An Expanding Empire

An expanding empire • 1600s 1 cluster was in New England, the other Chesapeake bay. • 1607- Virginias population reached 2500 and tobacco sales soared. • Tidewater: is a region of low coastal land with rivers affected by ocean tides, Virginia prospered in the Chesapeake Tidewater. • Maryland- established in 1634 by Lord Baltimore as a refuge for Catholics fleeing persecution in England. • To attract settlers, lord Baltimore promised religious toleration to Protestants. • During the great migration, thousands of Puritans moved to …

…thrown in jail for debt. • He formed a charitable organization in Georgia. • This organization received a charter to settle Georgia. • Oglethorpe and other officers had complete authority over the colony. • Set strict rules in Georgia, limited the amount of land a settler could own, he outlawed trade with the Indians in order to avoid conflict. • Banned slavery and alcohol. • Rules were overturned by 1750 after settlers complained. • With large plantations and slavery the colony grew rapidly. .