American South (colonial and early national periods)

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historical region region of the Thirteen Colonies region of the early United States

The American South (colonial and early national periods) refers to the Southern British colonies and early U.S. states from the 17th century through the early 19th century, characterized by plantation agriculture, slavery, and the region’s formative role in the American Revolution and the early republic.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Southern Colonies	4
American South (colonial and early national periods) canonical	1
South Carolina planter elite	1
Southern backcountry of the American colonies	1
antebellum United States	1

Statements (76)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical region ⓘ region of the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ region of the early United States ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	British North American colonies (except some territories) ⓘ surface form: Southern British colonies early American South ⓘ
conflictInvolved	American Revolutionary War ⓘ Seven Years' War ⓘ surface form: French and Indian War (Seven Years’ War in North America) War of 1812 ⓘ Yamasee War ⓘ
constitutionalIssue	Constitutional Convention ⓘ surface form: Three-Fifths Compromise slave trade clause in the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
culturalInfluence	African cultural traditions ⓘ English colonial culture ⓘ Native American cultures ⓘ
demographicFeature	high proportion of enslaved people in coastal lowcountry ⓘ rapid growth of enslaved population after 1700 ⓘ
dominantDenomination	Anglican Communion ⓘ surface form: Anglicanism Baptist churches ⓘ Methodist churches ⓘ
dominantReligion	Protestantism ⓘ
economicRelationship	Atlantic slave trade ⓘ British mercantilist system ⓘ
economicTransition	rise of cotton economy after invention of the cotton gin ⓘ
followedBy	American South (19th and early 20th centuries) ⓘ surface form: Antebellum South
geographicFeature	Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ Mississippi River valley ⓘ Piedmont (United States) ⓘ surface form: Piedmont region
governedBy	British colonial governors (before independence) ⓘ state governments of the early United States ⓘ
hasEconomicBase	export-oriented cash crops ⓘ plantation agriculture ⓘ
hasSocialStructure	large enslaved population ⓘ limited urbanization ⓘ planter elite dominance ⓘ small yeoman farmer class ⓘ
hasTemporalExtent	17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ early 19th century ⓘ
ideologicalDebate	slavery and natural rights ⓘ slavery and republicanism ⓘ
includesTerritory	Alabama ⓘ Georgia ⓘ Kentucky ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ Maryland ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ Virginia ⓘ
inventionImpact	Eli Whitney ⓘ surface form: Eli Whitney’s cotton gin
keyEventRole	American Revolutionary War ⓘ surface form: American Revolution American Revolutionary War ⓘ surface form: American War of Independence formation of the early American republic ⓘ ratification debates over the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
laborSystem	indentured servitude ⓘ race-based chattel slavery ⓘ
legalFramework	Black codes (early forms) ⓘ slave codes ⓘ
majorCashCrop	cotton ⓘ indigo ⓘ rice ⓘ tobacco ⓘ
migrationPattern	forced migration of enslaved people to the cotton frontier ⓘ westward expansion into the interior South ⓘ
partOf	Colonial America ⓘ surface form: British America United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
politicalOrientation	agrarian republicanism ⓘ states’ rights ideology (early national period) ⓘ
precededBy	pre-contact Indigenous societies of the Southeast ⓘ
producedLeader	George Washington ⓘ James Madison ⓘ James Monroe ⓘ Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
reliesOn	African American slave labor ⓘ enslaved Africans ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American South (19th and early 20th centuries) → precededBy → American South (colonial and early national periods) ⓘ

Middle Colonies → borderedBy → American South (colonial and early national periods) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Colonies

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave → timePeriod → American South (colonial and early national periods) ⓘ

this entity surface form: antebellum United States

Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War → locatedIn → American South (colonial and early national periods) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Colonies

Patriot (American Revolution) → basedIn → American South (colonial and early national periods) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Colonies

Province of South Carolina → locatedIn → American South (colonial and early national periods) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Colonies

Battle of Kings Mountain → region → American South (colonial and early national periods) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern backcountry of the American colonies

Mary Cantey Sumter → memberOf → American South (colonial and early national periods) ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Carolina planter elite