Life in the Colonies
Geography New England Forests Rocky soil Cold winters Close to Coast – major water source New England Geography
New England Life/Economy Shipbuilding Lumber Center of shipping for Triangular Trade Route Fishing Most lived in towns Gathered in “meetinghouses” for church/business New England Life/Economy
Vocab New England Subsistence Farming -farming crops for personal use only (food for your family) -Use family for farm labor New England Vocab
New England Triangular Trade Route Vocab Continued
New England Vocab Middle Passage: The voyage of slaves from Africa to the West Indies (North America) Both cruel and deadly New England Vocab
Fertile Soil Mild Climate Mining The Middle Colonies Geography
The Middle Colonies Life/ Economy Cultural Diversity Many German Immigrants Quakers/ Mennonites Industries = Iron Mills/Mining Farming = WHEAT Biggest Cities in the colonies: - Philadelphia - New York The Middle Colonies Life/ Economy
Cash Crops: Crops sold in colonial markets/ overseas Wheat = HUGE CASH CROP Middle Colonies Vocab
Rich Soil Warm Climate Southern Colonies Geography
Southern Colonies Life/ Economy Little industry Large plantations Cash Crops -Rice / Tobacco Slave Labor!!! Southern Colonies Life/ Economy
Southern Colonies Vocabulary Tidewater The location of plantations that was flat and low lying along the seacoast. (made trading easier) Tidewater Land west of Tidewater that is hilly. Families here had small farms with zero to a few slaves. Backcountry Southern Colonies Vocabulary
Vocab Southern Colonies Overseers - Bosses hired to keep slaves working on Plantations Slave Code - Strict rules to govern the behavior and punishment of slaves. Southern Colonies Vocab