Colonial North Colonial North AmericaAmerica

New England ColoniesNew England Colonies ConnecticutConnecticut Massachusetts Bay Massachusetts Bay

Massachusetts and MaineMassachusetts and Maine New HampshireNew Hampshire Rhode IslandRhode Island

Middle ColoniesMiddle Colonies DelawareDelaware New JerseyNew Jersey New YorkNew York PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

Southern ColoniesSouthern Colonies GeorgiaGeorgia MarylandMaryland North CarolinaNorth Carolina South CarolinaSouth Carolina Virginia Virginia

Kentucky, Virginia, West VirginiaKentucky, Virginia, West Virginia

Middle PassageMiddle Passage The voyage lasted 2-5 monthsThe voyage lasted 2-5 months The ships were designed for The ships were designed for

goods, not people, so the travel goods, not people, so the travel was crowded and inhumane.was crowded and inhumane.

Tightly packed slaves = spread Tightly packed slaves = spread of diseases, deathof diseases, death

Slaves fed very little. Many Slaves fed very little. Many slaves tried to starve slaves tried to starve themselves.themselves.

Middle PassageMiddle Passage

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SlaverySlavery

SlaverySlavery

Size of landholdingsSize of landholdings

NORTHNORTH Small lots Small lots

of land for of land for each familyeach family

Diverse cropsDiverse crops

SOUTHSOUTH Large Large plantations plantations for wealthy for wealthy

familiesfamilies Cotton/Cotton/Tobacco Tobacco

Land OwnershipLand Ownership

NORTHNORTHChurch Church officialsofficials

SOUTHSOUTHWealthy Wealthy plantatioplantation/ slave n/ slave ownersowners

Economic baseEconomic base

NORTHNORTH

Industry, Industry, ManufacturManufactur

ing, ing, ShipbuildinShipbuildin

gg

SOUTHSOUTH

AgriculturAgriculture using e using slave slave labor labor

SlaverySlavery

NORTHNORTH Crops less labor Crops less labor

intensive = less intensive = less need for slavesneed for slaves

Still propertyStill property Greater legal Greater legal

standing standing Considered less Considered less

than humanthan human

SOUTHSOUTH Cash crop society Cash crop society

= relied heavily on = relied heavily on slavesslaves

1690- 13,000 1690- 13,000 slavesslaves

1750- 200,0001750- 200,000

Urbanization Urbanization

NORTHNORTH Expansion of trade Expansion of trade

= port cities= port cities Boston, NYC, Boston, NYC,

PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Parks, paved Parks, paved

streetsstreets

SOUTHSOUTH Plantations Plantations

developed instead developed instead of townsof towns

Self-sufficientSelf-sufficient Charles Town, Charles Town,

South Carolina South Carolina

Styles of HomesStyles of Homes

NORTHNORTH SOUTHSOUTH

Political StructurePolitical Structure

NORTHNORTHTown Town

meetingsmeetings

(direct (direct democracdemocrac

ies)ies)

SOUTHSOUTHWealthy Wealthy landownelandowne

rsrs

Role of WomenRole of Women

NORTHNORTH Second class Second class

citizens citizens No legal rights, No legal rights,

can’t vote, own can’t vote, own property or earn property or earn wages (outside wages (outside home)home)

Religion = Puritan Religion = Puritan ideals.. Patriarchal ideals.. Patriarchal society, obey and society, obey and submit submit

SOUTHSOUTH Second class Second class

citizenscitizens Taught basics 3 RsTaught basics 3 Rs ““housewife” housewife”

standard standard In both regions lots In both regions lots

of work to be done of work to be done

Salem Witch TrialsSalem Witch Trials

EducationEducation

NORTHNORTHReligious Religious education education

very very importantimportantCentral Central schoolsschools

SOUTHSOUTHSchooling Schooling

not as not as importantimportantHome-Home-schoolingschooling

No central No central schoolsschools

Social StructureSocial Structure

White men/ property ownersWhite men/ property owners

Merchants/ Skilled laborersMerchants/ Skilled laborers

Indentured servantsIndentured servants

SlavesSlaves