1. Life in the Colonies How Colonies Grew

2. New England Colonies How do they generate $$ and built economy? How do they generate $$ and built economy? Small subsistence farms Small subsistence farms Businesses like mills and markets Businesses like mills and markets Fishing (whaling) Fishing (whaling) Shipbuilding Shipbuilding Trade (Triangular Trade) Trade (Triangular Trade)

3. Triangular Trade A trade route which exchanged goods between West Indies, the American Colonies and West Africa A trade route which exchanged goods between West Indies, the American Colonies and West Africa Sugar/molasses from Indies to New England, made into rum and shipped to Africa in exchange for slaves. Slaves went to the West Indies. Sugar/molasses from Indies to New England, made into rum and shipped to Africa in exchange for slaves. Slaves went to the West Indies.

4. Middle Colonies How do they generate $$ and built economy? How do they generate $$ and built economy? Large farms Large farms Cash crops (wheat) Cash crops (wheat) Small scale manufacturing (flour mills) Small scale manufacturing (flour mills) Lumbering, mining and trading Lumbering, mining and trading

5. Southern Colonies How do they generate $$ and built economy? How do they generate $$ and built economy? Mostly large scaled plantations where they grew rice and tobacco. Mostly large scaled plantations where they grew rice and tobacco. Success of these plantations depending on the use of indentured servants and African Slaves. Success of these plantations depending on the use of indentured servants and African Slaves.

6. Slavery Large plantation in the South depended on slavery to work the farms. Large plantation in the South depended on slavery to work the farms. The plantation owners oversaw all slaves and enforced strong slave codes on them. The plantation owners oversaw all slaves and enforced strong slave codes on them. These were strict laws governing the behavior and punishment of slaves. These were strict laws governing the behavior and punishment of slaves.

7. Criticism over Slavery Many Puritans and Quakers did not believe in slavery. Many Puritans and Quakers did not believe in slavery. They did not believe one human being could own another human being. They did not believe one human being could own another human being. Quakers and Mennonites in Pennsylvania condemned slavery. Quakers and Mennonites in Pennsylvania condemned slavery. Division over slavery had begun. Division over slavery had begun.