Library of Virginia
Library of Virginia: Taxes in Colonial Virginia
Explanation of the various taxes paid by Virginia colonists, something that historians and researchers need to understand.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Southern Colonies
In contrast to New England and the middle colonies were the predominantly rural southern settlements: Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, and Georgia.
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: History and Archaeology: Indigo
Discussion of how production of the blue dye, indigo, helped boost the economy of Georgia and South Carolina in the seventeenth and eighteenth century until the Revolutionary War when England stopped buying it and production collapsed.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Archiving Early America: Early Virginia River Trade
Learn about the waterways in Virginia that colonists used to expand their way of life, especially for tobacco sales.
Other
School Wires: The Agricultural South [Pdf]
In the Southern colonies, a predominantly agricultural society developed.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Agriculture Rules the South
The essay describes the devlopment of the Southern colonies as agricultural centers and the cultural aspects associated with rural, agricultural life.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Teaching With Historic Places: When Rice Was King
Lesson plan teaching the rice culture of Georgetown County, South Carolina in the 1700's.
Other
James River Plantations: Westover Plantation
William Byrd built Westover, his plantation home. Here you can view photographs of it and learn of some details of interest.