Chapter 7 The Southern Colonies Lesson 1 SETTLEMENT OF THE SOUTH Pages 232-239.

Chapter 7The Southern Colonies

Lesson 1

SETTLEMENT OF THE SOUTHPages 232-239

QUICK SUMMARY

This lesson describes how the English settled the remaining colonies in the South.

OBJECTIVES

Explains when and why people colonized Maryland, the Carolinas, and Georgia.

OBJECTIVES

Describes the achievements of George Calvert, Eliza Lucas Pinckney, and James Oglethorpe.

  Analyzes how people

in the Southern colonies earned a living.

George Calvert

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Why did the Calverts want to build a colony in North America?

To make money and provide a refuge for Catholics.

Calvert

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Why do you think most of the settlements in the Southern Colonies were located in Virginia?

Virginia was the first colony.

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Which crops were valuable to the Carolina colonists?

Indigo and rice

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What did James Oglethrope accomplish as the leader of the Georgia Colony?

He estb. Savannah and made efforts to avoid conflicts between settlers and Native Americans.

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How did transportation change in the Virginia Colony?

Indian trails became roads, the roads widened and became wagon roads, ferries began to take passengers and goods across rivers, and some bridges were built across rivers.

STUDY QUESTIONS

How did indentured servants help colonize Maryland?

In exchange for the cost of the journey from England, indentured servants worked in Maryland.

St. Mary’s, MD

STUDY QUESTIONS

Why did South Carolina landowners bring enslaved Africans to the colony?

Enslaved Africans were needed to work on large plantations.

Carolina farm

STUDY QUESTIONS

Why did James Oglethorpe bring debtors to Georgia?

He wanted to help them start a new colony. 

James Oglethorpe

SUMMARIZE KEY CONTENT

Maryland was founded as a refuge for Roman Catholics and became known for religious freedom.

Carolina was a large colony that eventually was divided to form North Carolina and South Carolina.

SUMMARIZE KEY CONTENT

Georgia was formed from the southern one-third of the Carolina Colony and was settled by debtors from England.

Virginia continued to grow, and its new capital, Williamsburg, became an important colonial city.

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GENERALIZE. How do you think most people in the Southern Colonies made a living?

  Most people in the Southern Colonies

made a living growing and selling crops.

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1.BIG IDEA. Why was selling crops for a profit important to the success of the Southern Colonies?

Cash crops provided the Southern Colonies with the money needed to survive and prosper.

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2 VOCABULARY Use indigo in a sentence to describe the accomplishments of Eliza Lucas Pinckney.

Eliza Lucas Pinckney successfully grow indigo plants that soon became a main part of South Carolina’s economy.

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3 TIME LINE In what year was the Carolina Colony divided into two colonies?

1712

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4 GEOGRAPHY What geographic factors led the Calverts to start a colony in Maryland instead of in Newfoundland?

The climate in Newfoundland was too cold and the soil was too rocky.

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CRITICAL THINKING—Hypothesize What might have happened if rice and indigo had not grown well in the South Carolina Colony?

The colony might not have succeeded.

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PERFORMANCE—Write a Paragraph Find out what kinds of cash crops are grown today in the states that were once the Southern Colonies. Use the Internet and other research tools to write a paragraph about the cash crops in those states. Share your paragraph with your classmates