FOA So far, we’ve discussed two of the three colonial regions (South & Middle) and you’ve researched the New England colonies. Based on what you’ve found, which one of the three regions would you have wanted to settle in and live in if you had lived back then? Why?
New England Colonies SOL USI.5b: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the factors that shaped colonial America by: b) describing life in the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern Colonies, with emphasis on how people interacted with their environment to produce goods and services, including examples of specialization and interdependence
Colonial Life Life in the colonies reflected GEOGRAPHICAL features of the settlements. ECONOMIC specialization and interdependence existed in the production of goods and services in the colonies.
New England Resources: Natural Resources: timber, FISH, deep harbors Human Resources: skill craftsmen, shopkeepers, SHIPBUILDERS
Craftsmen and Shopkeepers Blacksmith Peddler Master Cooper Shoemaker
New England Geography and Climate Appalachian Mountains, Boston Harbor, hilly terrain, ROCKY soil, jagged coastline. Moderate summers, COLD winters
The Boston Harbor Boston Harbor Today The Boston Tea Party
New England Specialization Fishing, Shipbuilding, industry, and NAVAL supplies.
New England Colonies: Examples of Interdependence New England depended on the SOUTHERN Colonies for raw materials such as cotton New England depended on the MIDDLE Colonies for grain and livestock
New England Social/Political Life Village and CHURCH as center of life. Religious reformers and SEPARATISTS.
New England Civic Life TOWN MEETINGS