Southern Colonies
North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Maryland
North Carolina
- Founded by the eight lord proprietors. King Charles II wanted to expand settlement that's how we came to be .
- Naval store sells tar, pitch, and turpentine.
- Government proprietary and Royal
- Big population made up of Virginians English settlers
- Neighbors are the Cherokke and Tuscora we had many problems with them because we took their land
- Religion Anglican
South Carolina
- Founded by eight lord proprietor. King Charles wanted to expand the settlement.
- What are famous for indigo was purple dye and rice
- Proprietary and royal
- Small population
- Cherokke and Tuscaror Indians where the closest neighbors had problems because English took their land
- Anglican
Virginia
- Founded by John Smith to find the Northwest passage
- Cash crop tobacco
- They were a corporate government and then became Royal
- Small population English settlers
- The Powhatan Indians trouble for land
- Anglican
Maryland
- Founded by Lord proprietor
- Cash crop tobacco
- Government proprietary
- Small population Roman Catholics English and British
- Yoamoco Indians they had no troubles the people purchase the land
- Religion Anglican
Georgia
- James Oglethorpe in 1733 The idea of creating a defense of buffer zone for South Carolina
- Cash crop was rice
- Government royal by King George
- 12 prisoners from London
- The upper Creek tribe no problem they trade with them
- Religion Anglican