Chapter 3 Section 1 Southern Colonies

Founded on April 26, 1607, this Virginia colony was named after the English king.

• San Juan

• Georgia

• Carolinas

• Jamestown

This former slave recorded his experiences in the southern colonies.

• James Oglethorpe

• Olaudah Equiano

• Powhatan Confederacy

• John Smith

They were in large demand in the South due to the need for a large, agricultural workforce.

• slaves

• cash crops

• headright system

• Native Americans

This was the system of giving 50 acres of land to colonists who paid their own way to America.

• cash crops

• headright system

• indentured servants

• Toleration Act of 1649

Wahunsonacock led this powerful group of the Algonquian Indians.

• Powhatan Confederacy

• Headright system

• Toleration Act of 1649

• indentured servants

Many farms and plantations in the southern colonies grew these.

• subsistence farming

• greenhouse farming

• cash crops

• lavendar

He founded the colony of Georgia with the hope that small farmers might settle there.

• Pocahantas

• John Rolfe

• John Smith

• James Ogelthorpe

This Maryland law was the first attempt in the English colonies to support religious freedom.

• Line of Demarcation

• Toleration Act of 1649

• Treaty of Tordesillas

• Persecution

These colonists agreed to work from four to seven years on the farms of those who paid for their journey to America.

• Slaves

• Indentured servants

• John Smith

• Powhattans

He gained control of Jamestown in 1608 and pushed settlers to work hard and build better housing.

• John Rolfe

• King George

• James Ogelthorpe

• John Smith