new england colonies sol usi.5b: the student will demonstrate knowledge of the factors that shaped...
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New England ColoniesSOL USI.5b: The student will demonstrate
knowledge of the factors that shaped colonial America by: b) describing life in the New
England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern Colonies, with emphasis on how people
interacted with their environment to produce goods and services, including examples of
specialization and interdependence
Colonial Life
• Life in the colonies reflected GEOGRAPHICAL features of the settlements.
• ECONOMIC specialization and interdependence existed in the production of goods and services in the colonies.
New England Resources:
• Natural Resources: timber, FISH, deep harbors
• Human Resources: skill craftsmen, shopkeepers, SHIPBUILDERS
Craftsmen and ShopkeepersBlacksmith Peddler
Master Cooper Shoemaker
New England Geography and Climate
• Appalachian Mountains, Boston Harbor, hilly terrain, ROCKY soil, jagged coastline.
• Moderate summers, COLD winters
The Boston Harbor
Boston Harbor Today The Boston Tea Party
New England Specialization
• Fishing, Shipbuilding, industry, and NAVAL supplies.
New England Colonies: Examples of Interdependence
• New England depended on the SOUTHERN Colonies for raw materials such as cotton
• New England depended on the MIDDLE Colonies for grain and livestock
New England Social/Political Life
• Village and CHURCH as center of life.
• Religious reformers and SEPARATISTS.
New England Civic Life
• TOWN MEETINGS