1. Specialization and Interdependence in the Colonies
by Mrs. Brown & Ms. Strassner

2. Let’s Review… Natural Resources – Human Resources –
Capital Resources –
Something that is found in nature and is valuable to humans (minerals, water, forests, animals etc.)
People who hold jobs. Human Resources are people like fishermen, craftspeople, or store owners
Human made goods such as lumber, tools, ships, or even the buildings where people work

3. New Vocabulary… Specialization –
When people focus on producing one type of good or service based on their resources
SOURCE:

4. New Vocabulary… Interdependence –
“Inter” = Between
Dependence = To rely on someone or something
Interdependence –
When two or more people depend on each other for goods and services
What do the candy makers depend on to make Reese’s Cups?

5. How does Specialization effect Interdependence
Team A needs Widgets, but are unable to make them because they don’t have the resources, so they get their Widgets from Team B
Team A
Specializes in making Loopty
Loops
Team B
Specializes
in making Widgets
Team B needs Loopty Loops, but they don’t have the right resources either. So, Team B gets their Loopty Loops from Team A.

6. How did people use the natural resources
How did climate, geographic features, and other available resources distinguish the three regions from each other?
How did people use the natural resources
of their region to earn a living?
What are the benefits of specialization
and trade?

7. On your blank map of the colonies, label the 13 colonies.

8. New England Colonies
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Middle Colonies
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Southern Colonies

9. New England Colonies NATURAL RESOURCES - HUMAN RESOURCES -
Use your atlas…
Based on the geographical features and climate, what natural and human resources did the New England Colonies have?
NATURAL RESOURCES -
timber
fish
deep harbors
HUMAN RESOURCES -
skilled craftsmen
shopkeepers
shipbuilders
CAPITAL RESOURCES -
tools
buildings

10. Appalachian Mountains
New England
Colonies
Geography:
Appalachian Mountains
Boston Harbor
Hilly Terrain
Rocky Soil
Jagged Coastline
Climate:
Moderate Summers
Cold Winters
Social Life:
Villages and churches were centers of life
Made-up of religious reformers and separatists
Civic Life: (politics)
Town Meetings

11. Metal Tools & Equipment
Specialization
& Interdependence
New England
Specialized in:
Fishing
Shipbuiliding
Naval Supplies
Metal Tools & Equipment
New England Colonies
The New England colonies depended on the Southern colonies for crops like tobacco, rice, cotton, and indigo, as well as forest products such as lumber, tar, & pitch.
The New England colonies depended on the Mid-Atlantic Colonies for livestock and grains.

12. New England Colonies Movie Discovery Education Boston Harbor
Making of the Thirteen Colonies: New England Colonies
- The Economy of the New England Colonies
Movie

13. Skilled & Unskilled Workers
Mid-Atlantic
Colonies
Use your atlas…
Based on the geographical features and climate, what natural and human resources did the Mid-Atlantic Colonies have?
Natural Resources
Rich Farmlands
Rivers
Human Resources
Skilled & Unskilled Workers
Fishermen
Capital Resources
Tools
Buildings

14. Geography: Mild Winters Moderate Climate Mid-Atlantic Colonies
Appalachian Mountains
Coastal Lowlands
Harbors
Bays
Wide and Deep Rivers
Social Life:
Villages and Cities
Varied and Diverse Lifestyles
Diverse Religions
Civic Life: (politics)
Market Towns

15. Mid-Atlantic Colonies
Specialization
& Interdependence
The Mid-Atlantic colonies depended on the New England colonies for metal tools and equipment.
Mid-Atlantic Colonies
Mid-Atlantic Colonies
Specialized in:
Livestock
Grains
Fish
The Mid-Atlantic colonies depended on the Southern colonies for tobacco, rice, cotton, indigo, and forest products like lumber, tar, & pitch.

16. Discovery Education Mid-Atlantic Colonies Making the Thirteen Colonies
-The Middle Colonies
From Colonies to Constitution:
The American Colonies
-The Middle Colonies
Colonial times in
New York City
Farm in Pennsylvania
Independence Hall, Philadelphia

17. Southern Colonies NATURAL RESOURCES - HUMAN RESOURCES -
Use your atlas…
Based on the geographical features and climate, what natural and human resources did the Southern Colonies have?
NATURAL RESOURCES -
fertile farmlands
rivers
harbors
HUMAN RESOURCES -
farmers
enslaved African Americans
CAPITAL RESOURCES -
tools
buildings

18. Southern Colonies Geography: Climate: Appalachian Mountains
Atlantic Coastal Plain
Good Harbors
Rivers
Climate:
Humid Climate
Mild Winters
Hot Summers
Social Life:
Plantations, Slavery, Mansions,
Indentured Servants, Church of England
Fewer Cities
Fewer Schools
Civic Life: (politics)
Counties

19. Southern Colonies Specialization & Interdependence Southern Colonies
The Southern colonies depended on the New England colonies for manufactured goods including metal tools and equipment.
The Southern colonies depended on the
Mid-Atlantic colonies for grains and other agricultural products that were not plentiful in the South
Southern Colonies
Specialized in:
Tobacco
Rice
Cotton
Indigo
Forest Products – Lumber, Tar, and Pitch
Southern Colonies

20. Discovery Education Making the Thirteen Colonies Southern Colonies
-The Southern Colonies
Savannah, Georgia
Southern
Colonies
Charleston, South Carolina

21. Let’s Review How did people use the natural resources
How did climate, geographic features, and other available resources distinguish the three regions from each other?
How did people use the natural resources
of their region to earn a living?
As a pod, discuss the 3 questions that we explored.
Be prepared to share your answers!
What are the benefits of specialization and trade?