Chapter 7: The Southern Colonies
backcountry
A frontier region extending through several colonies, from Pennsylvania to Georgia
Fort Mose
a settlement in Spanish Florida started by enslaved people who escaped from plantations
Tuscarora War
began with the destruction of a village and led to the loss of a tribe
tobacco
cash crop of northern areas of Southern Colonies
rice
cash crop of southern areas of Southern Colonies
Great Wagon Road
created by settlers moving to the backcountry (Piedmont) to transport goods and supplies
James Oglethorpe
founder of Georgia in 1733; soldier, statesman , philanthropist. Started Georgia as a haven for people in debt because of his interest in prison reform. Almost single-handedly kept Georgia afloat.
Calverts? Lord Baltimore?
founders of Maryland
The Lords Proprietors
founders of the Carolina colonies
overseer
hired by plantation owners to watch enslaved workers in the fields
broker
hired to buy and sell goods / crops
Toleration Act
passed by Maryland in 1649 giving religious freedom to all Christians
Carolina
the area from Virginia to Spanish Florida was original colony of _______
Savannah
the first settlement in Georgia (1733)
St. Mary's City
the first settlement in Maryland (1633)
plantations
where most enslaved Africans worked in the Southern Colonies
Maryland
why ______________ was founded in 1633 as a safe place for Catholics to find refuge and to make $$
Georgia
why______ was founded in 1733 to give debtors a new start