Southern Colonies
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland
Georgia
- Founding - Founded by James Oglethorpe in 1732 along with other colonists
- Economy - Focused on cash crops, mainly made their money from growing indigo, rice, sugar, and cotton
- Government - Royal
- Population - 82,548 people (1790)
- Native Americans - Creek, Cherokee
- Religion - No established religion
South Carolina
- Founding - Founded by Eight Nobles with a Royal Charter from Charles II in 1663
- Economy - Centered around cash crops, such as indigo, rice, tobacco, cotton, and cattle
- Government - Royal
- Population - 249,073 people (1790)
- Native Americans - Yamasee, Catawba, Cherokee
- Religion - Anglican and others
North Carolina
- Founding - Founded by Virginian colonists in 1653
- Economy - Relied on cash crops such as, indigo, rice, and tobacco
- Government - Royal
- Population - 393,751 people (1790)
- Native Americans - Hatteras, Catawba, Cherokee
- Religion - Anglican and others
Virginia
- Founding - Founded by John Smith in 1607
- Economy - Focused on cash crops such as, tobacco, wheat, and corn
- Government - Royal
- Population - 747,601 (1790)
- Native Americans - Powhattan
- Religion - Anglican
Maryland
- Founding - Founded by Lord Baltimore in 1634
- Economy - Relied on shipbuilding and iron works. Agriculture focused on corn, wheat, rice, indigo
- Government - Proprietary
- Population - 319,728 people (1790)
- Native Americans - Conoy, Assateague, Susquehannock
- Religion - Anglican and others