Tuesday October 23,2012Tuesday October 23,2012

Agree Disagree 1. The town Agree Agree Disagree 1. The town Agree DisagreeDisagree

____ ____ was the center ____ ________ ____ was the center ____ ____

of society in New England towns.of society in New England towns.

____ ____ 2. Many Africans ____ _________ ____ 2. Many Africans ____ _____Immigration in the 1700’s Immigration in the 1700’s

caused the demand for wheat to decrease. caused the demand for wheat to decrease.

Chapter Three: Colonial Ways of LifeChapter Three: Colonial Ways of LifeSection Two: New England and the Middle Section Two: New England and the Middle

ColoniesColonies

A. New England’s EconomyA. New England’s Economy Farming:Farming: produced mainly produced mainly corncorn, , some some wheatwheat and other and other vegetablesvegetables..

Also raised Also raised livestocklivestock..

The many good harbors allowed The many good harbors allowed fishing fishing and and whalingwhaling to become big industries. to become big industries.

WHAT PRODUCTS ARE USED FROM WHALES?WHAT PRODUCTS ARE USED FROM WHALES?

Many Many New EnglandersNew Englanders made a living made a living as as fishermenfishermen..

New England had many rivers to New England had many rivers to make make transporttransport easy. easy.

ForestsForests provided a source of provided a source of lumber.lumber.

The large lumber industry caused The large lumber industry caused the the shipbuilding industryshipbuilding industry to grow to grow. .

B. Life in New England TownsB. Life in New England Towns

The town was the The town was the center of societycenter of society. .

Land was not granted to Land was not granted to individualsindividuals, , but to but to groupsgroups of people who would of people who would start new start new communitiescommunities..

Town meetingsTown meetings were held to discuss were held to discuss problems and make decisionsproblems and make decisions..

This is another example of This is another example of democracydemocracy in in early America which helps early America which helps

lead to lead to

revolutionrevolution..

C. Trade and the rise of cities.C. Trade and the rise of cities.

Triangular TradeTriangular Trade

Chunk #2- Pg. 95. Read Chunk #2- Pg. 95. Read Triangular Triangular TradeTrade

Complete the Triangular Complete the Triangular Trade Trade

map that will be handed out map that will be handed out to to

you. you.

C. Trade and the rise of cities.C. Trade and the rise of cities.

Triangular TradeTriangular Trade

New England merchants would trade New England merchants would trade rumrum to British merchants in to British merchants in exchange for British goods.exchange for British goods.

New Englanders made New Englanders made sugar into sugar into rumrum and traded it with England for and traded it with England for English goodsEnglish goods. .

The English traded the The English traded the rumrum with with West Africans for West Africans for slavesslaves..

The The slavesslaves were transported to the were transported to the Caribbean and traded forCaribbean and traded for sugarsugar..

TradeTrade caused many merchants to caused many merchants to become become wealthy wealthy and and large cities large cities grewgrew..

New England Society:New England Society:

TOPTOP Wealthy merchantsWealthy merchants – –

controlled trade.controlled trade.

MIDDLEMIDDLE ArtisansArtisans- skilled workers.- skilled workers. Examples:Examples: carpenters, blacksmiths carpenters, blacksmiths

LOWER CLASSESLOWER CLASSES Unskilled workersUnskilled workers without property andwithout property and indentured indentured servantsservants and and AfricansAfricans. .

D. Society in the Middle D. Society in the Middle ColoniesColonies

WheatWheat was the main crop. was the main crop.

In the early 1700s there was a huge In the early 1700s there was a huge wave of wave of English immigrationEnglish immigration to the to the Middle coloniesMiddle colonies..

Demand for wheatDemand for wheat increased increased..

Caused the development of the Caused the development of the class class systemsystem in the in the Middle ColoniesMiddle Colonies..

Middle Colonies class Middle Colonies class system:system:

Very wealthyVery wealthy who owned large farms who owned large farms or businesses.or businesses.

Small farmersSmall farmers..

PoorPoor with with no propertyno property..

REVIEWREVIEW

1. Why were town meetings 1. Why were town meetings considered an early form of considered an early form of democracy?democracy?