Essential Questions How was the economy of colonial New England affected by its geographic location and environment? In what ways did the contributions of various socio-economic groups develop the colonial economy? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
•How was the economy of colonial New England affected by its geographic location and environment? •In what ways did the contributions of various socio-economic groups develop the colonial economy? •Although slaves in the North were fewer than the South, what key roles did slaves play in the development of the colonial economy? •How did imported goods shape the social identity of the elite? •In what ways was Salem’s economy part of a larger global economy?
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Essential Questions
•How was the economy of colonial New England affected by its geographic location and environment?
•In what ways did the contributions of various socio-economic groups develop the colonial economy?
•Although slaves in the North were fewer than the South, what key roles did slaves play in the development of the
colonial economy?
•How did imported goods shape the social identity of the elite?
•In what ways was Salem’s economy part of a larger global economy?
Moll's Codfish map (1719) by Herman Moll
The key to the engraving reads as follows: A View of a Stage & also of ye manner of Fishing for, Curing & Drying Cod at NEW FOUND LAND. A. The Habit of ye Fishermen. B. The Line. C. The manner of Fishing. D. The Dressers of ye Fish. E. The Trough into which they throw ye Cod when Dressed. F. Salt Boxes. G. The manner of Carrying ye Cod. H. The Cleansing ye Cod. I. A Press to extract ye Oyl from ye Cods Livers. K. Casks to receive ye Water and Blood that comes from ye Livers. L. Another Cask to receive ye Oyl. M. The manner of Drying ye Cod.
Map of New England (1729) by Herman Moll
Jones, Alice Hanson Wealth of a Nation to be: The American Colonies on the Eve of the Revolution New York: Colombia University Press, 1980, p. 48.
Economy New England
Middle Southern
What were the major products/exports?
Who helped
produce these
products?
How did the
economic activities reflect the geography
of the area?
Colonial Regions of America 1689 - 1754
New England Colonies
Mid-Atlantic Colonies
Southern Colonies
Colonial Trade Around 1750
Boston Evening Post April 19, 1736
Wikipedia Graphic for Triangle Trade
Boston Evening Post March 29, 1742
Boston Evening Post January 7, 1745
Crowninshield’s Wharf (1806), by George Ropes, Jr.
John Turner (1737) by John Smibert
Sea Captains Carousing in Surinam
c. 1758 by John Greenwood
Punch Bowl18th century, 1708–09
Sea Captains Carousing in Surinam
c. 1758 by John Greenwood
An Accurate Map of the West Indies (1740) by Emanuel Bowen
The brig Matilda carried goods from Connecticut to Martinique to feed sugar cane slaves in the Indies in 1795. Notable among the items on this manifest are 300 ropes of onions, listed third from the bottom, that were probably grown in Wethersfield, CT
