The Southern Colonies
Ariel Soto, Jamie Krasnigor, Yasline Flores, & Joey Bowser
What are they called? When were they found? Who founded them?
1.Roanoke
1585
Sir Walter Raleigh
2.Virginia
1607
John Smith
3.North Carolina
1653
Group of proprietors
4.South Carolina
1670
Group of proprietors
5.Georgia
1733
James Oglethorpe
What was the purpose of finding this colony?
Roanoke: Establish English colony in New World
Virginia: Trade and profits
North Carolina: Trade and profits
South Carolina: Trade and profits
Georgia: Debtor colony. Buffer for Spanish colonies. Restrictions on blacks, size of plantations kept colony small
Geography
South Carolina
- Short and mild winter
- Low plains and swampy
- Long growing season
- Coastal Swamps
- Short winter and hot summer
- Long growing season
Virginia
- Hot, humid summer
- fertile Soil
- Lots of bays
North Carolina
- Coastal plains, plateau, and mountain ranges
- hot and humid summers
- good agricultural land
Roanoke
- Prone to Hurricanes
- at the southern edge of the Chesapeake watershed
- Located on the outer banks of North Carolina
Religion?
Church was important, but it wasn't so consuming that it was what their lives revolved around it. There was a mixture of religions and some include Baptists and Anglicans. These colonies were kind of “relaxed” as far as religion is involved.
Economy?
The Southern Colonies’ economy is based on agriculture. The main sight is the plantation. The main crops for Southern plantations were tobacco, rice, and indigo. These crops were sold to buyers in England and elsewhere in America.
Facts
Roanoke: Colonists disappeared without a trace.
Virginia: Founded as joint-stock company. House of Burgesses (1619). Only 60 of 1st 900 colonists survived.
North Carolina: Joint business venture
South Carolina: Rice major crop
General:
· The natural resources of the Southern Colonies included rich farm land, forests and fish.
· The climate of the Southern Colonies was the warmest climate of the three colonial regions.
· The warmer climate was a positive factor for the colonists in the Southern Colonies. They didn't worry as much about surviving cold winters.
· The warmer climate was a negative factor for the colonists in the Southern Colonies; the warm, moist climate carried diseases that killed the colonists.