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Colonial America New England

Colonial America New England. USI.5. Diacopoulos, Stephens, Cook. Need to Know. Specialization : focusing on one or a few products (caused colonies to be interdependent). New England. New England. Geography Appalachian Mts. Hilly & rocky soil Jagged coastline Boston Harbor Climate:

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Colonial America New England

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  1. Colonial AmericaNew England USI.5 Diacopoulos, Stephens, Cook

  2. Need to Know • Specialization: focusing on one or a few products (caused colonies to be interdependent)

  3. New England

  4. New England Geography • Appalachian Mts. • Hilly & rocky soil • Jagged coastline • Boston Harbor Climate: Cold winters, moderate summer

  5. New England Specialization • fishing • shipbuilding • naval supplies • Metal tools and equipment

  6. New England Social life • Church center of life • Religious separatists and reformers Civic Life • Town meetings

  7. Mid-Atlantic

  8. Mid-Atlantic Geography • Appalachian Mts. • Harbors & Bays • Wide &deep rivers Climate • Mild

  9. Mid-Atlantic Specialization • Livestock • Grain • Fish

  10. Mid-Atlantic Social Life • Diverse lifestyles and religions Civic Life • Market towns

  11. South

  12. South Geography • Appalachian Mts. • Piedmont • Coastal Plain • Good harbors & rivers Climate • hot & humid

  13. South Specialization • Tobacco • Rice • Cotton • Indigo • Forest products (lumber, tar, pitch)

  14. South Social life • Plantations • Slavery • Indentured servants • Few cities • Few schools • Church of England Civic Life • Counties

  15. Colonial Resource • 3 Types of Resources in found in the colonies? Natural Human Capital

  16. New England Resources Natural – timber, fish, deep harbors Human – Skilled craftsman, shopkeepers, shipbuilders Capital – tools, buildings

  17. Mid-Atlantic Resources • Natural – rich farmlands, rivers • Human – unskilled and skilled workers, fisherman • Capital – Tools, buildings

  18. South Resources Natural – fertile farmlands, rivers, harbors Human – farmers, enslaved African Americans Capital – tools, buildings

  19. What is Interdependence? • Interdependence: 2 or more people depending on each other for goods and services.

  20. New England Interdependence Southern: crops (tobacco, rice, cotton and indigo), forest products (lumber, tar, and pitch) Mid-Atlantic: livestock and grain

  21. Mid-Atlantic Interdependence New England: metal tools and equipment Southern: tobacco, rice, cotton, indigo, forest products

  22. South Interdependence New England: Manufactured goods Mid-Atlantic: grains, and other farm products

  23. Colonial Region Matrix • Divide your paper into 18 boxes • Label the boxes the same as the chart below • In each box select 3 characteristics of the region and draw a picture to represent each one • Label the characteristics you chose.

  24. Letter Home • Imagine you are living in one of the colonial regions. Write a letter home explaining what its like to live there. Be sure to include the geography, climate, specialization, resources, civic, and social characteristics.

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