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What were the leaders of the Southern colonies?
There were many important leaders of the Southern Colonies. One of the leaders name was John Smith. Captain John Smith was one of the first American heroes. Another great leader was Pocahontas, a very famous Native American.
Why do they call northerners Yankees?
It was applied to Federal soldiers and other Northerners by Southerners during the American Civil War (1861–65) and afterward. The origin of the term is unknown. The Oxford English Dictionary says that “perhaps the most plausible conjecture” is that it comes from the Dutch Janke, the diminutive of Jan (John).
Was the Southern colonies a self government?
The Southern Colonies first law was the Toleration Act of 1649. Their leaders were wealthy land owners instead of elected leaders. They also had a self-government which included monarchy,social heirachy that depended on your place in government, and a local government that was just general.
Who controlled the government in the southern colonies?
British
What are the Southern colonies known for?
The Southern Colonies concentrated on agriculture and developed the plantations exporting tobacco, cotton, corn, vegetables, grain, fruit and livestock. The Southern Colonies had the largest slave population who worked on the Slave Plantations. Plantations grew cotton, tobacco, indigo (a purple dye), and other crops.
How did the southern colonies make money?
The southern colonies’ economy was based on agriculture (farming). The cash crops of the southern colonies included cotton, tobacco, rice, and indigo (a plant that was used to create blue dye). In Virginia and Maryland, the main cash crop was tobacco.
What government did the colonies have?
Like the states today, each colony was run by a government headed by a governor and a legislature. The thirteen colonies were under a legislature, the British Parliament, [similar to the present Congress] and a King whose powers were not that different from those granted the American President.
Why did the Union invade the South?
The principal cause of the war was the status of slavery in the United States, especially in the territories. After Abraham Lincoln won the November 1860 presidential election on an anti-slavery platform, an initial seven slave states declared their secession from the country to form the Confederacy.