th Monday, September 11 Warm Up! Explain why Georgia was considered a buffer colony? YOU NEED YOUR TEXTBOOK! LEARNING INTENTION: Life in the Colonies SUCCESS CRITERIA: qi can compare the different colonial regions. qi can compare the economies of the regions.
You have 5 min. to list the colonies in each of the regions. Use your map in the front of your notebook OR your textbook!
The Colonies in this Region. New England Colonies Middle Colonies Southern Colonies Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia Climate Geographic features Economy/ Industries Types of farming Diversity in population Labor Force How did slavery impact each region?
Let s Read Commercial New England
The Colonies in this Region. Climate Geographic features Economy/ Industries Types of farming New England Colonies Middle Colonies Southern Colonies Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire Long winters Thin, rocky soil Forests small businesses, town mills, Large towns had skilled craftspeople & Ship Building coastal cities colonial shipping trade Fishing subsistence farming meet family needs Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia Diversity in population Labor Force How did slavery impact each region? Most from England Children helped on farms, Everyone in the family works
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Let s Read The Middle Colonies
The Colonies in this Region. New England Colonies Middle Colonies Southern Colonies Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia Climate Geographic features Economy/ Industries Long winters Thin, rocky soil Forests small businesses, town mills, skilled craftspeople & Ship building coastal cities colonial shipping trade Fishing Milder climate than New England fertile soil Farming Home-based crafts Lumber mills, mines, ironworks, smallscale manufacturing Types of farming Diversity in population Labor Force How did slavery impact each region? subsistence farming meet family needs Most from England Children helped on farms, Everyone in the family works Larger farms and produced bidder harvest than New England Cash crops English, Scotch-Irish, German, Dutch, and Swedish settlers Larger farms will need more workers.
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Let s Read Life in the Southern Colonies
The Colonies in this Region. New England Colonies Middle Colonies Southern Colonies Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia Climate Geographic features Economy/ Industries Long winters Thin, rocky soil Forests small businesses, town mills, skilled craftspeople & Ship building coastal cities colonial shipping trade Fishing Milder climate than New England fertile soil Farming Home-based crafts Lumber mills, mines, ironworks, smallscale manufacturing Warm climate, rich soil Large scale farming, Cash Crops Tobacco and Rice Little industry developed here London Merchants managed the Southern trade Types of farming Diversity in population subsistence farming meet family needs Most from England Larger farms and produced bidder harvest than New England Cash crops English, Scotch-Irish, German, Dutch, and Swedish settlers Large scale farming on large plantations in the Tidewater region. The backcountry grew corn and tobacco on small family farms English Labor Force How did slavery impact each region? Children helped on farms, Everyone in the family works Larger farms will need more workers. Large plantations - run likes a small village Slaves were used in this region on a large scale
Exit Ticket Explain the difference of farming in each of the 3 regions.