Ch.2 Sec 5: The Southern Colonies Flashcards
What are the colonies that make up the southern colonies
Maryland, Virginia, The Carolinas, and Georgia
Who founded Maryland
Lord Baltimore
Near the bank of what river was the first settlement in Maryland established
Potomac River
What was the religious motive in planting the Maryland colony?
To provide a refuge for English Catholics
Toleration Act of 1619
provided that no one professing a belief in Christ would be troubled in the exercise of his religion
How many sections did Charles I divide Virginia into?
North: he named Maryland
South: he named the Carolinas
What were the two settlements that emerged in the region?
North: Albemarle
South: Charles Town
What were the main crops of northern and southern Carolina respectively?
Northern: tobacco
Southern:silk
Who wrote a constitution setting up a government for the Carolinas?
Sir Anthony Ashely-Cooper
What were the two purposes the British had in founding Georgia?
To provide a military buffer against Spanish Florida and to provide a haven for vagrants and debtors who otherwise would be in prison
Govenor of Georgia and was determined to create an environment to create an environment of rehabilitation for those who came
James Oglethrope
