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THE THREE COLONIAL REGIONS

THE THREE COLONIAL REGIONS. 1. NEW ENGLAND 2. MIDDLE 3. SOUTHERN. Middle Colonies. COLOR THE REGION OF THE MIDDLE COLONIES MAP BLUE. LIST THE COLONIES IN THE MIDDLE REGION. New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware. Why They Settled. Founded in 1609 by Dutch Merchants

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THE THREE COLONIAL REGIONS

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  1. THE THREE COLONIAL REGIONS • 1. NEW ENGLAND • 2. MIDDLE • 3. SOUTHERN

  2. Middle Colonies

  3. COLOR THE REGION OF THE MIDDLE COLONIES MAPBLUE

  4. LIST THE COLONIES IN THE MIDDLE REGION • New York • Pennsylvania • New Jersey • Delaware

  5. Why They Settled • Founded in 1609 by Dutch Merchants • Trade furs with the Native Americans • Colonist came from: Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, France, Sweden, and Finland.

  6. GEOGRAPHY • West—Appalachian Mts. • Rivers: Hudson, Delaware • Hudson River valley, Long Island • Rich fertile land (PA) • Bays and harbors

  7. Climate • Mild climate • Rich soil, • Long growing season that allowed farmers to grow many plants.

  8. Natural Resources • Fertile soil • Trees, and fresh water • Livestock and crops -metals such as: bronze; metal and fruits from trees

  9. Immigration • Scandinavia, African indentured servants, Puritans from Massachusetts, Germans, Scottish, and Irish. • Melting Pot

  10. Government • Similar to English government—governor, legislature, courts • Laws passed by the English Parliament had to be obeyed • Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware—proprietor chose the governor (approved by the King) • Representative legislature—assembly • Voting by white male property owners

  11. Economy • Cities: Philadelphia, New York • Farming (The Breadbasket Colonies)—large farms • Mercantilism • Fur trading • Craft Skills • Grains--wheat, barley, rye (Cash crops) • Manufacturing—watches, guns, locks, cloth, glassware, hats, Iron manufacturing • Grain farms, seaports, iron works

  12. Religion • Religion was most tolerated • Quakers • Baptists • Anglicans • Presbyterians • Lutherans • Mennonite • Dutch Reformed • German Reformed • Jews

  13. Daily Life For Adults • 3 Classes • rich people and best educated. • the middle class, farmers and small merchants. • lower class, sailors and apprentices. • Clothing showed status

  14. Daily Life For Children • Attended school only when work at home permitted it. • The boys did all the work that the father did-- caring for the animals, cutting firewood, building fires, shoveling snow, getting water, sowing and weeding crops--and then he would go to school! • The girls learned all the household chores that her mother did--weaving, sewing, making brooms, candles, soap, doing laundry, knitting, cooking, etc.

  15. Education • Private schools—run by churches and individuals • Girls had less education • Women and African Americans could not attend college • Education was scarce and expensive • New Jersey was the only colony to have more than one college: the College of New Jersey and Queens (Princeton and Rutgers).

  16. Houses • Dutch Brick with a wooden porch • Swedish log cabins

  17. Other • Known a the “Bread Basket". • Excepting to every religion and ethnicity.

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