U.S History

Religion

Southern Colonies claimed to have religious freedom but that tended to be a superficial idea. In these colonies Anglican faith was the most predominate. Anglican included Presbyterian and Baptist. While Protestants were somewhat tolerated most were Anglican. They didn't really consider Native Americans and slaves religion to be an actual religion. Several people tried to convert slaves and Native Americans to their religion. When slaves began to give in they became predominately Baptist.

Economy

The Southern Colonies were almost entirely agricultural. The main feature was the plantation, a large plot of land that contained a great many acres of farmland and buildings in which lived the people who owned the land and the people who worked the land. A large part of the workforce was African slaves, who first arrived in 1619.

Geography

In the Southern Colonies farming was very important and the soil was very good for it. The South had many slaves, big plantations, and some industry. Malaria and other diseases were common. The south is made up of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland.

Politics

Politics in the South were also quite feudalistic. Although there was not a well developed political culture, it was apparent that people did not favor independent rule as they did up north. People liked having a central ruler govern their community. Each southern colony had a colonial legislature and a royal governor from England, which, of course, were dominated by the planter class. Few well-known rulers emerged from the South, however, because of the feudalistic desire there to maintain the status quo. All remained stagnant, and no new political ideas developed.

Education

School-age