Social Studies Chapter 6

Lesson 4

Lesson 1 Vocabulary Review An official agreement

between groups or nations

A person in charge of a colony’s land

A person chosen by a group to speak or act for them

A loss or sacrifice A gain or advantage

treaty

proprietor

representativecostbenefit

Lesson 2 Vocabulary Review A person whose job requires

hard physical work Economy in which citizens

decide what will be produced, rather than the government

Someone who works for a more experienced person to learn a skill

Someone who is skilled at making something by hand

Freedom of people of businesses to earn money by making their own economic decisions

laborer

free market economy

apprentice

artisan

free enterprise

Lesson 3 Vocabulary Review A group of people with

the power to make and change laws

A large farm on which crops are raised by workers who live on the land

A person who owes money

A place protected from threat or harm

legislature

plantation

debtor

refuge

Lesson 4 A person who watches

and directs workers, especially laborers

A plant that can be made into a dark blue dye

An African American religious folk song

overseer

indigo

spiritual

Life in the South•The economy of the Southern Colonies was based on agriculture.•Most of the farmers were “Back Country Farmers”.•They had a long growing season and a warm, damp climate.•This was perfect for growing tobacco and rice.•The planters used indentured servant

and enslaved Africans to work their crops.

Cash Crops Virginia and Maryland’s

cash crop was tobacco.

•South Carolina and Georgia had 3 main crops: rice, cotton, and indigo

Charles Town The Southern Colonies had more farms but

fewer towns than the other colonies. Charles Town, South Carolina became a large

port city and was a busy center of trade. Charles Town’s port was used to export

tobacco, rice, and indigo. Ships from Europe and the West Indies

brought their goods in through this port. Charles Town had a diverse population:

English, Scots-Irish, French, West Indies, and free and enslaved Africans.

Small Farms

Were like small villages

Used laborers to do the work, usually enslaved Africans

Children were educated at home usually with hired tutors.

Plantations

•Small farms usually in the backcountry•Family members and sometimes 1 or 2 slaves did the work•Children learned to read and write only if their parents could teach them.

Southern Slavery At first, indentured servants did

most of the work on plantations As plantations grew, more workers

were needed; Southern plantation owners began to rely on slaves.

All 13 colonies had slaves, but more slave lived in the Southern Colonies.

Life Under Slavery Slaves were bought and sold as

property. Families were torn apart; husbands

and wives were often separated. Slaves were either laborers in the

field or house servants. Children were also expected to work. Overseers watched slaves, whipped

and punished them. Many slaves died from overwork, poor

food and shelter, and mistreatment.

Life Under Slavery Slaves lived in separate

quarters. Slaves created their

own community with strong ties to help each other to survive.

Many slaves adopted Christianity.•Slaves combined Christianity and African traditions and created spiritual folk songs.•The passed their heritage along to younger generations through stories and songs.

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