FOA

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FOA

• So far, weve discussed two of the three colonial
  regions (South Middle) and youve researched
  the New England colonies. Based on what youve
  found, which one of the three regions would you
  have wanted to settle in and live in if you had
  lived back then? Why?

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New England Colonies

• SOL 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

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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.

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New England Resources

• Natural Resources timber, FISH, deep harbors
• Human Resources skill craftsmen, shopkeepers,
  SHIPBUILDERS

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Craftsmen and Shopkeepers
Blacksmith
Peddler
Master Cooper
Shoemaker
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New England Geography and Climate

• Appalachian Mountains, Boston Harbor, hilly
  terrain, ROCKY soil, jagged coastline.
• Moderate summers, COLD winters

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The Boston Harbor
Boston Harbor Today
The Boston Tea Party
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New England Specialization

• Fishing, Shipbuilding, industry, and NAVAL
  supplies.

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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

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New England Social/Political Life

• Village and CHURCH as center of life.
• Religious reformers and SEPARATISTS.

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New England Civic Life

• TOWN MEETINGS