Warm-upWarm-up

Using your early colonies chart, complete Using your early colonies chart, complete the flip book we began making last class. the flip book we began making last class.

Life in the ColoniesLife in the Colonies

ObjectivesObjectives

Content Objective: Students will be able to Content Objective: Students will be able to compare and contrast life each colonial compare and contrast life each colonial region.region.

Language Objective: Students will read and Language Objective: Students will read and create a “webpage” describing life in each of create a “webpage” describing life in each of the colonial regions. the colonial regions.

The 3 Colonial ReagionsThe 3 Colonial Reagions

New England ColoniesNew England ColoniesMassachusetts, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and ConnecticutRhode Island, and Connecticut

Geography and Geography and Climate:Climate:

– Appalachian MountainsAppalachian Mountains

– Boston harborBoston harbor

– Hilly terrain and rocky soilHilly terrain and rocky soil

– Jagged coast lineJagged coast line

– Cold winters and moderate Cold winters and moderate summerssummers

New England Economy and Resources:New England Economy and Resources:

Fishing,

Shipbuilding

naval supplies •Timber •fish •deep harbors

Trade and port cities

• skilled craftsmen

• shopkeepers

• shipbuilders

New England ColoniesNew England ColoniesMassachusetts, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,

Rhode Island, and ConnecticutRhode Island, and Connecticut

Political and Social Life:

Village and church as center of life

Religious reformers and separatists

Town meetings

Middle ColoniesMiddle Colonies“The Breadbasket” “The Breadbasket” New York, Pennsylvania, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and DelawareNew Jersey, and Delaware

Geography and Climate:Geography and Climate:

– Appalachian MountainsAppalachian Mountains

– Coastal lowlandsCoastal lowlands

– Harbors and baysHarbors and bays

– Mild winters and moderate Mild winters and moderate

climateclimate

– Wide and deep riversWide and deep rivers

Middle ColoniesMiddle Colonies

Mid-Atlantic farmers relied on Mid-Atlantic farmers relied on family members to work the farm.family members to work the farm.

Middle Colonies: “The Breadbasket” Middle Colonies: “The Breadbasket” New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and DelawareNew York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware

Economy and Resources:Economy and Resources:

– Livestock, grain, Livestock, grain, and fish (rich and fish (rich farmlands and farmlands and rivers)rivers)

– Unskilled/Skilled Unskilled/Skilled workers and workers and fishermenfishermen

Social and Political LifeSocial and Political LifeVillages and cities / Market towns

Varied and diverse lifestylesDiversity – People arrived from

many countries

•Religions – Many different religions

•Languages – the language of their country

•Food – the food that is known in their country

Southern ColoniesSouthern ColoniesMaryland, Virginia, North Carolina,Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina,South Carolina, and GeorgiaSouth Carolina, and Georgia

Geography and Climate:Geography and Climate:– Appalachian MountainsAppalachian Mountains– PiedmontPiedmont– Atlantic Coastal PlainAtlantic Coastal Plain– Good harbors and riversGood harbors and rivers– Humid climate with mild Humid climate with mild

winters and hot summerswinters and hot summers

Economy and Resources:Economy and Resources:– Fertile land (tobacco, Fertile land (tobacco,

cotton, indigo, and wood cotton, indigo, and wood products)products)

– Farmers and slavesFarmers and slaves Social and Political Life:Social and Political Life:

– Plantations (slavery) Plantations (slavery) mansions, indentured mansions, indentured servants, few cities with servants, few cities with few schoolsfew schools

– Church of EnglandChurch of England– CountiesCounties

Examples of InterdependenceExamples of Interdependence

New England New England colonies had colonies had limited farming limited farming resources and resources and depended on the depended on the Southern colonies Southern colonies for raw materials for raw materials such as cotton and such as cotton and the Middle the Middle colonies for grain colonies for grain and livestock.and livestock.

The The Mid-AtlanticMid-Atlantic colonies traded with colonies traded with both the Southern and both the Southern and New England colonies New England colonies to get products they to get products they didn’t produce.didn’t produce.

The The SouthernSouthern colonies depended on colonies depended on the New England the New England colonies for colonies for manufactured goods, manufactured goods, including tools and including tools and equipment.equipment.