1. The 13 English Colonies
Life in the Colonies

2. Objectives What life was like in the New England Colonies
What life was like in the Middle Colonies
What life was like in the Southern Colonies

3. New England Colonies (1 of 2)
Economy:
Farming
Subsistence Farming
Fishing
Export and Import of Fish
Tree Harvesting
For ships
Ship Building
Triangular Trade Route

4. New England Colonies (2 of 2)
Schools
Set up schools
Public education in Massachusetts
Community
The town was the center of the community
Family life was important
Religion formed the fabric of society

6. Middle Colonies (1 of 2) Economy Farming Urban development
Know as the bread basket colonies
Cash crops
Urban development
Cities grow quickly
Especially if it was a port city

7. Middle Colonies (2 of 2) Community Education
Different ethnic backgrounds
Many religions
Many different traditions
German barn raisings
Education
No public schools
Apprentice training

8. Southern Colonies Economy Community Based on farms Very Isolated
Plantations
Small farms
Cash crops
Needed slaves/slave trades
Community
Very Isolated
No major urban centers

9. Review What was the economy like in the
New England colonies?
Middle colonies
Soother colonies
What were the communities like in the:
New England colonies
Southern colonies

10. What you have learned today
What life was like in the New England Colonies
What life was like in the Middle Colonies
What life was like in the Southern Colonies

11. Assignment

12. Activity
Using a Graphic Organizer, compare and contrast farming attributes between the colonies.