Colonial America/Week 1
New England Colonies Notes[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
- Natural: Timber, Fish, and Wide, deep Rivers
- Human: Ship Builders, Artisans, and Fisherman
- Capital: Metal tools and equipment and Buildings providing service.
Specialization[edit | edit source]
What are they really good at? Basically Specialization here means What the New England Colonies Produced.
- Fishing
- Shipbuilding
- Metal, tools, and equipment
- Naval supplies
Geography[edit | edit source]
- Appalachian Mountains, hilly terrain, rocky soil, jagged coastline, and Boston Harbor.
What was the climate like?[edit | edit source]
New England Summers are neither very cold or very hot, but are relatively short.
New England Winters, on the other hand, are known for being long with a great deal of snow.
Social/Political Life[edit | edit source]
This is where New Englanders interacted with other people.
- The centers of life were Churches and Villages.
- There were many religious reformers and separatists (Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay)
- Political and civic (community) issues were discussed in Town Halls and Town Meetings.
Interdependence[edit | edit source]
Things New England could not produce for themselves and got from other colonial regions.
Mid Atlantic Colonies[edit | edit source]
Livestock and Grain.
Southern Colonies[edit | edit source]
Cottons, Tobacco, Rice, Indigo. Also for wooden products like lumber, tar, and pitch.
The Mid Atlantic Colonies[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
- Natural: Rich, fertile, farm land and Rivers.
- Human: Unskilled/Skilled Workers and Fisherman
- Capital: Tools and Buildings
Specialization[edit | edit source]
- Grain
- Livestock
- Fish
Geography[edit | edit source]
Appalachian Mountains, coastal lowlands, harbors and bays, wide and deep rivers.
What was the climate like?[edit | edit source]
Moderate and Mild summers and winters.
Social/Political Life[edit | edit source]
(Where Mid Atlantic Colonists interacted with other people)
- People lived in villages and cities
- Lifestyles were varied and diverse
- Religions were also diverse.
- Political and civic (community) issues were discussed in market towns.
Interdependence[edit | edit source]
Things the Mid Atlantic could not produce for themselves and got from other colonial regions.
New England Colonies[edit | edit source]
Metal tools and farming equipment.
Southern Colonies[edit | edit source]
Tobacco, Rice, Indigo, Cotton, and forest products such as lumber, tar, and pitch.
The Southern Colonies[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
- Natural: Fertile Farmlands, Rivers, and Harbors.
- Human: Slaves, Farmers
- Capital: Tools and buildings
Specialization[edit | edit source]
- Tobacco
- Rice
- Cotton
- Indigo
- Lumber Products: Lumber, Tar and Pitch.
Geography[edit | edit source]
Appalachian Mountains, Piedmont, Atlantic Coastal Plain, good harbors and rivers.
What was the climate like?[edit | edit source]
Summers: Hot and Humid Winters: Mild; Little-Very Little Snow
Social/Political Life[edit | edit source]
- People lived in Mansions on Plantations.
- Large landowners relied on slaves and indentured servants for labors.
- The Southern region had fewer Schools and fewer cities.
- The colonists belonged to the Church of England.
- Political and civic (community) issues were discussed in the local county seat.
Interdependence[edit | edit source]
Things the Southern Colonies could not produce for themselves and got from other colonial regions.
New England Colonies[edit | edit source]
Metal tools and equipment.
Mid Atlantic Colonies[edit | edit source]
Livestock and Grain.