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Ch.4, Sec.1 – New England: Commerce & Religion

Ch.4, Sec.1 – New England: Commerce & Religion. Distinct Colonial Regions Develop. - the New England colonies consisted of Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. - by A.D. 1750, there were over 1 million colonists in New England.

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Ch.4, Sec.1 – New England: Commerce & Religion

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  1. Ch.4, Sec.1 – New England: Commerce & Religion • Distinct Colonial Regions Develop - the New England colonies consisted of Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts - by A.D. 1750, there were over 1 million colonists in New England - features of New England include long winters, rocky soil, and many English colonists - the majority of people make their living through farming

  2. Ch.4, Sec.1 – New England: Commerce & Religion • The Farms & Towns of New England • subsistence farming: producing food for a family and maybe a little for trade - farming was difficult because of the short growing season and the rocky soil - towns were created because large plots of land were sold to groups of people - towns had a meeting house in the middle, greens, and farmhouses

  3. Ch.4, Sec.1 – New England: Commerce & Religion

  4. Harvesting the Sea Ch.4, Sec.1 – New England: Commerce & Religion - farming was difficult, so many turned to fishing for food (cod, halibut, lobster, & mackerel) - colonists used New England’s many trees for shipbuilding (2,500 trees could used for one ship!) - New England’s economy relied on fishing, timber, shipbuilding, & whaling

  5. Atlantic Trade Ch.4, Sec.1 – New England: Commerce & Religion - colonists exchanged goods with other colonies, Europe, or through the Triangular Trade - New England became quite wealthy from the triangular trade, which forced England to pass the Navigation Acts in A.D. 1651 - England tried to tax & control all ships in the Triangular Trade

  6. - England struggled to control smuggling and pirates, like Blackbeard (Edward Teach) Ch.4, Sec.1 – New England: Commerce & Religion

  7. African Americans in New England Ch.4, Sec.1 – New England: Commerce & Religion - New England did not have very many slaves due to the short growing season and the poor soil for crops - farmers could not afford to house & feed slaves during the long winter months - most slaves were used as servants, cooks, gardeners, stable-hands, and dock workers

  8. Changes In Puritan Society Ch.4, Sec.1 – New England: Commerce & Religion - Puritanism began to decline for three reasons: 1. greed drove economic success instead of Puritan beliefs 2. increased competition from other Protestant faiths 3. political changes (by A.D. 1691, voting was based on property ownership instead of church membership)

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