1. Colonial Culture Life in the Colonies, 1607 – 1776

2. New England Colonies

3. Geography Every colony had access to the coast Short growing season
Harsh winters/cold climate
Hard/rocky soil
Large forests

4. Mayflower Compact – 1st doc of self-gov’t Fundamental Orders of CT – 1st constitution

5. Subsistence Farming: depend on children for labor Small business: craftspeople Shipbuilding & fishing

11. Middle Colonies

12. Geography Every colony had access to the coast Moderate growing season
Mild winters/warm summers
Fertile soil good for farming
Large forests
Iron ore mined in the mountains

14. Nicknamed the “Bread Basket”
Wheat & livestock shipped to NYC and Philadelphia

16. Small scale manufacturing
Woodworking/sawyer
Candle-making
Textiles
Blacksmith

19. Most ethnically (nationalities) diverse colonies Treated most people as equals

21. Southern Colonies

22. Geography Long growing season Hot climate Flat land & good soil
Many rivers to transport crops
Every colony on the coast

23. VA House of Burgesses - 1st rep. assembly

24. Cash crops- tobacco, rice, indigo Farmers

32. Labor Source Indentured servants
Easy availability of land
Limit immigrant workers
Hiring workers becomes difficult
Indentured servants
Slaves (by 1700, legal in all colonies)
- Labor under contract

33. Not all colonists believed in slavery
Labor Source
Slaves were brought to American on the Middle Passage of the triangular trade route
Slave codes were passed to control slaves (ex: making it illegal to teach them to read)
Not all colonists believed in slavery