By:Lindsay Arnold

LIFE IN COLONIAL AMERICA

New England Colonies: RI, CT, MA, NH

Middle Colonies: DE, PA, NY, NJSouthern Colonies: MD, VA, NC, SC, GA

THE 13 COLONIES

"13 colonies in 1775 (large)" May 2006, Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike.

Colonists in New England made a living by: Shipbuilding Fishing Whaling

ECONOMY IN THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES

1.

Shipbuilding Used for trade Sold to fishermen

Fishing Used for food Sold to European countries.

Whaling Used whale oil for various items

Ex: Soap and Candles

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Agricultural

Industrial

ECONOMY IN THE MIDDLE COLONIES

Agricultural Land much more fertile Grew a lot of wheat

Turned some wheat into flour Grew corn, some fruits and vegetables

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Industrial Produced iron ore

Made products like: nails, tools, plows

Produced textiles (cloth) and paper

Items made were used for the colonies and England

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Mainly Agricultural

Slaves and indentured servants played big role

ECONOMY IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIES

AgricultureTobacco CottonSome rice and indigo

These “cash crops” grow only in warm climates

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Cash cropsA crop which is grown for profitCotton and tobacco biggest cash crops

Indigo was another major cash cropDeep purple-blue colorUsed as a dye for clothes, etc.

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Tobacco as a cash cropBrought to Virginia by John RolfeGrew well in the southern climateColonists mass produced tobacco

Became very popularBrought in a lot of money

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Cotton as a cash cropBrought to colonies from West Indies

Very little cotton in colonies originally

Large plantations built to grow cotton

Needed to be hand picked from plant

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Plantations were in need of workersLower class Caucasians were indentured servantsPaid to work for number of years

Not enough lower class colonists to work

EMERGING LABOR FORCE

José Reynaldo da Fonseca, "Plantação de algodã", Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike.

Dutch traders brought Africans to workFirst came to Jamestown, VA

The Africans were called slavesConsidered property of their ownerHad to work for free

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Slaves lived on the plantationsWere given food, clothing, and shelter

Most lived in the southMid 1700s, approximately 200,000 slaves were in U.S.(IBM World Book)

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Not many slaves in the North

Not as many big plantationsWere used more as servants for wealthy

North and South would soon disagree about slavery

EMERGING LABOR FORCE CONTINUED

Okinawa Soba, “In a Cotton Field of South Carolina”, August 2008. Creative Commons Share Alike

Works Cited

"13 COLONIES IN 1775 (LARGE)" MAY 2006, CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION SHARE ALIKE.

JOSÉ REYNALDO DA FONSECA, "PLANTAÇÃO DE ALGODÃ", CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION SHARE ALIKE

OKINAWA SOBA, “IN A COTTON FIELD OF SOUTH CAROLINA”, AUGUST 2008. CREATIVE COMMONS SHARE ALIKE

BEGINNING OF SLAVERY, CLAWTER GENEALOGY RESEARCH CENTER. ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA, IBM 1999 WORLD BOOK. WEB. 28 FEB. 2011. COLONIES." LAUGHTER