Colonial America

Lesson Six: The Southern Settlements

RAP: The Southern Settlements

1. Describe the social life in the middle colonies.

2. Which colony was settled by people who had been in debtors’ prison in England?

RAP: The Southern Settlements

1. Describe the social life in the middle colonies. › Had villages, cities, diverse lifestyles

and religions

2. Which colony was settled by people who had been in debtors’ prison in England?

RAP: The Southern Settlements

1. Describe the social life in the middle colonies. › Had villages, cities, diverse lifestyles

and religions

2. Which colony was settled by people who had been in debtors’ prison in England?› Georgia

Colonial AmericaThe Southern Colonies

The 13 colonies that were settled were located up and down the east coast.

The southern colonies, the middle colonies and the New England colonies had different geography, climates and economies.

The geography of the Southern Colonies contains the Appalachian Mountains, piedmont, Atlantic Coastal Plain, good harbors and rivers.

The climate of the Southern Colonies was a humid climate.

The economy of the Southern Colonies was based on large farms or plantations, cash crops, wood products, and small farms. The larger farms and plantations relied on slave labor.

The Southern Colony social life was centered around plantations (slavery), mansions, indentured servants, very few cities, and few schools.

These slaves were captured and sold to slave traders. They were captured from west Africa.

West Africa

The church of the Southern Colonies was the Church of England.

The Southern Colonies political life centered around counties within the colonies.

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James Oglethorpe was an English lawmaker who was given a charter and he established the Georgia settlement.

Colonists in Georgia owed England’s government money. They worked in the colony to pay back England. These colonists were known as debtors.

Thirteen Colonies Map

Find the Southern Colonies› Maryland› Virginia› North Carolina› South Carolina› Georgia

Color them yellow

Label the key

Southern Colonies Climate

Rich land, plenty of rain and a long growing season

Coastal plains, swamps, forests, and harbors

Georgia Debtor’s colony James Oglethorpe Settled for

economic reasons; freedom from jail

“Buffer zone” with the Spanish in Florida and the Indians

Interesting Facts about Southern Colonies

Planters duties to see that crops were planted, records kept, took care of everyone

Slavery was necessary for Southern plantation

The cash crop for Virginia was Tobacco

Summary:

Summary: The Southern Colonies › Take out 3 colors › Highlight important terms (right hand side) –

make sure to highlight only the words› Read the questions – label the questions as

directed› Read passage › Once done highlight vocabulary words in the

passage› Find the answer to the question and label as

directed› Answer the questions in your own words on the

back or underneath.

WIO Write a journal entry from

the perspective of a slave or small land owner settling in the Southern Colonies.› Include the motivations for

leaving England and the conditions they found when they arrived.

Agenda: B – Investigation Summative: Colonial America