Beyond Barbados | Carolina Stories - Episode 3

The Barbados Adventurers

With the success of the sugarcane crop, Barbados quickly became the wealthiest colony in the New World, and the most densely populated place on the planet. Successful colonists lived lavish lifestyles, however, it came at a price: the island experienced total deforestation after twenty five years of settlement, causing an ecological disaster of massive proportions. Barbados experienced overcrowding and severe supply shortages. Several prominent colonists, with names like Cooper, Drayton, Middleton, and Colleton, organized and financed an exploratory endeavor known as the Barbados Adventurers. These colonists ultimately settled in what is now the Charleston area, establishing the colony "Carolina." Land grants in Carolina caused a surge of migrants, and these colonists came to Carolina with one goal in mind: to get rich. The institution of savery also made its way from Barbados to Carolina. 

Standards

• 4.1.CC Identify patterns of change and continuity in the development of economic systems in British North America.
• 4.1.E Analyze multiple perspectives on the economic, political, and social developments of British North America and South Carolina.
• 6.3.CE Explain the impact of increased global exchanges on the development of the Atlantic World.
• This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the growing interconnectedness between Europe, Africa, and the Americas which led to increased global exchanges throughout the Atlantic World. The indicator also encourages inquiry into the development of human labor systems, cultural interactions, and the growth of economic markets.
• 6.3.CO Compare European motivations for exploration and settlement.
• This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into European motivations for exploration and settlement as a result of the closing of the Silk Road. This indicator was also written to foster inquiry into the development of the Atlantic World, and the resulting economic, political, and social transformations in European, American, and African societies.
• 8.1.CE Analyze the factors that contributed to the development of South Carolina’s economic system and the subsequent impacts on different populations within the colony.
• This indicator was designed to encourage inquiry into the geographic and human factors that contributed to the development of South Carolina’s economic system. This indicator was also written to encourage inquiry into South Carolina’s distinct social and economic system as influenced by British Barbados.
• HG.1.2.PR Explain the cultural, economic, environmental, and political conditions and connections that contribute to human migration patterns.

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