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Colonial Regions
New England, Mid-Atlantic and Southern colonies (environment, economy, social)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| New England resources | Natural: timber, fish, deep harbors Human: skilled craftsmen, shopkeepers, shipbuilders Capital: tools, buildings |
| Mid-Atlantic resources | Natural: rich farmlands, rivers Human: unskilled and skilled workers, fishermen Capital: tools, buildings |
| Southern resources | Natural: fertile farmlands, rivers, harbors Human: farmers, enslaved African Americans Capital: tools, buildings |
| New England geography | Appalachian Mountains, Boston harbor, hilly terrain, rocky soil, jagged coastline |
| Mid-Atlantic geography | Appalachian Mountains, coastal lowlands, harbors and bays, wide and deep rivers |
| Southern geography | Appalachian Mountains, Piedmont, Atlantic Coastal Plain, good harbors and rivers |
| New England specialization | fishing, shipbuilding, naval supplies, metal tools and equipment |
| Mid-Atlantic specialization | livestock, grains, fish |
| Southern specialization | raw materials such as tobacco, rice, cotton, indigo, forest products (lumber, tar, pitch) |
| New England social life | villages and churches were center of life, religious reformers and separatists |
| Mid-Atlantic social life | villages and cities, varied and diverse lifestyles, diverse religions |
| Southern social life | plantations(slavery),mansions, small farms, indentured servants, fewer cities, fewer schools, Church of England |
| New England political/civic life | town meetings |
| Mid-Atlantic political/civic life | market towns |
| Southern political/civic life | counties/county seat |
| specialization | focusing on one or a few products - specialization caused the colonies to be interdependent |
| interdependence | two or more people or regions depending on each other for goods and services |
| large landowners | sometimes highly educated and living predominately in the South, they relied on indentured servants and/or enslaved African Americans for labor while they often enjoyed a rich social culture |
| farmers | working the land according to the region, they relied on their family members for labor |
| artisans | living in small villages and cities, they worked as craftsmen in towns and on plantations |
| women | not allowed to vote, they worked as caretakers, house-workers and homemakers and had few opportunities for getting an education |
| free African Americans | discriminated against in many ways, including not being allowed to vote, they were able to own land and had economic freedom so they could work for pay and decide how to use their money |
| indentured servants | men and women unable to pay for passage to the colonies who agreed to work without pay for a person who paid for their passage - were free at the end of their contract |
| enslaved African Americans | captured in Africa, sold to slave traders, then shipped to the colonies where they were sold into slavery and where their children were born into slavery - were owned as property for life without any rights |
| New England climate | moderate summers, cold winters |
| Mid-Atlantic climate | mild winters and moderate climate |
| Southern climate | humid with mild winters and hot summers |
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rwimer
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