Southern Colonies

Plantations and small farms

• plantations mostly like villages
• at the center of a plantation, was the planters house 
• many enslaved Africans were needed 
• cooks and maids worked in planters house
• many farms were built in the backcountry

Family Life

• Children of wealthy planters were edu. at home
• Boys learned how to ride horses and hunt
• Girls learned how to sew and sing
• Back country children of farmers often didn't have school
• they learned plowing, hunting, sewing, and cooking

Southern Slavery

• indentured servants did hard work on plantations 
• planters began to use Africans as workers
• in the 1600s and 1700s more slaves were brought
• in 1750s Africans lived throughout the 13 colonies

Life Under Slavery

• many slaves were separated from family 
• children and adults worked on plantations
• slaves were punished and sometimes killed
• poor food,clothing and shelter 
• some slaves fought back by running away

African American Culture

• there community was like a large family
• believed in Christianity which was a strength 
• created powerful spirituals
• created a language called Gullah
• made many instruments and played them