southern colonies
Virginia
Founded: 1607 by John Smith and others, at Jamestown
Major Industry: Plantation agriculture (tobacco, wheat, corn)
Major Cities: Jamestown, Williams-burg, Richmond
Colony Named for: England's Virgin Queen Elizabeth 1
Became a State: June 25, 1788
maryland
Founded: 1633 by Lord Baltimore and others, at Baltimore
Major Industry: Manufacturing (shipbuilding, iron works), Agriculture (corn, wheat, rice, indigo)
Major Cities: Baltimore, Annapolis
Colony Named for: queen-Henrietta maria of England
Became a State: April 28, 1788
north carolina
Founded: 1653 by Virginia colonists
Major Industry: Plantation agriculture (indigo, rice, tobacco)
Major Cities: Raleigh
Colony Named for: from Carolus, the Latin word for Charles Charles 1 of England
Became a State: November 21, 1789
south carolina
Founded: 1663 by English colonists
Major Industry: Plantation agriculture (indigo, rice, tobacco, cotton, cattle)
Major Cities: Charleston
Colony Named for: from Carolus, the Latin word for Charles Charles 1 of England
Became a State: May 23, 1788
georgia
Founded: 1732 by James Oglethorpe and others
Major Industry: Agriculture (indigo, rice, sugar)
Major Cities: Savannah
Colony Named for: England king George 11
Became a State: January 2, 1788