<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> It has been suggested that Colonial South and the Chesapeake be merged into this article . (Discuss) Proposed since October 2017 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> It has been suggested that Colonial South and the Chesapeake be merged into this article . (Discuss) Proposed since October 2017 . </Td> </Tr> <P> The Southern Colonies within British America consisted of the Province of Maryland, the Colony of Virginia, the Province of Carolina (in 1712 split into North and South Carolina) and the Province of Georgia . In 1763, the newly created colonies of East Florida and West Florida would be added to the Southern Colonies by Great Britain . These colonies would become the historical core of what would become the Southern United States, or "Dixie". </P>

What type of government did the southern colonies have