Lesson Title: Settlement of the South

Pages: 232-239

Big Idea: Selling crops was important to the success of the Southern Colonies

Key Vocabulary: indentured servant a person who agreed to work for another person without pay for a certain length of time in exchange for passage to North America. constitution written plan of government

indigo- plant grown in the south that is used for blue dye.

debtor people who were in prison for owing money to settle in the colony. Important Points:

1. Maryland was founded as a refuge for Roman Catholics and became know for religious freedom. 2. Carolina was a large colony that eventually was divided to form North Carolina and South Carolina. 3. Georgia was formed from the southern one-third of the Carolina Colony and was settled be debtors from England. 4. Virginia continued to grow, and its new capital, Williamsburg, became an important colonial city.

Lesson Title: Southern Plantations

Pages: 241-245

Big Idea: Southern plantations changed as plantation owners added more and more workers.

Key Vocabulary: planter another name for plantation owners tidewater low-lying land along a coast broker a person who is paid to buy and sell for someone else.

auction public sale

overseer- hired by slave owners to watch the field slaves as they worked and punish them if they did not work hard.

public service is doing a job to help the community or society as a whole

Important Points:

1. Plantations grew as planters cleared land to grow more cash crops. 2. As plantations grew, planters needed additional workers, such as indentured servants and slaves, to farm the land. 3. Enslaved Africans brought to work on plantations were given little freedom and rights. 4. Many southern planters were active in public service and became colonial leaders.

Lesson Title: Southern Cities Big Idea: Cities helped the Southern Colonies grow and prosper Key Vocabulary:

Pages: 248-251

apprentice young people learned a job by living with a skilled worker and helped in the daily duties until they were skilled enough to master the job.

county seat main town for a county

county large part of a colony Important Points:

1. At many southern trade ports, colonists exported and imported goods to and from England. 2. Charles Town became the largest city in the Southern Colonies. 3. Coastal towns in the Southern Colonies grew and prospered. 4. County seats developed inland and grew into commercial trade centers.