Module Three Lesson One Mastery Assignment One

Destini Carmichael

New England Colonies

Massachusetts

Connecticut

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

Important Attributes: New England Colonies (1)

The New England colonies specifically Boston, Massachusetts was dependent on fishing for

economic prosperity. Due to the ports in Massachusetts fishing and trade were easier to

achieve.

Important Attributes: New England Colonies (2)

The New England colonies were also known for their substance farming and self-sufficiency. Foods,

clothing and shoes were all manufactured by the colonist, but they did get things shipped from

England if it didn’t grow in the Americas.

Important Attributes: New England Colonies (3)

The New England colonies were known for their religious pious. The pilgrims and puritans settled in the New England colonies because it allowed

them religious freedom and freedom from persecution by the Church of England.

Impact of Triangular Trade, the Great

Awakening, and the Enlightenment on the New

England colonies

a) Triangular Trade- The New England Colonies were heavily involved with trading rum, timber, and molasses ,which allowed them to join the triangular trade system. Ports were also important and made the New England colonies wealthy with the influence of slave trading.

b) The Great Awakening- The colonist were strong believers in the pure intentions of Christ. The Great Awakening allowed the colonist to think about how they could influence and change society with “revivals”.

c) The Enlightenment- The enlightenment allowed for New England colonists to use both religion and logic to influence the government.

Middle Colonies

Delaware

Pennsylvania

New York

New Jersey

Important Attributes: Middle Colonies (1)

The middle colonies were known for a diversified economy. The had both an industrial and a

agricultural ways that helped them survive. Textiles such as iron and grains were both apart of their

society.

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The middle colonies were known for their variety of jobs. The people in the middle colony didn’t

bring their families from England because they had to work for the people who sent them to the

Americas. Farmers, blacksmiths, and tailors were just some of the jobs that the people of the Middle

colonies occupied.

Important Attributes: Middle Colonies (2)

Important Attributes: Middle Colonies (3)

The middle colonies were known as the “Breadbasket Colonies”. They produced

more food than the other North American Colonies due to their fertile

soil.

Impact of Triangular Trade, the Great

Awakening, and the Enlightenment on the Middle

Colonies

a) Triangular Trade- Economically triangular trade was a huge influence on the Middle Colonies because of their ability to trade agriculture, iron, and fur.

b) The Great Awakening- The Quakers; people who opposed violence and war ,settled in the Middle Colonies which caused religion to influence every part of daily life.

c) The Enlightenment-The Quakers used their enlightenment thinking and religious freedom to make the government. Tolerance was a big governmental policy and all religions and ethnicities were accepted.

Southern Colonies

Maryland

Virginia

North and South Carolina

Georgia

Slaves were used for labor in the Southern colonies which allowed

for their economy to flourish.

Important Attributes: Southern Colonies (1)

The Southern Colonies produced many cash crops due to their plantations which made them wealthy.

They produced and traded things such as cotton, tobacco, coffee and sugar.

Important Attributes: Southern Colonies (2)

In the Southern Colonies plantations were used greatly for agricultural growth and trade which

allowed for economic growth. Growing vast amounts of crops allowed the land owners to

become wealthy along with the colonies.

Important Attributes: Southern Colonies (3)

Impact of Triangular Trade, the Great

Awakening, and the Enlightenment on the Southern

Colonies

a) Triangular Trade- This system of trade allowed crops, slaves, and other “commodities” at that time to be traded. The trading of slaves kept the economic growth of the Southern colonies flourishing.

b) The Great Awakening- People in southern colonies were traditionalist and worshiped together. Religious freedom that was brought up by the Great Awakening allowed for branches of Christianity such as Baptists and Methodist to grow.

c) The Enlightenment-The southern colonies initiated the idea of dividing up power in the government due to enlightenment thinking.

Works Cited Page

Nussbaum, Mr. "Southern Colonies." MrNussbaumcom Southern Colonies Comments. Nussbaum Education Network,LLC, 2015. Web. 05 July 2016. <http://mrnussbaum.com/southern-colonies>.

Mrs. Jarvis Module 3 Lesson 1 Notes