Interdependence Social and Political Life Early Colonial Life Interdependence Social and Political Life

New England Colonies New England Colonies depended upon the Southern colonies for crops such as tobacco, rice, cotton, and indigo, and for forest products such as lumber tar and pitch. They depended upon the Middle Colonies for livestock and grains.

To New England Middle Middle Middle Colonies

Middle Atlantic Colonies The Mid-Atlantic Colonies traded with the Southern and New England colonies to get the products they did 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.

To the Middle Atlantic Colonies From the Southern Colonies and New England

Southern Colonies The Southern Colonies depended on the New England Colonies for manufactured goods, including metal tools and equipment. They depended upon the Middle Colonies for grains and other agricultural product not plentiful in the South.

To the Southern Colonies From New England and the Middle Colonies

Social and Political Life in the Colonies

In New England People lived in villages which included churches which were the center of life. They were religious reformers and separatists Decisions were made in town meetings

New England Village

The Middle Colonies People lived in villages and cities Diverse lifestyles Diverse religions

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Diverse Religions

Diverse Lifestyles Dutch, Swedish, German

Civic Life Market Towns

Southern Colonies

Plantations (slavery) Mansions Indentured servants Few cities Few schools Church of England

Plantation Larger than farms- with stables for horses, storehouse, carpenter, school house, blacksmith, springhouse for water, smokehouse for meat, slave quarters, tannery for leather, tool shed, cooper for barrel making

Slaves

Indentured Servant

Church of England

Civic Life Counties