his men were too stubborn to surrender. This war was soon known as BACON’S REBELLION. So in September, of course, Nathaniel burned the Native American’s living space (Jamestown) to the ground. The Governor of Virginia, William Berkeley was extremely shocked of Nathan's men’s doing. THe Rebellion ended when Nathaniel past away of sickness. William Hanged 23 of Bacon’s men for their doing.
Bacon The man in the background is Nathaniel Bacon
Information Sources Carolinas and St.Georgia, Slavery,Virginia and Maryland, A Path to the South, Geography and Agriculture: Bednarz, Sarah . Build Our Nation. Boston Morris Plains Jr.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. Print.
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Path to South During the earlier times, the path from Virginia to Georgia was different. People can only travel south either by land or by water. If they decided to travel by land, they had to ride a horse or get carried by wagon and the roads were bumpy with holes and when it rained there would be streams of mud. When you traveled south by water, you had to board oceangoing ships or row river canoes. Luckily a post road was built from Maine to Georgia in the 1600s. Inns were often found at crossroads. They served as a meetinghouse, tavern, and post office; letters and newspaper were laid out until people collected them. Charleston was a city near the bay on a path to the South. Charleston was a big city, like the cities in the north. Charleston acted as a place that indigo and rice planters traded and also as a center of culture. Its population included Jews, Scot-Irish, and French Africans. Many tradespeople became quite rich working for Charleston’s richer planters. Most of those tradespeople were free Africans.
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Geography and Agriculture The Southern coast was a watery world. There were many rivers, bays and swamps.The rivers on Southern coast were affected by the ocean tides, so it was called tidewater. The people who lived near the tidewater grew cash crops a lot. Cash crops were crops that were only for selling, and the settlers around tidewater grew more cash crops then a settler around
mountains. There were a lot of different cash crops. Tobacco was the first cash crops. Then, when they were using rice they new that the Africans used more rice and better at making it, so they went to Africa to learn the easier
way to make rice. It was very helpful. This is a picture of a town in Southern Colony. That was made after 4 years.
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Glossary u Gourds - Dry squash. u Geography – A landform of nature. u Rebellion – An act of violent. u Livestock – Farm animals that are being sold. u Tide Water – A part of the sea that is affected by the tide. u Cash Crops – A crop that is used to sell for money instead of being used by the farmer.