THE SOUTHERN COLONIES

WHICH COLONIES?

• Virginia
• Maryland
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Georgia

GEOGRPAHY AND CLIMATE

GEOGRPAHY

• Located on the Atlantic Coast, a location everyone wants to be at.
• Flat Lowlands and Swampy Areas
• Rolling Hills

CLIMATE

• Long growing season for that tobacco that everyone's growing.
• Perfect for growing tobacco as you can see.
• Warm weather

GOVERNMENT

• TOWN MEETING TO DISCUSS IMPORTANT TOWN ISSUES OR LAWS

EDUCATION

• Only the rich get educated.
• You can be rich as a gentry and get an education for your child.

WHY GO TO THE SOUTHERN COLONIES?

• Everyone wants a slave!
• Everyone wants money!
• Everyone wants to grow tobacco!
• Everyone is going to the Southern Colonies!
• Even some want to be indentured servants!