Chesapeake Colonies and the Southern Colonies Virginia and Maryland Carolinas and Georgia.
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Chesapeake Colonies and the Southern Colonies
Virginia and MarylandCarolinas and Georgia
Reasons for British colonization
• European competition– Spain, Netherlands, France
• 3 G’s– Gold (resources)– God– Glory (adventure, nationalism)
New Netherlands
New France
Virginia
Virginia
• Virginia Joint-Stock Company– Purpose: Gold
• 1607 – Jamestown– 1st permanent Brit. Colony– John Smith and Pocohontas– “Brown Gold” – Tobacco
• John Rolfe
• House of Burgesses – 1st representative body in Amer.– Taxes/laws
Jamestown Fort
John Smith
Pocahontas
Tobacco
Jamestown Clip – America: The Story of US
Maryland
Maryland
• 1632 – Chesapeake Bay– Founder: George Calvert (Lord Baltimore)– Purpose: safe haven for Catholics– Tobacco
• Toleration Act: 1st law allowing for freedom of religion
Carolina
Carolinas
• 1670• Supporters of King Charles II• Rice and Tobacco
Georgia
Georgia
• 1732 - James Oglethorpe• Purpose: haven for British debtors– “Social Experiment”
• Rice• buffer against Spanish Florida• Strict Rules
a. no slavesb. no drinking
Major Event: Bacon’s Rebellion- Leader – Nathaniel Bacon- Location – Virginia- followers – poor farmers in the interior
(former indentured servants) Definition: people who worked for 5-7 years for a trip to America
- problems: high taxes, Indians, and wealthy aristocrats ( Gov. William Berkeley)
- actions: slaughter Indians and attack Jamestown
- result: 1. Bacon died suddenly2. less reliance on indentured
servants3. more African slaves
Generalizations about the South
• Mostly Men immigrated to southern colonies =????– Means they would require the use of…….
• Economy was based on????– This means less room for……..– Weather????• Means……