1. The Growing Colonies Social Studies

2. Entry How has technology made life easier for people? Do you think there are any negatives to new technology?

3. Entry 9-16 How were the Southern Colonies different from the Middle Colonies?

4. I. Economies

5. New England Colonies Small Subsistence Farming - Everyone in family worked Small Businesses

6. New England Cont…. Shipbuilding was a vital industry. - Built from forests in New England Fishing -Cod, Halibut, Crabs, Oysters, and Lobsters Trade with Colonies, Europe, and West Indies

7. Farming -Enjoyed fertile soil (Cash Crops and Large Farms). -Farmers sent cargoes to New York City and Philadelphia. -Breadbasket of America (Wheat and Livestock). Most Industrial of the three

8. Little to no industries Farming (Large Harvest) -Cash Crops (Tobacco and Rice) -Built large plantations to produce large harvests. -Work was very strenuous (Relied on Slave Labor).

10. Slavery Slave Codes -Strict rules governing punishment and behavior of slaves. Living Conditions - Worked from sunrise to sunset. -Often separated from loved ones. -Bare ground, huddled by the dozen in small rooms.

11. II. Government, Religion, and Culture

12. English Colonial Rule Saw colonies as an economic resource.

13. Colonial Government Two Principles (Limited Government and Representative Government). Inspired by Magna Carta. (Life, Liberty, and property). Self Governed

14. What is Culture?

15. Family Roles Men were head of household and expected to work A Woman’s place was at home and helping her husband. Children were expected to help with work by age 11-12. Most could hunt by age 10. Large Families of 4-6 kids was common. Strict Rules

19. Silversmith

21. Cabinet Maker

22. Education Taught Religion (Main Reason) Schoolhouse were small. Taught children Grammar and math Very strict rules First Colleges-Harvard and William and Mary College.

23. Ben Franklin Newspaper and publication of Poor Richard’s Almanac made him wealthy. Created first fire dept. Library, academy that became University of PA. Believer in Colonial Unity and Independence Inventor-Scientist (Proved lighting was a form of electricity, bifocals).

24. III. France and Britain Clash

26. French and Indian War Conflicts in the Ohio River Valley over fur trade (profitable). French considered this territory their own. Britain and France began building and attacking forts in the Ohio Valley.

27. Effects of French And Indian War George Washington gain Military Experience Britain would face large debts. Britain was not happy that Colonies didn’t give more support. (Larger Role in Colonies). Led to expansion of British Colonies and territory. Proclamation of 1763 issued.

28. Questions 1.Describe how the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies economies differed? 2.What principles of government established in the colonies are still found today in the U.S.? 3.What caused the French and Indian War? 4.How does the French and Indian War impact relations between the Colonists and British?