South colonies

Virginia: very first English Colony

Its population increased because more people came from New England, Middle colonies, and England.

Maryland: the safe haven for Catholics, who were not treated well in England.
                  George Calvert was given a charter to settle colony of Maryland for Catholics to escape persecution.
                  His son is Cecil Calvert. Baltimore, Calvert County, Cecil County were named after these two men.

George Calvert wrote the Toleration Act (the Act concerning Religion) for Catholics to practice their religion.
Good News about it: it protected Catholic and non-Anglican Christians' rights to practice religion.
Bad News: sentenced to death who denied the divinity of Jesus.

Carolinas: nice weather and land
                 given by King Charies charter to settle land south of Virginia.
                 divided into two in 1712

Georgia: The last of 13 colonies.
                The home to debtor (people who jailed for owing money).
                Furthest south