southern states

SouthernBy: Carson Powell

What You Are Going to Learn

•What the southerners wear•What the actual southern states are•Some fun words that originated from the south•Kentucky Derby•Stereotype of Southern people•Vacation Spots

Southern States

Purdy: PrettyGrits: Small ground up cornShuck: to remove the outer shell of somethingSugar: often used to call someone overTator: PotatoBritches: PantsY'all: You+all which is improper

Y’all I Aint Got an Accent

Preppy?

Preppy Men?

Kentucky Derby

• Louisville, Kentucky• First Saturday in May• 2 Week long festival• Horses in race are all 3 year old Thoroughbreds• The race track is on and a quarter mile • This all takes place at Churchill Downs

Stereotype of the

South

They Drink Sweet Tea With Every

Meal

Monogramming Everything

Wearing Boat Shoes Year

Round

Obsession With

Dressing Preppy All the Time

Vacation Spots

Charleston, South Carolina• Cobbled Streets• TV Show Southern Charm Filmed there• Historic• First game of Golf took place in Charleston• Americas First Museum was in Charleston

Nashville, Tennessee

• Andrew Jackson, James Polk, and Andrew Johnson• First thoroughbred horse to ever have won the English Derby. His name was Iroquois.• Nashville is known for making country music hits

New Orleans, Louisiana

• Where The Mardi Gras Parade Is Held• Known As The Most Haunted City In America • City Was Initially Created As A Shelter From Hurricanes• Known as the National Party City of America

What You Have Learned

• What the southerners wear• What the actual southern states are• Some fun words that originated from the south• Kentucky Derby• Stereotype of Southern people• Vacation Spots

Sources:• http://

www.southernliving.com/travel/southern-weekend-getaway-vacations/new-orleans

• http://www.buzzfeed.com/bravo/10-southern-stereotypes-that-are-totally-true#.hwY7aJKPj

• http://thesouthern.com/