Colonial America Life In The New World

Vocabulary Specializations: what the colonies were known for and what other colonies depended on them for Interdependence: two or more people depending on each other for goods and services

United Streaming United Streaming New England Geography is made up of the Appalachian Mountains, Boston Harbor, hilly terrain, rocky soil, and a jagged coastline.

New England climate: moderate summers and cold winters.

New England Resources Natural Resources: timber (wood), fish, deep harbors Human Resource: Skilled craftsmen, shopkeepers, shipbuilders Capital Resources: Tools, buildings

www.history.org New England Specialization: fishing, shipbuilding, naval supplies, metal tools and equipment.

www.recreation.gov The geography of the Mid-Atlantic Colonies is made of the Appalachian Mountains, coastal lowlands (harbors and bays, wide deep rivers), and rich farmlands.

Mid-Atlantic Colonies climate: mild winters and moderate climate. Wide and deep rivers

Mid-Atlantic Resources Natural Resources: rich farmlands, rivers Human Resources: unskilled and skilled workers, fishermen Capital Resources: tools, buildings

Mid-Atlantic specialization: livestock, grain, fish www.history.org Mid-Atlantic specialization: livestock, grain, fish

The geography of the Southern Colonies contains the Appalachian Mountains, piedmont, Atlantic Coastal Plain, good harbors and rivers.

The Southern colonies were in a humid climate with mild winders and hot summers.

Southern Colonies Resources Natural Resources: fertile farmlands, rivers, harbors Human Resources: farmers, enslaved African-Americans Capital Resources: tools, buildings

The Southern colonies specialized in tobacco, rice, cotton, indigo, forest products (lumber, tar, pitch)

Interdependence Among Colonies The New England colonies depended on the Southern colonies for crops such as tobacco, rice, cotton, and indigo, and for forest products such as lumber, tar, and pitch. They depended on the Mid-Atlantic colonies for livestock and grains.

Interdependence Among Colonies The Mid-Atlantic colonies traded with the Southern and New England colonies to get the products they did not not produce. The Mid-Atlantic colonies depended on the Southern colonies for tobacco, rice, cotton, indigo, and forest products. They traded with the New England colonies for metal tools and equipment.

Interdependence Among Colonies The Southern colonies depended on the New England colonies for manufactured goods, including metal tools and equipment. They depended on the Mid-Atlantic colonies for grains and other agricultural products not plentiful in the South.