1. New England: Commerce and Religion
Fishing and Trade contributed to the growth and Prosperity of the New England Colonies.

2. Key Vocabulary Backcountry Subsistence Farming Triangular trade
Navigation Acts of 1651
Smuggling

3. We’re Coming to America…
The English Population in North America Quadrupled from 1700 to 1750
Three Regions (New England, Middle, And Southern Colonies) combined with the Backcountry, making up the English Colonies
Backcountry Colonies ran along the Appalachian Mountains

4. Colonies and their Description
New England: Long Winters, rocky soil, Large English population
Middle: Short Winter, Fertile Soil, Settlers from all over Europe
Southern: Warm climate, good soil, used slaves to Farm plantations
Backcountry: Climate and resources varied, mostly Scottish or Irish immigrants

5. Men about town
New England Farmers were subsistence farmers, growing only what they needed
Farms were sold to congregations and divided among the townspeople
Towns would form in clusters around a “green” used for town or meeting spaces
Towns often pooled money together to buy what they needed

6. Sea what we can eat
New England Turned to the Atlantic Ocean to supplement its farming industry
The woods of New England Provided Raw Materials to make fishing ships
Boston, Salem, Newport, and New Haven survived off of shipbuilding, Fishing, and Trade

7. Is this Geometry Class?
New England Survived using THREE types of trade: Trade with colonies, direct exchange of goods with Europe, and Triangle Trade
Triangle trade had THREE stops which formed a Triangle
England Enacted the Navigation Act of 1651 to profit from colonial Trade

8. Navigation Acts of 1651
All shipping had to be done using English ships or ships from the English colonies
Tobacco, wood and sugar could only be sold to England and its colonies
European Imports had to pass through English Ports
English Officials taxed any goods not shipped to England

9. Smuggler’s Blues
Colonial Merchants ignored the Navigation Acts and smuggled goods they needed
Pirates Would interfere with Ships and Shipping Routes of England

10. Let Freedom Ring
Slavery In New England was limited due to long winters
Slaves could work as house Servants and would be loaned out to the shipping docks
Some slaves earned money and could buy their freedom, but were still discriminated against by white settlers

11. Im-Puritan Values
Puritan Religion Weakens as Economic successes become more important
Competition from Other Religious Groups also weakened the Power of the Puritans
Massachusetts gave voting rights to all landowners weakening the Church’s Political Power

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