1. New England: Commerce and Religion
Chapter 4, Section 1

2. The Resources of New England
Farming-
short seasons, rocky terrain, poor soil.
subsistence farming= produce enough for their individual families.
Towns- cluster of farmhouses, meeting house, and church.
Trading of services within these towns
Example= farmers trading produce with local shopkeepers services.

3. Harvesting the Seas
The Atlantic Ocean offered New Englanders with some of the world’s best whaling and fishing grounds.
mackeral, halibut, cod, herring, and many other fish.
Immense local forests provided excellent hard woods for ship building.
New England soon became a leader in exporting timber and fish to the rest of the world.

4. Harvesting the Seas

5. New England Exports

6. Navigation Acts
As American colonies gained wealth, England wanted to make sure it profited from colonial prosperity.
English government passed the Navigation Acts:
1.) All goods had to be carried on English ships.
2.) Products such as tobacco, wood, and sugar could be sold only to England or its colonies.
3.) European imports had to pass through English ports.
4.)Officials were to tax any colonial goods not shipped to England.

7. Atlantic Trade
Triangle trade- complex system of trans-Atlantic trade used to exchange slaves, rum, sugar, and molasses.
Negative aspect= trading of humans.

8. Africans in New England
Few slaves lived in New England.
In 1700, slaves made up only 2 percent of population.
No plantations, no need for large labor force.
New England had most free blacks of all the regions.

9. King Philip’s War
Europeans and Native Americans had differing viewpoints of land ownership.
Native American tribes of the New England region attacked Puritan colonies.
Known as King Philip’s War. “King Philip” was the English name of Metacom, leader of Wampanoag tribe.
1676- fighting collapsed.
Many Puritan towns were destroyed and many Natives lost their lives or weresold into slavery.
Colonists continued to intrude on Native American lands.

10. Change of Puritan Society
Decline of Puritan power- loss of hard workmanship.
Focus on business and material possessions.
Arrival of non-Puritans increased competition.
Baptist and Anglicans erect churches.

11. Salem Witchcraft Trials
1692-Salem village, Massachusetts
Many girls pretending to be bewitched, accused others of witchcraft.
More than 100 people were arrested and dozens were put on trial.
19 were found guilty and put to death by hanging.
Many of the accusers later admitted that they made false accusations.

12. Puritan Legacy Colonies inherited: 1.) the Puritan work ethic.
2.) a high regard for education.
3.) opposition to royal power and support for representative government.
4.) the practice of voting on decisions affecting community.