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The Thirteen Colonies

Thirteen Colonies

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Preview Vocabulary Economy: the way in which the people of an area use the resources around them. Proprietor: A person who owned and controlled all Land in a colony. Cash Crop : a crop that people grow and sell to earn money. Plantation : a very big farm.

Life in the Colonies Three Regions 1. New England 2. Middle Colonies 3. Southern Colonies

New England • Settled by a religious group known as the Puritans Their religion shaped people’s lives and the government

Puritans • Everyone had to go to church • Only men who were church members could vote or serve in town government

Many New Englanders were farmers however, the ocean also shaped the region's economy.

Fishing and shipbuilding brought many craftspeople and businesses to coastal towns and cities

Farming • • Rye Corn Barley Wheat Apples Cattle Sheep

The Middle Colonies • Most of the colonies were ruled by a proprietor • Strong farming economy • New York and Philadelphia were the centers of shipping, trade, and culture

Daily Life and Culture in the Middle Colonies Farms: Boys helped plant and harvest crops Girls cooked, sewed and did housework

City Life in the Middle Colonies • People owned businesses • Worked as shopkeepers, craftspeople or laborers • Children learned a job or craft

Science and Technology • Bifocal glasses • Fireplace Check: How did the strong farming economy of the Middle colonies help some cities grow larger?

Farming • • • Wheat Oats Corn Barley Potatoes Hay Peaches Apples farm animals

Fishing • Cod • Mackerel • Whales

The Southern Colonies • The good soil and warm weather were perfect for growing cash crops Tobacco Rice Indigo

Southern Colonies Most southern farms were small however, wealthy southerners grew large amounts of cash crops on plantations

Workers who lived on the farm raised crops. Most plantation workers were servants or enslaved Africans Check: Why was the south perfect for growing cash crops?

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New England Middle Colonies Southern Colonies

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