Southern Colonies

Plantations and Small Farms

• Large plantations were like small vilages
• The planter's house was usually near the middle of the plantation
• Most workers were enslaved Africans
• Most slaves worked in the field, but some worked in gardens  

Family Life

• Rich families home schooled their kids with payed teachers
• Boys spent all of their free time outdoors
• Girls were taught how to sew and sing
• Back country kids were home schooled when their parents felt like it 
• They were taught how to do skills through chores

Southern Slavery

• Before slaves, indentured servants did most of the work
• Not all slaves were in the Southern Colonies
• Some were in the Middle or Northern Colonies

Life Under SLavery

• Slave families were separated when they were bought
• Slaves worked every day from morning to night no matter what
• Overseers sometimes punished the slaves if they were not working hard
• Many slaves wore heavy iron chains so they couldn't run away

African American culture