1. Life in the Colonies

2. Geography New England Forests Rocky soil Cold winters
Close to Coast – major water source
New England
Geography

3. New England Life/Economy Shipbuilding Lumber
Center of shipping for Triangular Trade Route
Fishing
Most lived in towns
Gathered in “meetinghouses” for church/business
New England
Life/Economy

4. Vocab New England Subsistence Farming
-farming crops for personal use only
(food for your family)
-Use family for farm labor
New England
Vocab

5. New England
Triangular Trade Route
Vocab Continued

6. New England Vocab Middle Passage:
The voyage of slaves from Africa to the West Indies (North America)
Both cruel and deadly
New England
Vocab

8. Fertile Soil
Mild Climate
Mining
The Middle Colonies
Geography

9. The Middle Colonies Life/ Economy Cultural Diversity
Many German Immigrants
Quakers/ Mennonites
Industries = Iron Mills/Mining
Farming = WHEAT
Biggest Cities in the colonies:
- Philadelphia
- New York
The Middle Colonies
Life/ Economy

10. Cash Crops: Crops sold in colonial markets/ overseas Wheat = HUGE CASH CROP
Middle Colonies
Vocab

11. Rich Soil
Warm Climate
Southern Colonies
Geography

12. Southern Colonies Life/ Economy Little industry Large plantations
Cash Crops
-Rice / Tobacco
Slave Labor!!!
Southern Colonies
Life/ Economy

13. Southern Colonies Vocabulary Tidewater
The location of plantations that was flat and low lying along the seacoast. (made trading easier)
Tidewater
Land west of Tidewater that is hilly. Families here had small farms with zero to a few slaves.
Backcountry
Southern Colonies
Vocabulary

14. Vocab Southern Colonies Overseers
- Bosses hired to keep slaves working on Plantations
Slave Code
- Strict rules to govern the behavior and punishment of slaves.
Southern Colonies
Vocab