1. Critical Thinking Question
Describe how important the landscape and the weather is to the way people live?

2. Regional Differences Introduction & New England
Unit 1

3. Distinct Colonial Regions Develop
England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Backcountry

4. Each Region’s Distinct Characteristics
New England
Long winters
Rocky soil
English Settlers

5. Each Region’s Distinct Characteristics
Middle Colonies
Shorter winters
Fertile Soil
Diverse European settlers

6. Each Region’s Distinct Characteristics
Southern Colonies
Warm climate
Good soil
Used enslaved Africans

7. Each Region’s Distinct Characteristics
The Backcountry
Climate and soil depended upon region
Settled by the Scots-Irish

8. Farms and Towns of New England
Subsistence Farming – only producing enough food to sustain one’s family
No Cash Crop

9. New England Fisherman
Rocky soil wasn’t good for farming, so the people turned to the ocean
New England happens to have some of the best fishing areas in the world

10. New England Trade
Triangular Trade

11. England Passes the Navigation Acts
Navigation Acts (Trying to ensuring Mercantilism)
All shipping had to be done with English Ships
Products could only be sold to England
European imports had to be inspected by English
English officials taxed goods not shipped to England
What is a result of the Navigation Acts?
Smuggling – Pirating!

12. Slaves in New England
Soil wasn’t good for farming therefore there were few slaves in the North
Cooks, servants, gardeners, etc.
Many bought their freedom
Freed slaves still weren’t treated as equals

13. Changes in Puritan Society
New England saw a Decline in the Puritan Religion . . .
Why?
Economic Success – material wealth
Other Religious Groups
Baptists & Angelicans
Political Changes
Mass. Became a Royal Charter
Religious Freedom was ordered for all.