2. New England Colonies
The New England Colonies
include:
★ Maine
★ New Hampshire
★ Vermont
★ Massachusetts
★ Connecticut
★ Rhode Island
3. Attributes
★ People who settled in the New England Colonies wanted
freedom of religion and to keep their family close.
★ Major occupations in the New England area: Agriculture
(Subsistence Farming), Fishing, and Commerce.
★ Shipbuilding was important because Massachusetts was a
major port in this area.
★ People who lived in the New England area depended on the
natural resources.
4. Effects of Triangle Trade in the New England Colonies
★ Mercantilism and Triangle
Trade proved to be quite
profitable in the New England
Colonies.
★ New England rum was shipped
to Africa and traded for slaves.
★ Slaves were taken to the West
Indies and were traded for
sugar and molasses which went
back to the New England
Colonies.
5. Religion and the Great Awakening
★ The Pilgrims in Massachusetts and the Quakers in
Pennsylvania were examples of people who left England so
they could practice the religion they of their choice.
★ Maryland and Rhode Island passed laws of religious
toleration which meant they couldn’t be harmed by others for
practicing a different religion.
★ The revival began with Jonathan Edwards in Northampton,
Massachusetts.
★ The Great Awakening helped lead to the American
Revolution
6. Enlightenment Thinking
★ The first Puritans who settled in New England brought with
them a passion for their religious beliefs.
★ Especially in New England, the culture was rooted in
providentialism, a belief that God governs the world at each
moment through His will and that all events occur as part of
His ordained plan.
★ Many individuals who lived in the New England area were
Calvinists or heavily influenced by John Calvin's works and
thought
7. The Middle Colonies
The Middle Colonies
include:
★ New York
★ Pennsylvania
★ New Jersey
★ Delaware
8. Attributes
★ In the Middle Colonies, there was a lot of
diversity: Catholics, English, and Enslaved
Africans.
★ Excellent land for farming.
★ Grew bread, fruits, and vegetables.
★ Looking to practice own religion.
★ Middle Colonies were part agricultural and part
industrial.
9. Effects of Triangle Trade on the Middle Colonies
★ The Middle Colonies were the most economically diverse.
★ Wheat and grains grew in New York and Pennsylvania.
★ Factories in the Middle Colonies produced paper, textiles,
and iron.
★ Trade with England was plentiful
★ Trade was possible within the colonies because of rivers
that were used to carry furs and farmed goods around North
America.
10. The Great Awakening in the Middle Colonies
★ Many Quakers settled in
the Middle Colonies.
★ Presbyterians in the
Middle Colonies helped
start and continue the
religious revitalization.
★ Pastoral styles changed
during this time. Many
pastors began to read their
sermons.
11. Enlightenment Thinking
★ William Penn was granted
land in the colonies and this
made many Quakers settle
here.
★ Quakers are a religious
group that is opposed of
war.
★ Middle Colonies had Royal
and Proprietary government.
12. The Southern Colonies
The Southern Colonies
include:
★ Maryland
★ Virginia
★ North Carolina
★ South Carolina
★ Georgia
13. Attributes
★ Many people in the Southern Colonies were out to make
money.
★ Kept families together on plantations.
★ The Southern Colonies were mainly agricultural.
★ Plantations grew cash crops (tobacco, corn, rice, and
indigo) which could be sold and traded. Made lots of
money
★ Slaves helped provide labor on the plantations
14. Effects of Triangle Trade on the Southern Colonies
★ By 1775, there were about 2.5 million slaves in
the Southern Colonies.
★ Triangle Trade allowed for slaves to come from
Africa and make it to America.
★ Boats would unload slaves and take any rum,
sugar, molasses, or tobacco and go to Great
Britain.
15. Great Awakening in the Southern Colonies
★ Religions: Anglicans,
Catholics, Baptists,
Methodists.
★ The Awakening’s
biggest significance
was the way it
prepared America for
its War of
Independence.
16. Enlightenment Thinking
★ Enlightenment thinkers influenced politics,
government, religion in the Colonies.
★ The systems of Government in the
Southern Colonies were either Royal or
Proprietary.
★ Royal Government: The Royal Colonies
were ruled directly by the English
monarchy
★ Proprietary Government: The King granted
land to people in North America, who then
formed Proprietary Colonies.
