The document summarizes key aspects of the founding and development of the Southern Colonies of Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia in 3 paragraphs. Virginia was founded by commercial companies seeking trading partners and wealth. It struggled initially but developed a tobacco-based slave economy and representative government. North and South Carolina were settled to relieve population pressures in Virginia, relying on agriculture, slaves, and proprietary rule. Georgia was established later, receiving its charter in 1663 and developing fertile lands along rivers through the use of slaves and as a proprietary then royal colony.

1. The Southern Colonies Virginia North & South Carolina Georgia

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4. Commercial Companies such as, Virginia Company, wanted to help in colonial extension

5. Purpose, become trading partner w/ English merchants

6. Had to search for gold, pearls, and NW passage to Asia

7. Failed

8. Geography & Town Development

9. Tide water

10. Flat land

11. Few houses  Mansions

12. Jamestown  Williamsburg

13. Types of Government

14. 1619 Govt. by the people

15. Institution of slavery

16. VA company issued order to limit power

17. 1st House of Burgesses

18. Primary Economic Endeavors

19. The southern colonies' economy-Slaves

20. Ethnic, Religious, Education Issues

21. In the southern colonies African slaves comprised the single largest ethnic or racial group.

22. Social Indicators

23. Significant Events, People

24. Discovered-John Rolfe (Pocahontas' Husband)

25. Cultural Arts

26. Colonies  Anglican

28. First settler, Nathaniel Batts from VA

29. Purpose, rapid growth in VA

30. Not enough farmland, need space

31. Geography & Town Development

32. deep wooded mountains and hills Flat land

33. North Carolina lacked deep water ports

34. Chesapeake bay

35. Types of Government

36. Proprietary Colony

37. Fundamental Constitutions “Grand Model”

38. Divided land into counties

39. Primary Economic Endeavors

40. Agricultural work and cash crops

41. Ethnic, Religious, Education Issues

42. Social Indicators

43. Significant Events, People

44. Settled by the English in 1653 (Roanoke island disaster)

45. Cultural Arts

47. Charter in 1663, Charles II gave to his 8 favorites

48. First Barbados’ settlement in 1670

49. Geography & Town Development

50. “back country”…full of forests and mountains Flat land

51. Fertile swamps/marshes

52. Savannah and Altamaha Rivers

53. Types of Government

54. Was Proprietary Colony

55. 1752 Georgia became royal colony

56. People elected an assembly

57. Primary Economic Endeavors

58. The southern colonies' economy-Slaves

59. Agricultural work and cash crops

60. Ethnic, Religious, Education Issues

61. Social Indicators

62. Significant Events, People

63. Spain is defeated and had to give up Georgia in 1738

64. Cultural Arts

65. “Gentlemen Farmers”