QOD 4.0 Start a new sheet today titled QOD 4.0 Read Ben Franklin pg. 144-145 Answer QOD 4.1:

1. How was Franklin like many other colonists?2. Would it be possible for Franklin to achieve success today?3. Do you think Franklin would recommend the apprentice system?

The Early Colonies

I) New England Colonies

I) New England Colonies A) The terrain is hilly and very rocky

I) New England Colonies A) The terrain is hilly and very rocky B) The climate is cool, leaving a very

short growing season

I) New England Colonies A) The terrain is hilly and very rocky B) The climate is cool, leaving a very

short growing season 1) Because of A) and B), many made

their living off of the sea

I) New England Colonies A) The terrain is hilly and very rocky B) The climate is cool, leaving a very

short growing season 1) Because of A) and B), many made

their living off of the sea• a) lumber and fishing

I) New England Colonies A) The terrain is hilly and very rocky B) The climate is cool, leaving a very

short growing season 1) Because of A) and B), many made

their living off of the sea• a) lumber and fishing• b) ship building

I) New England C) Characteristics of New England

Colonies:

I) New England C) Characteristics of New England

Colonies: 1) close-knit towns

I) New England C) Characteristics of New England

Colonies: 1) close-knit towns 2) religious, Puritans

I) New England C) Characteristics of New England

Colonies: 1) close-knit towns 2) religious, Puritans 3) Strong Family Life

I) New England C) Characteristics of New England

Colonies: 1) close-knit towns 2) religious, Puritans 3) Strong Family Life

• a) 8-9 children on average

I) New England C) Characteristics of New England

Colonies: 1) close-knit towns 2) religious, Puritans 3) Strong Family Life

• a) 8-9 children on average• b) by age 8, children were working

I) New England C) Characteristics of New England

Colonies: 4) Education was important

I) New England C) Characteristics of New England

Colonies: 4) Education was important

• a) literacy – ability to read and write

I) New England C) Characteristics of New England

Colonies: 4) Education was important

• a) literacy – ability to read and write• b) town of 50 or greater had to hire a

teacher

I) New England C) Characteristics of New England

Colonies: 4) Education was important

• a) literacy – ability to read and write• b) town of 50 or greater had to hire a

teacher• c) usually by age 12, New England children

had gained an apprenticeship

I) New England C) Characteristics of New England

Colonies: 4) Education was important

• a) literacy – ability to read and write• b) town of 50 or greater had to hire a

teacher• c) usually by age 12, New England children

had gained an apprenticeship• 1. Apprentice - work under a skilled craftsman

in order to learn a trade

II) Middle Colonies A) The Terrain

II) Middle Colonies A) The Terrain

1) NJ an Delaware lay on a flat plain

II) Middle Colonies A) The Terrain

1) NJ an Delaware lay on a flat plain 2) PA and NY have both flat and hilly

areas

II) Middle Colonies B) Making a living

II) Middle Colonies B) Making a living

1) rich soils of PA => Farming

II) Middle Colonies B) Making a living

1) rich soils of PA => Farming 2) waterfalls in NJ and Delaware =>

power for mills

II) Middle Colonies B) Making a living

1) rich soils of PA => Farming 2) waterfalls in NJ and Delaware =>

power for mills 3) Philadelphia became an important

trade center for imports

II) Middle Colonies B) Making a living

1) rich soils of PA => Farming 2) waterfalls in NJ and Delaware =>

power for mills 3) Philadelphia became an important

trade center for imports• a) imports – products brought form

another country

II) Middle Colonies C) Education

II) Middle Colonies C) Education

1) Religious Quakers wanted people to read the Bible

II) Middle Colonies C) Education

1) Religious Quakers wanted people to read the Bible • a. responsibility for education rested with

the family

III) The Southern Colonies The Terrain

III) The Southern Colonies The Terrain

1) the coast line had numerous swamps, rivers, bays

III) The Southern Colonies The Terrain

1) the coast line had numerous swamps, rivers, bays

2) tidewater – southern coastline that rises and sinks with the tide

III) The Southern Colonies The Terrain

1) the coast line had numerous swamps, rivers, bays

2) tidewater – southern coastline that rises and sinks with the tide• a. tidewater created a rich soil

III) The Southern Colonies The Terrain

1) the coast line had numerous swamps, rivers, bays

2) tidewater – southern coastline that rises and sinks with the tide• a. tidewater created a rich soil• b. good for farming

III) The Southern Colonies The Terrain

1) the coast line had numerous swamps, rivers, bays

2) tidewater – southern coastline that rises and sinks with the tide• a. tidewater created a rich soil• b. good for farming• c. bad for humans (disease)

III) The Southern Colonies B) Making a Living

III) The Southern Colonies B) Making a Living

1) Sustenance farming – growing enough food to feed you family

III) The Southern Colonies B) Making a Living

1) Sustenance farming – growing enough food to feed you family• a. Most of the people of the south did this

III) The Southern Colonies B) Making a Living

1) Sustenance farming – growing enough food to feed you family• a. Most of the people of the south did this

2) Some people grew cash crops (tobacco, rice, indigo)

III) The Southern Colonies B) Making a Living

1) Sustenance farming – growing enough food to feed you family• a. Most of the people of the south did this

2) Some people grew cash crops (tobacco, rice, indigo)

III) The Southern Colonies B) Making a Living

1) Sustenance farming – growing enough food to feed you family• a. Most of the people of the south did this

2) Some people grew cash crops (tobacco, rice, indigo)• a. cash crops – crops raised for a profit

III) The Southern Colonies 3) Plantation Life

III) The Southern Colonies 3) Plantation Life

Because of great distances between plantations, each plantation had to be able to take care of its own needs (blacksmith, miller, weaver, etc)

III) The Southern Colonies C) Education

III) The Southern Colonies C) Education

1) generally, only the wealthy were educated

III) The Southern Colonies C) Education

1) generally, only the wealthy were educated

2) They hired private tutors or were sent to private schools