Directions n Take out guided Reading Questions n

Directions n Take out guided Reading Questions n As a group you will discuss and answer the questions for each document on the chart. n Each member at the group MUST take a turn being the scribe.

Three Colonial Regions

4. Explain what the Triangular Trade was and its’ significance to the colonies 5. What is a cavalier? Where did they live?

The New England Colonies n n Massachusetts Rhode Island New Hampshire Connecticut

The Middles Colonies n n New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware

The Southern Colonies n n n Maryland Virginia South Carolina North Carolina Georgia

Geography n New England Colonies Cold weather, rocky terrain limited farming ¨ Boston and Newport develop ¨ n Middle Colonies More suitable soil than in NE, led to wheat as a staple crop ¨ Philadelphia and NYC develop as major cities ¨ n Southern Colonies Climate lends itself to large-scale agriculture ¨ Dependence on slave labor, SC pop. over 50% slave ¨ Charlestown develops ¨

Social Life n New England Colonies ¨ ¨ ¨ n Middle Colonies ¨ ¨ n Multiple religious groups = DIVERSITY Religious toleration Flexible social structure Middle Class Southern Colonies ¨ ¨ n Based on religious standing Intolerant of dissenters Strong belief in the values of hard work and thrift Based on family status and ownership of land Large land owners of eastern lowlands (cavaliers) dominate society Maintained allegiance with Church of England Inland areas society = small subsistence farmers, hunters, ad traders of Scots-Irish and English decent Common Characteristics ¨ Belief in private ownership of property and free enterprise

Religion n New England Colonies Religious Intolerance ¨ Puritans- Massachusetts Bay ¨ n oligarchy Separatists- Plymouth Middle Colonies Religious Tolerance ¨ Quakers=PA, Huguenots &Jews=NY, Presbyterians=NJ ¨ n Southern Colonies Anglicans ¨ Government support of the church ¨

Government n New England Colonies Town Meetings ¨ Direct Democracy ¨ Religion ¨ n Middle Colonies Market towns ¨ Basic Rights of Englishmen ¨ Self-government ¨ Elected legislature ¨ n Southern Colonies Organized into Counties ¨ Representative Government = House of Burgesses ¨ Planter Class controlled GOVT ¨ Strong ties with GB ¨

Economy n New England Colonies ¨ ¨ ¨ n Shipbuilding Fishing lumbering Subsistence Farming Later manufacturing Middle Colonies Shipbuilding ¨ Small scale farming =Bread Basket ¨ Trading ¨ Commercial centers/seaports = NY and Philly ¨ n Southern Colonies ¨ Agriculture n n ¨ Large Plantations and Small Farms Tobacco, Cotton, Rice, Indigo, Grains Slavery

Triangular Trade Europeans use slave labor to produce in New World, sell goods in Europe, trade goods for slaves in Africa, and repeat