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Economy in New England, Middle and Southern Colonies

I can analyze the English settlement of New England, Mid-Atlantic and Southern Colonies. Economy in New England, Middle and Southern Colonies. Notes on Economy of Colonies Document Examinations. Warm –Up

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Economy in New England, Middle and Southern Colonies

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  1. I can analyze the English settlement of New England, Mid-Atlantic and Southern Colonies Economy in New England, Middle and Southern Colonies

  2. 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. I can analyze the English settlement of New England, Mid-Atlantic and Southern Colonies

  3. 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 I can analyze the English settlement of New England, Mid-Atlantic and Southern Colonies

  4. 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 1st thought as clans with ties to language and traditions Later developed African American Slave culture I can analyze the English settlement of New England, Mid-Atlantic and Southern Colonies

  5. 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 I can analyze the English settlement of New England, Mid-Atlantic and Southern Colonies

  6. 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 I can analyze the English settlement of New England, Mid-Atlantic and Southern Colonies

  7. 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 I can analyze the English settlement of New England, Mid-Atlantic and Southern Colonies

  8. Document Analysis . Mayflower Compact Virginia Charter Frames of Government for Pennsylvania Maryland Toleration Act Fundamental Orders of Connecticut A Model of Christian Charity • Read each document in pairs. • Summarize the document • Give the significance of the document Then…… I can analyze the English settlement of New England, Mid-Atlantic and Southern Colonies

  9. 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. I can analyze the English settlement of New England, Mid-Atlantic and Southern Colonies

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