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13 British Colonies : 

13 British Colonies New England Colonies Middle Colonies Southern Colonies

13 Independent Colonies : 

13 Independent Colonies Communication difficulties Religious differences Reasons for settlement NO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

Government : 

Government Monarch Parliament Proprietor Governor Colonists Provincial Council General Assembly

New England Colonies : 

New England Colonies Massachusetts New Hampshire Connecticut Rhode Island

Settlers : 

Settlers Originally settled by Puritans Reason : religious freedom (for Puritans) From England Mayflower Compact – first self-government charter Better cooperation with Indians

Is it easy to farm with… : 

Is it easy to farm with… Thin, stony soil Uneven land (hills, mountains) – Appalachian Mountains separated the 13 Colonies from the rest of the continent and stretched from the New England to Southern Colonies. Long winters ? New England had to find other ways to get food and make money other than farming.

How could New Englanders survive : 

How could New Englanders survive ?

Survival : 

Survival grew most of their own food, but the soil was too thin and rocky to grow cash crops. Cash crops: crops that can be produced in large amounts and sold for money. Produced most of their own supplies - subsistence farming. had to buy cloth and tools and most of their luxury items from England. shipped rum, tools, and lumber

Economy: How they made money in New England : 

Economy: How they made money in New England Fishing Shipbuilding

Triangular Trade Routes : 

Triangular Trade Routes

Middle Colonies : 

Middle Colonies New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware

“Breadbasket Colonies” : 

“Breadbasket Colonies” Excellent farming resources Rich, fertile soil Good growing season

Settlers : 

Settlers Originally settled by Quakers Radical religious group Poor people who were not accepted by mainstream society From Germany, Switzerland, Holland

What did they grow? : 

What did they grow? Fruits Vegetables Livestock Grain Wheat

Germans in Pennsylvania : 

Germans in Pennsylvania Germans in PA were excellent craftsman: Iron workers Glass makers Furniture Kitchenware

Mills : 

Mills Mills: machines that processed materials such as grain. Some mills were run by wind or animal power, but most were run by water power.

Trading in the Middle Colonies : 

Trading in the Middle Colonies Major Seaports: New York Philadelphia Annapolis Merchant Class develops

Southern Colonies : 

Southern Colonies Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia

Settlers : 

Settlers Cavaliers: controlled political and economic power - ARISTOCRACY Became the upper, rich class Wealthy land owners Backcountry: Appalachian Valley – Scots, Irish families

Economy: How did they make money in the South? : 

Economy: How did they make money in the South? Plantation economy Plantations: large farms that can grow cash crops. Traded with Europe

Southern Crops : 

Southern Crops Rice Indigo Tobacco

Plantation Farming : 

Plantation Farming Soil was good for growing certain warm weather crops Longer growing season Weather was warmer than in the North Depended on SLAVES for labor: they did all of the work on the plantations.

Slavery in the South : 

Slavery in the South The more slaves a plantation owner had, the more money he could make. Slavery becomes permanent and hereditary