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This Day in History:

August 18, 1227- Genghis Khan, the Mongol leader who forged an empire stretching from the east coast of China west to the Aral Sea, dies in camp during a campaign against the Chinese kingdom of Xi Xia.

August 18, 1590- John White, the governor of the Roanoke Island colony, returns from a supply-trip to England to find the settlement deserted. 

August 18, 1920- The 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote, is ratified by Tennessee, giving it the two-thirds majority of state ratification necessary to make it the law of the land.

August 18, 1963- James Meredith, the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi, graduates with a degree in political science.

THE PLANTATION COLONIES

MARYLAND

Established by Lord Baltimore as refuge for Roman Catholics in 1634.

Passed the Act of Toleration which guaranteed tolerance to all Christians when many Protestants came to the area.

THE CAROLINAS

Established by King Charles II after he granted land to 8 of his court favorites in 1663.

A vigorous slave trade was established in the Carolinas.

Rice became a major crop in Carolina and African slaves were vital to helping grow the crop.

NORTH CAROLINA

Many poor outcasts and religious dissenters from Virginia migrated down to North Carolina.

It separated from South Carolina in 1712.

GEORGIA

Last of the 13 colonies intended to be a buffer for the valuable Carolinas.

Also, meant to be a haven for debtors and initially did not allow slavery in the colony.

Referred to as the “Charity Colony.”

Economies of the Southern Colonies Depended on agriculture. Tobacco and rice were the major

cash crops.

They exported materials for building ships such as wood and tar.

Had many small farms and some large plantations.

By the 1700s enslaved Africans rather than indentured servants became the main source of labor.

Slave codes kept the slaves in check .

Colonial Slavery

Tens of thousands of Africans came to America through the middle passage in the early 1700s.

People were captured by African coastal tribes and sold to Europeans and Americans.

The Middle Passage

Read the first hand account of the Middle Passage. Write a couple paragraphs discussing the harsh conditions the Africans had to endure.