Founding of the Southern Colonies
Maryland
In 1632, Sir George Calvert was granted a charter for a colony in the America's. He had ruined his career by becoming a Roman Catholic and wanted a colony where Catholics could practice their religion freely because of the persecution in England. He named it Maryland in honor of Queen Henrietta Maria, the King's wife. The first settlers landed in Cheseapke Bay in 1634 on the Dove and the Ark. He died and his son Lord Baltimore took over the colony.
Georgia
James Oglertorpe founded the colony to be a place where debtors could make a fresh start. In the other colonies, the government could imprison debtors until they could pay what they owned. Oglethorpe offered to pay for them to move to Georgia.
North and South Carolina
The Charter for Carolina colony was granted to eight English Nobles and included the territory that would later become South Carolina. The colony was established by Englishmen but there was more diverse population than the English colonies in the north.
Virginia
Virginia was founded by the London Company in 1624 as a royal colony.
In 1632, Sir George Calvert was granted a charter for a colony in the America's. He had ruined his career by becoming a Roman Catholic and wanted a colony where Catholics could practice their religion freely because of the persecution in England. He named it Maryland in honor of Queen Henrietta Maria, the King's wife. The first settlers landed in Cheseapke Bay in 1634 on the Dove and the Ark. He died and his son Lord Baltimore took over the colony.
Georgia
James Oglertorpe founded the colony to be a place where debtors could make a fresh start. In the other colonies, the government could imprison debtors until they could pay what they owned. Oglethorpe offered to pay for them to move to Georgia.
North and South Carolina
The Charter for Carolina colony was granted to eight English Nobles and included the territory that would later become South Carolina. The colony was established by Englishmen but there was more diverse population than the English colonies in the north.
Virginia
Virginia was founded by the London Company in 1624 as a royal colony.