life in colonial america part 1 2
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By:Lindsay Arnold
LIFE IN COLONIAL AMERICA
New England Colonies: RI, CT, MA, NH
Middle Colonies: DE, PA, NY, NJSouthern Colonies: MD, VA, NC, SC, GA
THE 13 COLONIES
"13 colonies in 1775 (large)" May 2006, Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike.
Colonists in New England made a living by: Shipbuilding Fishing Whaling
ECONOMY IN THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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Shipbuilding Used for trade Sold to fishermen
Fishing Used for food Sold to European countries.
Whaling Used whale oil for various items
Ex: Soap and Candles
ECONOMY IN THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
CONTINUED
Agricultural
Industrial
ECONOMY IN THE MIDDLE COLONIES
Agricultural Land much more fertile Grew a lot of wheat
Turned some wheat into flour Grew corn, some fruits and vegetables
ECONOMY IN THE MIDDLE COLONIES CONTINUED
Industrial Produced iron ore
Made products like: nails, tools, plows
Produced textiles (cloth) and paper
Items made were used for the colonies and England
ECONOMY IN THE MIDDLE COLONIES CONTINUED
Mainly Agricultural
Slaves and indentured servants played big role
ECONOMY IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIES
AgricultureTobacco CottonSome rice and indigo
These “cash crops” grow only in warm climates
ECONOMY IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIES CONTINUED
Cash cropsA crop which is grown for profitCotton and tobacco biggest cash crops
Indigo was another major cash cropDeep purple-blue colorUsed as a dye for clothes, etc.
ECONOMY IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIES CONTINUED
Tobacco as a cash cropBrought to Virginia by John RolfeGrew well in the southern climateColonists mass produced tobacco
Became very popularBrought in a lot of money
ECONOMY IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIES CONTINUED
Cotton as a cash cropBrought to colonies from West Indies
Very little cotton in colonies originally
Large plantations built to grow cotton
Needed to be hand picked from plant
ECONOMY IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIES CONTINUED
Plantations were in need of workersLower class Caucasians were indentured servantsPaid to work for number of years
Not enough lower class colonists to work
EMERGING LABOR FORCE
José Reynaldo da Fonseca, "Plantação de algodã", Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike.
Dutch traders brought Africans to workFirst came to Jamestown, VA
The Africans were called slavesConsidered property of their ownerHad to work for free
EMERGING LABOR FORCE CONTINUED
Slaves lived on the plantationsWere given food, clothing, and shelter
Most lived in the southMid 1700s, approximately 200,000 slaves were in U.S.(IBM World Book)
EMERGING LABOR FORCE CONTINUED
Not many slaves in the North
Not as many big plantationsWere used more as servants for wealthy
North and South would soon disagree about slavery
EMERGING LABOR FORCE CONTINUED
Okinawa Soba, “In a Cotton Field of South Carolina”, August 2008. Creative Commons Share Alike
Works Cited
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JOSÉ REYNALDO DA FONSECA, "PLANTAÇÃO DE ALGODÃ", CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION SHARE ALIKE
OKINAWA SOBA, “IN A COTTON FIELD OF SOUTH CAROLINA”, AUGUST 2008. CREATIVE COMMONS SHARE ALIKE
BEGINNING OF SLAVERY, CLAWTER GENEALOGY RESEARCH CENTER. ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA, IBM 1999 WORLD BOOK. WEB. 28 FEB. 2011. COLONIES." LAUGHTER