1. Development of the Colonies

2. EQ
How does the economy and lifestyle of each region of colonies help develop their area and views on slavery?

3. Vocabulary Artisan Cash Crop Clan Diversity Indigo Overseer Smuggling
Subsistence Farming
Triangular Trade

4. Group Project
We will split into 3 groups; New England, Middle and Southern
In this project you will have to do a couple of things; Read your section in chapter 4( Section 1, 2 or 3), have a visual representation of your region of colonies and a skit to represent home life in your area
This project will require you to work and discuss as a group to accomplish the requirements for the assignment.
You will need to elect a team leader and figure out who wants to do what.

5. Requirements Read your section
Create a plan to accomplish the poster and skit
You must have at least 4 people in the skit (those not in the skit must be the primary workers on the poster)
The poster must show the things important to the region of colonies( religion, how do they make money, slavery, etc.)
What was slavery like in your region?
You must present your poster and perform your skit (remember skits are supposed to be funny)

6. New England Colonies New England Colonies
Colonies would use the sugar to make rum.
Colonies would send china, books and cloth
West Indies send sugar back
Africa
West Indies
(Caribbean)
Colonies would trade rum and firearms for slaves

7. New England Slaves
Very few slaves; used as maids, cooks, gardeners and stable hands
Slave owners would allow their slaves to work at the docks and even let them keep some of their money they earned

8. Middle Colonies Economy based in farming and commerce
Farming- grains (wheat, barley and rye)
Commerce- large trading cities- New York and Philadelphia
Largely due to the great diversity of people immigrating to America

9. More slaves than the New England Colonies
Used both slaves and indentured servants to grow and harvest cash crops

10. Boats in the harbor of New York
Look at how many people are in the streets of Philadelphia.

11. Southern Colonies Virginia/North Carolina- tobacco
million lbs. (not counting NC)
million lbs.
South Carolina/Georgia- rice
Exporting 16.9 million lbs. a year by 1730
million lbs.

12. Cont. Economy based on plantations
Huge tracts of land and labor required
Slave trade very important

13. Setting the Scene
“For how is it possible to govern a people so dispersed; especially such as for the most part are sent over? .... How can we raise soldiers to go upon the enemy or workmen for the public employments, without weakening them too much, or undoing them by drawing them from their labors? Whereas if we had planted [settled] together we could have borne out one another’s labors and given both strength and beauty to the colony”