Southern Colonies

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf garden
gptkbp:artwork Folk music
Craftsmanship
gptkbp:climate Fertile soil
Warm and humid
Long growing season
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:Bacon's_Rebellion
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Gullah_culture
Southern_culture
gptkbp:demographics gptkb:Native_Americans
Diverse population
African_slaves
European_settlers
gptkbp:economy Agricultural economy
gptkbp:education Limited access to education
Plantation schools
gptkbp:establishedIn 17th century
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Southeastern_United_States
gptkbp:governs Royal colonies
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Development of plantation economy
Role in Civil War
Foundation_of_American_South
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Southern Colonies
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Georgia
gptkb:Maryland
gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:knownFor Agriculture
Slavery
Plantations
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_American_culture
Impact_on_American_economy
gptkbp:majorStations Rice
Tobacco
Indigo
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Lord_Baltimore
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:James_Oglethorpe
gptkb:Charles_II_of_England
gptkbp:politicalPosition Colonial assemblies
Governors appointed by the crown
gptkbp:religion Anglicanism
gptkbp:sells Import of goods
Export of cash crops
gptkbp:socialStructure gptkb:Enslaved_Africans
Indentured servants
Yeoman farmers
Plantation elite
gptkbp:transportation Roads
Rivers and waterways