Class - Notes

Today we take notes during the class

1. New England 
1. Short growing season, rocky soil - Not many crop
2. Forest and Atlantic Ocean - Lumber, fishing, shipbuilding
3. Boston - major port
2. Middle colonies
1. Lower, warmer climate - Wheat and rye
2. Bread colonies & Breadbasket colonies
3. Export flour
4. Farm workers were hired by landowner, with slaves occasionally
3. Southern Colonies
1. Large plantation in the east
2. Small farm in the west
4. Triangular trade
1. Ships carry rum, cloth, iron goods from colonies to west Africa, in exchange of slave
2. Enslaved Africans and gold are shipped fro sale in the West Indies
3. Slaves, molasses, sugar are sold in the colonies
5. The growth of towns and cities
1. Settlement become towns
1. Farmers often traded fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, quilts, baskets, and other things
2. England did not allow the colonies to print or coin their own money
3. Also did not allow the colonies to bring English money to America
6. What can you find in the town
1. At least one Church
2. A general store which sold a variety of items, including some imports
3. Individual shop
4. A gristmill
5. A sawmill
6. A public meetinghouse
7. A school