1. Life in Colonial America Chapter 2, Section 2 PART 1

2. Learning Goals: Explain the growth of population, agriculture, and trade in the colonies. Explain the growth of population, agriculture, and trade in the colonies. Describe the economic impact that slavery had in the Southern colonies. Describe the economic impact that slavery had in the Southern colonies. Identify the influence of religion and education on American culture. Identify the influence of religion and education on American culture. Discuss the growing tensions between the colonies and Great Britain over trade. Discuss the growing tensions between the colonies and Great Britain over trade. After reading this section, students will be able to:

3. Eastern Seaboard (a region boarding the sea) REMINDER: The 1 st permanent English settlement was at Jamestown, Virginia Plymouth, MA: Pilgrims Massachusetts Bay (Boston): Puritans Pennsylvania: Quakers Maryland: Catholics Georgia: debtors Write this

4. Commercial New England Long winters and thin, rocky soil in New England made large-scale farming difficult. Famers there generally produced just enough to meet the needs of their families, with little left over to sell or exchange. This kind of farming is called..... Subsistence farming Extra =SurplusExchange =Barter New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut Write this down

5. Shipbuilding (an important New England industry) The lumber for building ships came from the forests of New England. Write this down

6. Triangular trade

7. The Middle Passage

10. Slavers (A ship used for transporting slaves)

12. “Tight Packing”

13. Middle Colonies New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware Crops that could be sold easily in markets in the colonies and overseas were called.... cash crops Farmers sent shipments of wheat and livestock to busy port cities like... New York and Philadelphia The Middle Colonies attracted many German, Dutch, Swedish, and other non-English settlers. This gave the Middle Colonies a cultural diversity. Diversity means.... variety Write this down