Environment, Culture, and Migration. Colonial Regions Environment, Culture, and Migration.

SS4H3 The student will explain the factors that shaped British colonial America. a. Compare and contrast life in the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies. b. Describe colonial life in America as experienced by various people, including large landowners, farmers, artisans, women, indentured servants, slaves, and Native Americans. SS4G2 The student will describe how physical systems affect human systems. c. Explain how the physical geography of the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies helped determine economic activities practiced therein.

The Three Regions New England Middle Colonies Southern Colonies

New England New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island

New England Environment Northern Eastern Woodlands Very Short Growing Season Long Cold Winters Large Forests On the Atlantic Ocean Hilly terrain with rocky soil

New England Culture PRODUCTS PEOPLE Shipbuilding Timber and Ship Building Supplies (Rope, Masts, Tar) Subsistence Farming Fishing Manufactured Trade Goods – trade center because ships could transport goods in and out of area PEOPLE Puritans and Pilgrims who believed in working hard and following strict rules Merchants, Manufacturers, and Lawyers

Middle Colonies New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware

Middle Colonies Environment Lower Eastern Woodlands Medium growing season and cold winters Many lakes and rivers for transportation

Middle Colonies Culture PRODUCTS Livestock – rich farmland allowed farmers to grow grain to feed livestock Called the Bread Colonies Farmed Wheat, Oat, Barley and Rye Made homespun products PEOPLE People from: England, the Netherlands, France, Germany and others Puritans, Quakers, Anglicans, Catholics, and Jews

Southern Colonies Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia

Southern Colonies Environment & Culture Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains Long growing season and fertile land Warm temperatures for most of the year PRODUCTS Agriculture – mild climate was good for growing crops Farmed Tobacco, Rice, Indigo, and Cotton Trade “cash crops” farmed on Plantations Purchased manufactured goods

Southern Colonies Culture Anglicans English Plantation Owners, Indentured Servants, Transported Criminals, and Slaves Southern Colonies Culture

Colonial Regions People Large Landowners: They were wealthy farmers who owned large plantations in the south. They did not have to do the work themselves because they relied on slaves and indentured servants. Indentured Servants: People brought to the colonies who had to work for a certain time to pay for their trip. Being an indentured servant was considered better than being a slave. Slaves: They had the hardest lives. They were treated as property.

Colonial Regions People Farmers: They were not as wealthy as large landowners. They had to do the work themselves often with the help of their family. Artisan: Artisans were skilled in an art form or craft. They live in towns, plantations, small villages, and cities. Sometimes women were artisans.

Colonial Regions People Native Americans: First Americans who depended on their environment for their survival. They traded with the colonists for certain items. Conflict with the colonists arose when colonists began taking over more of their land. Women: They were caretakers, house workers, and homemakers. They were not allowed to vote and were usually not allowed to get an education.

Colonial Regions The End