What was New England's economy like?
Small farms, lumber. fishing, shipbuilding, and shipping were important
What goods and services were in colonial towns?
Goods: food, handmade products, barrels; Services: grinding grain
What was the Great Awakening?
A time when ministers tried to awaken a feeling of religion in colonists, a time when many new religious groups formed
Economy
the way goods, wealth, and services are created and used
Why were most farms in New England small?
Farming was difficult due to rocky soil and a short growing season
Who worked on the farms in the middle colonies?
Mostly hired workers, some enslaved Africans
How was the town common used?
A church, meetinghouse, school, and houses were built around it; volunteer army trained there
What political rights did men in England have that colonial men did not?
Rights to representation, trial by jury
Export
to send goods to another region or country
How was farming in the Middle colonies different from plantation farming?
Farms in the Middle colonies used fewer enslaved workers and more hired workers. The products were different.
What were the two kinds of economies that developed in the Southern colonies?
Plantations with enslaved workers; small farms with no enslaved workers
What were two of the important colonial cities?
Boston, New York, and Philadelphia
Why did England establish colonies?
To increase the wealth of Great Britain
Frontier
A newly settled or lightly settled area just outside an area of older settlements
Why did England tell the colonies what goods they could import and export?
So England could become rich by buying cheap raw materials from the colonies and using them to make finished products, which England sold fro high prices
What was the triangular trade?
A trade route where goods and slaves were bought and sold at three destinations
What kind of towns were in colonial America?
Trade towns, port towns, communities where people knew one another
How did the Navigation Acts control trade?
The colonies had to pay more money for goods from other countries; only English ships could carry goods to and from colonies
Import
an item brought into a country or region from another country or region
Explain why the right to a trial by jury was important to colonists.
The importance of being judged by people in one's own community, and the feeling of entitlement to the same rights as the English.
What kinds of work did women do in the colonies?
They worked as shopkeepers, printers, shipbuilders; they farmed and did all household jobs.
What is a New England town meeting?
A meeting of townspeople to vote on leaders and laws
How did the Great Awakening affect the colonies?
New religious groups formed
Barter
to trade a product or service for another product of service
Jury
a group of people who decide whether a person on trial is guilty or innocent