Triangular Trade
New England Colonies Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Hampshire
Geography New England is right off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean Winters are long and the weather is not very warm Soil is not good for farming Plenty of forests and trees
Economy Shipbuilding Fishing Whaling
Social and Religion Apprentices - boys went to school until the age of 12 For 2 years they would learn a craft from a master This work was not paid They would live with the master’s family
Key Vocabulary Mercantilism – colonies exist for the good of the mother country Dissenter – person who speaks out Great Awakening – religious revival; reject government
The Middle Colonies “The Breadbasket Colonies” New York New Jersey Delaware Pennsylvania
Social and Religion Diverse population religious toleration Maryland = Catholic Pennsylvania = Quakers
Economic Activities Small scale farming for grain and wheat Fur trading Shipbuilding
Mills A mill is a machine that processes grain Gristmill: place where corn, wheat or rye is ground up and turned into a powder
The Southern Colonies Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia
Economy Cash crops – tobacco, rice and indigo Plantations Slave labor
Indigo Plants