Original 13 Colonies · Southern Colonies People regarded slavery as necessary in keeping up with the demanding work on the plantations. Slaves were imported from Africa. Children

Original 13 Colonies

Colonial RegionsEach colony was unique in it’s characteristics, but they can be grouped into regions based on their climate

and geography.

These factors had a direct impact on each region’s economy, government, and way of life.

New England Colonies

Rhode Island

Connecticut

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Middle Colonies

Delaware

Pennsylvania

New York

New Jersey

Southern Colonies

Maryland

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Motivations

The reason settlers founded each of the 13 Colonies

was because they were in search of freedom

However, they were in search of different types of freedom

The 13 Original Colonies

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The Southern Colonies



Those who settled in the Southern Colonies were mainly focused on creating wealth

Similar to those who settled in New England, many of those who settled in the South also brought their families and kept their families

intact as much as they could

GeorgiaFounded in 1733 as a buffer between the rest of

the English Colonies and Spanish Florida

VirginiaFounded in 1607 when Jamestown was built as

a colony to create wealth for England

The Southern Colonies



MarylandFounded by Catholics in search of religious freedom

in 1632

North & South CarolinaFounded for farming and trade and later split into

two separate colonies

Southern Colonies

The settlers here, for the most part, wanted

to make money.

They brought their families and slaves who

worked the land.

Many settlers here were rich and owned

large plantations. A plantation grows only

one type of cash crop.

Plantations grew tobacco, rice, and indigo.

Economy

Southern Colonies

Self governed like Middle Colonies.

Only free, white men who owned property were allowed to vote.

Elected representatives helped make laws.

Governor appointed by King of England helped oversee colony.

Government

Southern Colonies

People regarded slavery as necessary in keeping up with the demanding work on the plantations.

Slaves were imported from Africa.

Children born to slaves became slaves themselves

People

Southern Colonies

People of different faiths lived and worked together.

Because plantations, towns, and homes were so spread out in this region, the community church was not the center of life.

People more tolerant of religious beliefs than in other regions.

Religion

Southern Colonies

In the Southern Colonies, Home Schooled: In the south,

there were very few towns, so there were not many schools.

Some kids were sent back to England to attend school. Some

had private teachers hired by their family. The big plantations

had dancing masters and music teachers for the planters

children. Most kids in the south were home schooled.

School



Important Figures of the Southern Colonies

James Oglethorpe• A British soldier and politician who advocated for the

poor

• He worked to create opportunity for those in England who were poor, or in debtors prisons

• Founded the colony of Georgia as buffer between the rest of the English colonies and Spanish Florida, and also as a welcoming place for those in debtors prisons and the poor back in England

George Calvert (Lord Baltimore)• An English politician who declared he was Catholic

and broke from the Church of England

• He came to the America’s to create a refuge for English Catholics who had been persecuted

• Responsible for creating the Maryland Colony

The colony of Maryland began in 1632 when King Charles I of England gave land in North America to Cecilius Calvert who was known as Lord Baltimore. Calvert hoped to make Maryland a safe place for Catholics.

In 1607, Jamestown, Virginia became the FIRST English colony in North

America. The first colonist came to Virginia to look for gold. When they

did not find any, many started plantations on the fertile soil.

North Carolina had few harbors and was not as good for farming. It grew more slowly than the southern part. King Charles II of England started this colony.

South Carolina had good farmland and many excellent harbors. Rice plantations were built in the city of Charles Town that later became Charleston. King Charles II of England also started this colony.

In 1732, England’s King George II started another colony to keep

the Spanish and French away from South Carolina. He gave this

land to James Oglethorpe. The new colony was named Georgia to

honor King George II.

Southern Colonies Quiz

Go back to Class Dojo and

answer the following

questions in your portfolio.

1. How did many settlers

earn their money?

2. What was school like in

the Southern Colonies?

3. Name the 5 states of the

Southern Colonies.

Original 13 Colonies · Southern Colonies People regarded slavery as necessary in keeping up with the demanding work on the plantations. Slaves were imported from Africa. Children

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