The+Southern+Colonies

The geography of the Southern Colonies were very different than the other colonies. The Southern colonies had rich, fertile soil for crops like tobacco, indigo, cotton and rice. The southern region had a different climate than the other two regions. The Sourthern Colonies were the warmest colonies in the new world.
 * __THE SOUTHERN COLONIES__**.

Colony Leader year founded
 * Georgia || James Oglethrope || 1733 ||
 * Maryland || Lord Baltimore || 1634 ||
 * North Carolina || Group of buisnessman || 1653 ||
 * South Carolina || Group of buisnessman || 1670 ||
 * Virigina || John Smith || 1607 ||

The reason for Georgia becoming a colony was for poor people to have a place to live. The reason for Maryland becoming a colony was for religous freedom. The reason for Virginia becomig a colony was for trade. The reason for North carolina becoming a colony was for trade. South carolina became a colony because they could trade with the Native Americans.

How people made a living: Most of the rich men made money off of their plantations. A plantation is a large that only grows one or two types of crops. These plantations were worked by slaves. Slaves were kidnapped people from Africa that the owner bought and put to work on the plantations. The owner sold the crops that the slaves grew for him and got rich. The middle class people did important jobs like shoemaking. The shoemaker would sell his shoes and get money. These people didn't get rich like the plantation owners but they got by. The slaves got paid nothing, they worked and never got paid.

Early Government:
 * South Carolina || The Lords of Proprieters (South Carolina's founders) created a government. They were in charge of appointing all the polititians. The most important position was the governer. There was also a council and courts to have trials in. ||
 * Maryland || Cecilius Calvert was the owner of Maryland. Calvert had complete control over the colony. In 1633 Leonard Calvet was appointed Governer by his brother Cecilius Calvert. Leonard started a group of men that made laws. But the laws had to be aproved by Cecilius. ||
 * Virginia || In 1619 the House of Burgesses was established. It had two colonists from each Virginia settlement. They helped the governer (Thomas West) make decisions. Later in 1619 new governer George Yeardly organized the first Virginia Assembly which made decisions for the colonys. ||
 * Georgia || A group of Trustees ruled Georgia. They lived in England, so they appointed James Oglethrope (see top chart) to see that all the laws the trustees made were being followed. Oglethrope divided Savanah Georgia into wards. Each ward was governed by a constable. The Colony had courts that settled problems. Judges punished offenders in the courts. ||
 * North Carolina || The Lords of Proprieters set up Albemarle County. The proprieters appointed a governer, a council, a secretary, and a surveyer. An assembly was elected by freemen to represent them. William Drummond was the first governer of Albemarle County. He set up courts, pardoned criminals, and collected taxes. ||

What it was like to live in the Southern Region: There were three to four living classes in the southern region depending on which colony. There were the preists, public officials, and planters. Then in the middle class there were the people who lived on small farms. The low class was made up of servants and the lowest class was usually made up of slaves. The women usually stayed home and tought there daughters to sew and cook. The men taught there sons to hunt and work in the fields.