PPT-Farms and Seaports of the Middle Colonies

Ms Boucher Farmlands Farmlands Fertile soil Wheat fields were common Wheat corn and rye were the common crops Dairy cows ate the grass Pigs ate acorns and berries Gristmill Ground grain into flour . Chapter 1 Sections 4 and 5. The South and Slavery. From Servitude to Slavery in the South. Warm climate=good for crops, not good for people. Low population=not a lot of workers. Solution: early to mid 1600s=indentured servants. “To leave one’s own country in order to settle permanently in another”. European Colonization. Three ways:. Conquest . (Spain). Trade. (France). Settlement. (England). Reasons for Emigrating. Colonial America. Unit 2 Vocabulary. Cash Crops. :. A crop grown by a farmer for sale rather than for personal use. Dissenters. :. Those who disagree with an established policy, belief, opinions, etc.. Geography. Five colonies that make up the south are:. Maryland. Virginia. North Carolina. South Carolina. Georgia. Share a coastal area called the tidewater which was a flat lowland that includes many swampy areas. Essential Questions. How does a colony’s geography affect its economy?. Describe the economies of the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies. The Southern Colonies. Virginia, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South . U.S. History 7. New England Colonies. Massachusetts. Connecticut. . New England Colonies were mainly founded for religious freedom. Puritan . is the main religion. (The Puritan religion set out to simplify the practices of the Church of England). Geography . pg. 162. Fertile soil. Rolling hills and valleys. Mild Climate (plenty of sun and rain). Wide rivers (Delaware and Hudson) for transportation. Natural Resources. . * wood, deer, beaver. * . Create your new colony. You have found a new colony-congratulations! Now you have some decisions to make:. Economy-How will you make $$?. Government-How will it be structured?. Social/cultural aspects-what are they? What is life like? Are there social classes?. Sep, 27, . 17. Time Period 2. Early British colonies developed . . along the Atlantic coast. Chesapeake and North Carolina colonies grew prosperous exporting tobacco.. New England colonies developed around small towns with family farms.. Economy of New England. Most New Englanders were farmers, but soils were rocky and the growing seasons were short. They grew mostly subsistence and staple crops to eat or trade locally.. More than any other region, New England profited from the sea by fishing, whaling, and trading.. 1600’s . and 1700’s, they . became . the home to people of . many . lands. These people . brought . their own customs . and . traditions. In time, they . shaped . these old ways into a . new . American Culture. Colonial Economies. BIG IDEA: The unique resources and conditions that existed in each colony helped shape colonial economies and way of thinking.. Essential Question: How did the economic activity of the three regions reflect their geography and climate?. The Original 13 Colonies. Reasons People Came to the New World. Religious Freedom. Trade/Farming. Debtor Haven. Religious Freedom. Pilgrims 1620. Puritans 1630. Rhode Island . 1638. Connecticut . 1636. Middle Colonies. Started with the Dutch setting up New Amsterdam along the Hudson river. The English took control of New Amsterdam in 1664 when the English sailed into the harbor and the governor had no choice but to surrender to the English.