American History

Thursday, September 27th

 Warm Up
The Answer Is.

COLONIST
 Today in History
1781 The Battle of Yorktown begins, a 3 week
siege on British General Cornwalliss troops,
that ultimately resulted in American
Independence.
1918 British Private Henry Tandey encounters
a wounded German soldier during the battle for
Marcoing, France, but didnt shoot since the
Germans were retreating. Allegedly, it was 29-
year old Adolf Hitler.
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Livelihood of the Colonies
90 % of all colonists depending on
farming for what they needed to survive.
Clearing land
Building house and furniture
Making tools
Growing crops and vegetables
Preserving food for winter
Making clothing
New England
 New England
Least suited for agriculture:
long winters
Short growing season
Rocky terrain
Poor soil
 New England
Food Sources:
Corn (main crop), wheat, rye, etc.
Fruits
Vegetables
Chickens, pigs and cows
Middle Colonies
 Middle Colonies
The Bread colonies
Grew a lot of grain
wheat, corn, barley and oats
Exported food out of abundant crops
Grew fruit, vegetables and had
livestock.
 Southern Colonies
Abundant agriculture
Warm temperatures, fertile soil and a
long growing season
Mostly family operated, but saw rise of
plantations as cash crops became more
profitable.
 Southern Colonies
Tobacco Maryland, Virginia and North
Carolina
Indigo South Carolina and Georgia
Silk South Carolina
Rice Georgia and South Carolina
 Colonial Industry
Each colony had its own natural
resources that they benefited from:
New England mills from water
wheels, trading and fishing
Middle waterways and harbors,
minerals, animals and fishing
Southern minerals and agriculture
 Lumbar
New England lumbar for houses, ships
and furniture
Middle lumbar for houses, ships and
furniture
Southern lumbar, resin, pitch, tar and
turpentine
 Shipbuilding
Successful along coastal areas and led to
the American colonies producing a great
number of ships for trading.
 Fishing
Primarily in New England
Mackerel, herring, halibut, cod, as well
as harvesting oysters and lobsters.
Fish were dried and shipped all over the
world.
Middle and Southern colonies, Europe
and the West Indies
 Whaling
Demand for whale bones, oil and meat
were high.
Whaling
 Fur Trading
Furs would be traded for with the Native
Americans in exchange for blankets,
ammunition and other goods.
The furs were high in demand in Europe
among the wealthy.
 Other Industries
Ironworks
Textiles
Blacksmiths
Leather workers
Millers
 Trading
Trading and movement of goods was
primarily by water and with England and
other parts of Europe.
Triangular route
 England & the Colonies
Mercantilism Colonies only exist for
the good of the mother country
American colonies shouldnt compete
with England financially
America ignored this and continued to
do what was best for themselves.