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Feautures in Virginia
John Rolfe married Pocahontas, daughter of the Powhatan leader in 1614 -
Virginia is founded
Founder: The London Company.
Type of Colony: Charter and Royal.
Purpose of Colony: To expand the empire. -
Maryland is founded
Founder: King Baltimore and George Calvert 1 & 2.
Type of Colony: proprietary and Royal.
Purpose of Colony: Refuge for Catholics. -
Features in Maryland
A Toleration act of 1649 this bill made it a crime to restrict the religious rights of christians. -
North Carolina is founded
Founder: Colonist from Virginia and Charles 2.
Type of Colony: Proprietary and Royal.
Purpose of Colony: To prevent Spain from moving North. -
South Carolina is founded
Founder: Charles 2.
Type of Colony: Royal.
Purpose of Colony: prevent Spain from moving south. -
Feauture in South Carolina
South Carolina's proprietors managed the colony poorly, and in 1719 the proprietary government was overthrown -
Features in North Carolina
20,000 enslaved Africans were living in the colony, compared to some 10,000 white settlers. -
Georgia is founded
Founder:General James Ogelethope.
Type of Colony: prorietary and royal.
Purpose of Colony: Refuge for debtors. -
Features in Georgia
Costal Georgia was soon filled with large rice plantaions worked by thousands of slaves
