1. The Thirteen Colonies

2. Thirteen Colonies

3. The Thirteen Colonies
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4. Preview Vocabulary
Economy: the way in which the people of an area use the resources around them .
Proprietor: A person who owned and controlled all
Land in a colony .
Cash Crop : a crop that people grow and sell to earn money .
Plantation : a very big farm.

5. Life in the Colonies New England Middle Colonies Southern Colonies
Three Regions
New England
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies

6. New England Settled by a religious group known as the Puritans
Their religion shaped people’s lives and the government

7. Puritans Everyone had to go to church
Only men who were church members could vote or serve in town government

8. Many New Englanders were farmers however, the ocean also shaped the region's economy.

9. Fishing and shipbuilding brought many craftspeople and businesses to coastal towns and cities

10. Farming
Rye
Corn
Barley
Wheat
Apples
Cattle
Sheep

11. The Middle Colonies Most of the colonies were ruled by a proprietor
Strong farming economy
New York and Philadelphia were the centers
of shipping, trade, and culture

12. Daily Life and Culture in the Middle Colonies
Farms: Boys helped plant and harvest crops
Girls cooked,sewed and did housework

13. City Life in the Middle Colonies
People owned businesses
Worked as shopkeepers, craftspeople or laborers
Children learned a job or craft

14. Science and Technology
Bifocal glasses
Fireplace
Check:
How did the strong farming economy of the Middle colonies help some cities grow larger?

15. Farming Wheat Oats Corn Barley Potatoes Hay Peaches Apples
farm animals

16. Fishing
Cod
Mackerel
Whales

17. The Southern Colonies Rice Tobacco
The good soil and warm weather were perfect for growing cash crops
Tobacco
Rice
Indigo

18. Southern Colonies
Most southern farms were small however, wealthy southerners grew large amounts of cash crops on plantations

19. Workers who lived on the farm raised crops
Workers who lived on the farm raised crops. Most plantation workers were servants or enslaved Africans
Check:
Why was the south perfect for growing cash crops?

21. New England
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies

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