Ms.

Geibert 8th Grade US History

New England/Northern Culture

Land not suited for farming, rocky,

farms small Towns built around common field Lived close together
Roads
Indian protection

Women worked as moms, farmers, and

in churches Slavery legal, but more free blacks lived in NE colonies Education = grammar school for boys

Middle Colonies Culture

Melting Pot = different groups settled

together Slavery legal until Revolutionary War Did not need as many slaves for wheat and other crops Movement to free slaves began by Quakers in 1688 in Penn Equality between men and women

Southern Colonies Culture

Plantations were self-sufficient, creating small towns

Education took place on the plantations

Women maintained the plantations, supervised

domestic slaves, and took care of the sick Slaves had no rights, could be taken away from family, planter owned a slaves children Slaves would run away, damage equipment, or revolt Hardly any slaves were free in the south

New England/Northern Economy

Fishing, Whaling & Shipbuilding = $$

Worked at appetencies
Triangular Trade

Middle Colonies Economy

Farming = wheat, barley, oats, rye, and grains
Cash crops = crops to be sold Breadbasket colonies = exported wheat and grain

Trade on the coast = timber & fur

Manufacturing = making of goods

Southern Colonies Economy

Plantations = large farms
Relied on slavery Planters = plantation owners dominated society

Tenant farmers = workers on land owned by others

Traded with England Tobacco #1 crop Indigo and rice were popular

New England/Northern Government

English colonists had same rights as those living in

England Puritans only allowed other puritans to participate Colonial legislature = adult male who owned property and was a member of the Puritan church was able to vote for the governor and representatives to the General Court Fundamental Orders of Connecticut = all men (no matter what religion) who owned property were allowed to vote Rhode Island = Religion & Government separate

Middle Colonies Government

Proprietary Colonies = governor selected by the

proprietor approved by the crown

Colonists could be on council or serve as representatives

to an assembly

Town meetings allowed for local government control

Mixture of town and county government

Southern Colonies Government

Town meetings not practical since people lived far

away Counties governed themselves by sheriffs and justices of the peace Justices of the peace could judges cases, collect taxes, and providing roads Frequently planters were justices of the peace and were appointed by the government

New England/Northern Religion

Puritans religion was #1
Quakers spoke out and moved to Rhode Island Punishments severe Puritans declined in 1700s Great Awakening (1720-1750) encouraged personal

religious experiences

Middle Colonies Religion

Welcomed many religions
Religious toleration (except Jews in NY until 1750s) Religious groups ran schools

Southern Colonies Religion

Religion was not as popular
Church of England Came for economic reason, not religious