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| Southern Colonies Geographic Location | Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia; Tidewater region & Backcountry |
| Southern Colonies Economy | wealth and economy based on farming cash crops such as tobacco and rice on large plantations with slave labor |
| Southern Colonies Settlers | Settlers were mostly English and African (not all were slaves but most were) |
| Act of Toleration | Lord Baltimore's (Maryland) policy of religious freedom for all Christians (but not non-Christians) |
| Bacon's Rebellion | Rebellion led by farmers; indicates they were unhappy with the government |
| Georgia "Buffer Colony" | the southern most colony separates the 13 English Colonies from Spain's Florida |
| Colonial Social Structure | social hierarchy based on gender, wealth, and race |
| Middle Passage | journey slaves took from Africa to the Americas; poor conditions on ship |
| Methods of Slave Resistance | fake illness, pretend not to understand orders, revolts & rebellions |
| Triangle of Trade | system of trade between Europe, Africa, and the New World |
| toleration | a willingness to let others practice their own beliefs; acceptance |
| persecution | harassment or oppression for ones beliefs |
| cash crop | crops sold for money on the world market |
| propriety colony | English colony in which the King gave land to proprietors to govern in exchange for a yearly payment |
| diversity | having differences (as in race, ethnicities...) |
| mercantilism | the belief that the purpose of all colonies is to benefit the mother (home) country |
