New Englan

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• New Hampshire• Massachusetts• Rhode Island• Connecticut

Colonies

Geography/Location

• Thin, rocky layer of dirt

• Forests and mountains

• Climate went from warm to very cold

• Farming was difficult

Land Characteristics

• Climate-Long harsh winters and short summers-short growing season

• Mountainous• The soil was very rocky and thin (not deep),

which was not good for farming• Direct access to waterways

Resources• Wheat• Oats• Peas• Lumber

• Fish – mainly Cod fish• Whales

Industries• Fishing

• Shipbuilding• Whaling

• Exported lumber and fish to EuropeThese industries were possible due

to the harbors and ports in the

area.

Triangular Trade

New England

West Indies Africa

Dropped off: molassesPicked up: rum

Dropped off: rumPicked up: slaves

Dropped off: slavesPicked up: molasses

The products of New England were often

traded to other places. These

are the shipping routes between North America,

Europe, and Africa.

People• Puritans /Pilgrims– English

colonists who settled in the New England colonial region

and wanted to form communities where they could

follow the rules of the Bible and serve their God.

• Sailors – hunted whales and fished

• Shipbuilders – used wood provided from the thick forests

to build ships

What do you notice about the city and environment?

Boston

• Largest City for Trade• Boston Harbor for Shipping and Trading• Pivotal City in History We will learn later

Education• Every town with more

than 50 people had to have a school.

• Had more schools than the other colonies would eventually have.

• Harvard was the first university in the colonies.

Roles• Apprentice• Artisan• Industry workers• Women

Artisans• People who were skilled at

making things by hand, like silver spoons or wooden chairs.

• Liked the big cities as there were more customers in a city

• Attracted by the free market economy-which means people could buy and sell what they wanted. Artisans worked as craftsmen in towns and on plantations.

• They learned their craft by first working as apprentices.

Women

• Ran the store• Took care of the home• If the family was wealthy, they entertained

and maintained the social status of the family.• Children were sent to school or private tutors

if you were wealthy.

Apprentice

• Someone who studies with a master to learn a new skill or business

• Boys learned shoemaking, printing or bookmaking

• Girls learned how to spin thread and weave cloth.