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I can analyze the English settlement of New England, Mid- Atlantic and Southern Colonies
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Notes on Economy of Colonies Document Examinations Warm –Up In your table group explain the impact of the Colombian Exchange on both Europe and America.
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Agriculture Subsistence Crops Crops that colonies grew to survive. Mostly in New England Potatoes and corn Cash Crops Crops sold for profit WHEAT – New England TOBACCO – Chesapeake (Maryland and Virginia) RICE & INDIGO Southern Colonies
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Labor Contract Labor Indentured Servants Landless Europeans who contracted to work in American Colonies for 5-7 years, thus gaining freedom and hopefully land. Redemptioners – Indentured Servants who migrated as a family Headright System Land given to colonist and potential settlers 50 acres Investors were given headrights for indentured servants Involuntary Servitude Slave Trade Bacons’ Rebellion caused and increase in slave trade. Mostly for tobacco plantations Legal Status Slavery based on race Working Conditions Less harsh than West Indies Encouraged women and children Transferral of Culture 1 st thought as clans with ties to language and traditions Later developed African American Slave culture
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Industry Local Craft Societies Artisan crafts with apprentices Butchers Innkeepers Silversmiths Carpenters Bakers Fishing New England ports sold cod, mackerel to Sugar Islands and South Europe. Shipbuilding Navigation Acts allowed Colonies to build and own trading vessels Navel Stores Port cities- New York Boston Charleston Philadelphia Newport
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Commerce Problems Navigation Acts Trade with only England Smuggling Trade with Dutch and others Scarcity of Specie Barter of Wampum Trade with Iroquois Trade with both England and France to keep peace Paper Money Bills of exchange Unfavorable balance of trade Raw Materials for Finished Goods
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Commerce Prospects Good Natural Harbors Philadelphia Boston Charleston How does Geography play a role in Economics See map of Immigrant groups in Colonial America Triangle Trade Routes See map of Triangular Trade Exports in Demand Tobacco Indigo Rice Wheat – Flour Fish Lumber Rum Favorable Balance of Trade with West Indies To: Flour – wheat lumber Manufactured goods FROM Bills of Exchange Molasses Sugar
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Document Analysis 1.. Mayflower Compact 2. Virginia Charter 3. Frames of Government for Pennsylvania 4. Maryland Toleration Act 5. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 6. A Model of Christian Charity Read each document in pairs. Summarize the document Give the significance of the document Then…… Document Name SummarySignificance Mayflower Compact
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Next time: Colonial life in the colonies Quaker/Puritan charts What Document had the most significant impact on the American Colonies? 4 – Advanced argument: Contains the elements of #3, then gives an analysis or opinion for each conclusion. While____________ had an impact of__________ /(document) had the greatest impact because________ due to the fact of__________ 1 … therefore….. 2 ….due to the fact…. 3….this led to 3 – Proficient argument: (Concession rebuttal ) While____________ had an impact of__________ /(document) had the greatest impact because 1 2 3 And explains why better than other document 2 – Basic argument: ________had the most impact because; 1 2 3 1 – Does not significantly explain what document had the greatest impact NOTE- If you are going to quote directly from the document use only 5-7 words from the document in quotations.
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