Colonial America/Week 1
New England Colonies Notes edit
Resources edit
- Natural: Timber, Fish, and Wide, deep Rivers
- Human: Ship Builders, Artisans, and Fisherman
- Capital: Metal tools and equipment and Buildings providing service.
Specialization edit
What are they really good at? Basically Specialization here means What the New England Colonies Produced.
- Fishing
- Shipbuilding
- Metal, tools, and equipment
- Naval supplies
Geography edit
- Appalachian Mountains, hilly terrain, rocky soil, jagged coastline, and Boston Harbor.
What was the climate like? edit
New England Summers are neither very cold or very hot, but are relatively short.
New England Winters, on the other hand, are known for being long with a great deal of snow.
Social/Political Life edit
This is where New Englanders interacted with other people.
- The centers of life were Churches and Villages.
- There were many religious reformers and separatists (Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay)
- Political and civic (community) issues were discussed in Town Halls and Town Meetings.
Interdependence edit
Things New England could not produce for themselves and got from other colonial regions.
Mid Atlantic Colonies edit
Livestock and Grain.
Southern Colonies edit
Cottons, Tobacco, Rice, Indigo. Also for wooden products like lumber, tar, and pitch.
The Mid Atlantic Colonies edit
Resources edit
- Natural: Rich, fertile, farm land and Rivers.
- Human: Unskilled/Skilled Workers and Fisherman
- Capital: Tools and Buildings
Specialization edit
- Grain
- Livestock
- Fish
Geography edit
Appalachian Mountains, coastal lowlands, harbors and bays, wide and deep rivers.
What was the climate like? edit
Moderate and Mild summers and winters.
Social/Political Life edit
(Where Mid Atlantic Colonists interacted with other people)
- People lived in villages and cities
- Lifestyles were varied and diverse
- Religions were also diverse.
- Political and civic (community) issues were discussed in market towns.
Interdependence edit
Things the Mid Atlantic could not produce for themselves and got from other colonial regions.
New England Colonies edit
Metal tools and farming equipment.
Southern Colonies edit
Tobacco, Rice, Indigo, Cotton, and forest products such as lumber, tar, and pitch.
The Southern Colonies edit
Resources edit
- Natural: Fertile Farmlands, Rivers, and Harbors.
- Human: Slaves, Farmers
- Capital: Tools and buildings
Specialization edit
- Tobacco
- Rice
- Cotton
- Indigo
- Lumber Products: Lumber, Tar and Pitch.
Geography edit
Appalachian Mountains, Piedmont, Atlantic Coastal Plain, good harbors and rivers.
What was the climate like? edit
Summers: Hot and Humid Winters: Mild; Little-Very Little Snow
Social/Political Life edit
- People lived in Mansions on Plantations.
- Large landowners relied on slaves and indentured servants for labors.
- The Southern region had fewer Schools and fewer cities.
- The colonists belonged to the Church of England.
- Political and civic (community) issues were discussed in the local county seat.
Interdependence edit
Things the Southern Colonies could not produce for themselves and got from other colonial regions.
New England Colonies edit
Metal tools and equipment.
Mid Atlantic Colonies edit
Livestock and Grain.