What does the term
interdepedence mean?
dependence between two or more people, groups, or things. Example, how the colonies were able to get things they could not produce/ they trade to get what they needed.
What is the geography and climate of the
Southern Colonies?
Geography-Appalachian Mts.,-Piedmont,-Atlantic coastal Plain,-good harbors & rivers
Climate-Humid-mild winters & hot summers
What did the Southern colonies
specialize in?
•Tobacco,•cotton,•indigo,•wood products•rice
What is the social and civic life of the Southern
Colonies?
Social• Plantations
(slavery),• mansions,• indentured
servants,• few cities, few
schools• Church of England
Civic
•Counties
What did the Southern
Colonies get from the New England
Colonies?
•The Southern colonies depended on the New England colonies for manufactured goods, including tools and equipment
Name the regions and the
colonies that are located in
them
New England• New Hampshire• Massachusetts• Connecticut• Rhode IslandMid-Atlantic•New York•New Jersey•Delaware•Pennsylvania
Southern•Maryland•Virginia•North Carolina•South Carolina•Georgia
What are the human and
natural resources of the Southern
Colonies?
Human• farmers• enslaved
African Americans
• Indentured servants
Natural-fertile land,-rivers, -harbors
What is the social and civic life of
the New England Colonies?
Social • Village and
church as center of life
• Religious reformers and separatists
Civic • Town Meetings
What is the geography and climate of the New England
colonies?
Geography• Appalachian
Mountains,• Boston harbor,• hilly terrain,• rocky soil,• jagged
coastline
Climate• Moderate
summers,• cold winters
What are the human and
natural resources of the New
England Colonies?
Human• Skilled
craftsmen• shopkeepers,• Shipbuilders
Natural
• Timber• Fish• deep harbors
What did the New England
Colonies specialize in?
•Fishing,•shipbuilding,•industry, •Naval supplies
What did the New England Colonies
get from the Southern
Colonies?
•depended on the Southern colonies for raw materials such as cotton, tobacco, & indigo
What did the New England Colonies get from the Mid-
Atlantic Colonies?
•Middle Colonies for grain and livestock.
Why did the Separatists establish
Plymouth?
•Plymouth colony was settled by separatists from the Church of England who wanted to avoid religious persecution
Who & Why was
Massachusetts Bay Colony established?
•Puritans•wanted to avoid religious persecution
Who & why was settled
Pennsylvania?
•Quakers•wanted to have freedom to practice their faith without interference
Who & Why did the
debtors start Georgia?
•People who had been in debtor’s prisons in England.
•They hoped to experience a new life in the colony
•To experience economic freedom and a new life in the New World.
Why did people settle in the 13
English colonies? (2)
•Colonies in North America were established for religious and economic reasons
Why was Roanoke
Island established?
•Economic venture &
nicknamed the “Lost Colony”
Why was Jamestown
settled?
•Economic venture by the Virginia Company of London in 1607.
• It is the 1st permanent settlement in the North America
Who settled Plymouth Colony?
•separatists from the Church of England
•What is the geography and climate of the Mid-Atlantic colonies?
Geography• Appalachian
Mts.• Coastal
lowlands• Harbors &
bays
Climate•Moderate winters
•Mild summers
•What are the natural & human resources of the Mid-Atlantic colonies?
Human•Unskilled and skilled workers
Fisherman
Natural
•Rich farmland
•rivers
What did the Mid-Atlantic colonies specialize in? (3)
•Livestock•Grain•Fish
•What is the social and civic life of the Mid-Atlantic colonies?
Social• Varied and
diverse lifestyles
• Diverse religions
Civic• Market
Towns
•Describe women in colonial America
•Worked as caretakers, houseworkers, & homemakers
•Cannot vote•Had few chances for an education
Describe free African Americans in colonial America
-Were able to own land-had more economic freedom and could work for pay and decide how to spend their money.-not allowed to vote.
Describe enslaved African
Americans in Colonial America
-captured in Africa sold to slave traders, shipped to colonies & sold.-owned as property for life with no rights.-born into slavery (children are slaves).
Describe artisans in
colonial America
-worked as craftsmen in towns & on plantations.-lived in small villages & cities.
Describe farmers in colonial America
-worked the land according to the region.-relied on family members for labor.
Describe indentured servants in
Colonial America
• Consisted of men and women who did not have money for passage to the colonies & who agreed to work w/o pay for the person who paid for their passage.
• Were free at the end of their contract.
Describe large landowners in
Colonial America
-lived predominately in the South.-relied on indentured servants &/or slaves for work.-were educated in some cases-had rich culture