1. Chapter 6 Lesson 2

2. Vocabulary Review: lesson 1
An official agreement between groups or nations
A person in charge of a colony’s land
A person chosen by a group to speak or act for them
A loss or sacrifice
A gain or advantage
treaty
proprietor
representative
cost
benefit

3. Vocabulary: lesson 2 laborer apprentice artisan free enterprise
A person whose job requires hard physical work
Economy in which citizens decide what will be produced, rather than the government
Someone who works for a more experienced person to learn a skill
Someone who is skilled at making something by hand
Freedom of people of businesses to earn money by making their own economic decisions
laborer
free market economy
apprentice
artisan
free enterprise

4. Chapter 6 Lesson 2 A. Life in the Middle Colonies 1. A Mix of People
2. Making a Living
3. City Life
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5. A Mix of People
Main Idea: People from many cultures and religions lived in the Middle Colonies.

6. The People of the Middle Colonies:
Mix of People
The People of the Middle Colonies:
Came from many lands to seek a better way of life.
They were a mix of people from different nations.
Practiced tolerance (respecting beliefs & practices that are different from your own).
Most were farmers.

7. Making a Living
Middle colonies became known as the “breadbasket” of the 13 colonies because they grew so many different types of grain.
The Middle Colonies had a free market economy.
In a free market economy, the people, not the government, decide what will be produced.
Colonists were allowed to start businesses to earn money. This is called free enterprise. Enterprise is another name for business.

8. City Life
Philadelphia and New York were the 2 largest cities in the Middle Colonies.
The free market economy of these cities attracted merchants, shopkeepers, artisans, and laborers.
Laborers are people who do hard, physical work
Some of the laborers were enslaved Africans. They worked in laundries, as house servants, or on the docks loading and unloading ships.
An artisan is a person who is skilled in making something by hand (wooden chairs, silver spoons).
Cultural Regions

9. City Life Many young people became apprentices.
An apprentice is someone who studies with a master to learn a skill or business.
Parents thought it was more important for a child to learn the skills they needed as adults than to go to college.
They used heavily populated forests to build ships and buildings. They caught fish and whales from the Atlantic to use for food and other products.

10. Summary Review: Lesson 2
The Middle Colonies were a place where people from many different countries could live together and earn a good living.
Most colonists were farmers but New York and Phildelphia were busy centers of shipping and trade.
Children learned skills by helping on farms, at home, or as apprentices.
Why does this matter:
The difference or diversity of the people in the Middle Colonies would help shape the kind of country the United States would later become.

11. Compare/Contrast Country Life City Life People lived and
worked on farms.
Children cared for
animals & gardens.
City Life
People were involved in shipping and trade.
Children often became apprentices.