The reasons for founding the southern colonies led to

When the British invaders arrived, the American Indian population numbered around 14,000; by 1700, it had fallen to 1,400. In the Protestant Revolution of 1689, Puritans revolted and took over the colony. In 1729, the Province of Carolina split into the separate royal colonies of North Carolina and South Carolina. Oglethorpe's vision called for alcohol and slavery to be banned. However, colonists who relocated from other colonies, especially South Carolina, disregarded these prohibitions. So when the southern colonies were establish it led to many conflicts. There were a lot of disagreements between the North and the South colonies regarding to religion, politics, etc ...