Facts about North Carolina
Major Towns / Cities: Raleigh
Geography of North Carolina: Coastal plains, plateau and mountain ranges
Climate: The Southern colonies were the warmest of the three regions, winters not difficult to survive, but the hot and humid summers gave rise to the spread of disease. The warm climate made it possible to grow crops throughout the year and was ideally suited for plantations
Climate: The warm climate made it possible to grow crops throughout the year and was ideally suited for plantations
Religion: Not dominated by a specific religion which gave way to religious freedom for Baptists, Anglicans and others.
Natural Resources: Fish, forests (timber) and good agricultural land. Farming and Plantations were important. Exported agricultural products to other colonies
Economics and Trade: Concentrated on agriculture and developed the plantations exporting tobacco, cotton, corn, vegetables, grain, fruit and livestock.
Original Name: The original name of the colony was the Province of North Carolina, later North Carolina and Tennessee
The Southern Colonies had the largest slave population who worked on the plantations.Plantations grew cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar, indigo (a purple dye), and other crops
Some of the plantations were massive and consisted of the main house, slave quarters, a dairy, blacksmith's shop, laundry, smokehouse and barns which made the plantations to large degree, self-sufficient
Crops were traded for items that could not be produced on the plantations including shoes, lace, thread, farm tools and dishes
Trade / Exports: Trade in the Southern colonies included Tobacco, cotton, rice, indigo (dye), lumber, furs, farm products