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Chapter 2

Southern Colonies

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England compete for land in the new world, queen elizabeth, colonize to compete
Roanoke Island, 1585 1st English settlement, failed
Why Go? Lost land through endorsement, surplus population, primogeniture, unemployment, religious freedom
Joint-Stock Company formed to finance colonization in the New World, used by English
Jamestown, 1607 1st permanent English settlement founded by the VA company
John Smith took control of the colony, "If you don't work you dont eat"
Starving Time 1609-1610 looking for gold not food, time of famine during winter 1609
John Rolfe saved colony of Jamestown by getting help from Indians to grow tobacco
Tobacco labor intensive, labor needed, African slaves too costly
Headright System pay your way to the new world and get free land (50 Acres)
Indentured Servant someone pays your way and you work for a set time
House of Burgesses representative colonial assembly, elected by people
Maryland proprietary colony, established as a refuge for Catholics fleeing England, Act of Toleration 1649, diverse population
Carolina rice important crop, espc. SC, NC not as aristocratic as SC and VA
Georgia debtor colony, buffer b/w spanish and american colonies
Other INFO> southern crops developed quickly due to cash crops, slavery, scattered towns made establishing schools and churches difficult
Southern Colonies less religious based, agriculture and plantations, county systems
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