Southern Colonies
By: Kyle, Mike, Nick, Chloe, and Hailey
The 5 Southern Colonies/ year founded
- Roanoke (1585)
- Virginia (1607)
- North Carolina (1653)
- South Carolina (1670)
- Georgia (1733)
Founders of the Southern Colonies/ Reason
- Roanoke: Sir Walter Raleigh, Establish English colony in New World.
- Virginia: John Smith, Trade and profits.
- North Carolina: Group of Proprietors, Trade and profits.
- South Carolina: Group of Proprietors, Trade and profits.
- Georgia: James Oglethrope, Debtor colony. Buffer for Spanish colonies Restrictions on blacks,size of plantations kept colony small.