Southern Colonies
Colonization of the New World
Georgia
- Georgia was originally meant to serve the purpose of housing prisoners in 1733
- the major native American tribes consisted of Chickasaw, Cherokee, and Choctaw
- The population wasn't large, approximately a dozen people.
- Georgia had a major port in Savanah.
- Most of Georgia was Anglican
- Georgia was a proprietary colony
south Carolina
- The main Religion of South Carolina was Anglican
- Their main cash crops were indigo and tobacco
- south carolina was a royal colony
- Established 1729
- Between 24,000 and 25,000 people, more than one third of the population was slaves
- South Carolina had the largest slave population in the south
North Carolina
- Mainly from the quaker religion
- "Cash crop" was in the naval stores for ship building materials
- North Carolina was a royal colony
- Founded in 1729
- Roughly about 21,000 people
Virginia
- Settled in 1607
- Approximately 114,000 people
- Mainly Anglican beliefs
- First a corporate charter, then a royal colony
- Tobacco main cash crop
- Bad relationship with Powhatan Indians
Maryland
- Founded in 1632 by Lord Baltimore
- population of 66,100
- Proprietary colony
- Tobacco is the cash crop
- Accepting with religion as long as you believe in Jesus