COLONIAL AMERICA
Chapter 4 Vocabulary
Daily Objective
10/22/15
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How did the economic activity of the three
regions reflect their geography?
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Read starting page 90 Commercial New
England, Middle and Southern Colonies.
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Answer question
Colonial Economy
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What was the basis of Colonial Life?
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What are some general geographical features that would influence
agriculture in a region?
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Define subsistence farming
Colonial Economy

What was the basis of Colonial
Life?
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Agriculture
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What are some general
geographical features that would
influence agriculture in a region?
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Type of soil, water sources, types of
terrain, and climate and weather.
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Define subsistence farming
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Producing just enough to meet
immediate needs
Colonial Economy
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How did poor farming conditions
lead to development of other
industries in New England?
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Colonists were forced to search for
other economic opportunities in
order to survive and prosper.
Colonial Economy
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How did the soil quality and climate in the
Middle Colonies affect the development of
farming there?
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The soil was more fertile and the climate was
milder than New England, which made it
easier to grow crops. Larger farms,
produced enough to sell.
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How was the demand for farm laborers in
the Middle Colonies different from New
England?
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In New England, families worked the farms.
In Middle Colonies, larger farms required
more laborers.
Colonial Economy
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What coastal industry played an
important role in this trade
between the Middle Colonies and
Europe?
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The shipping industry based out of
New England
Colonial Economy
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What cash crops were grown in the Southern
Colonies?
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Rice, Indigo, Wheat, Tobacco, Corn
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What conditions were needed for growing
rice?
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Flat, low-lying areas with access to water so
that fields could be flooded
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How did the popularity of rice and tobacco
lead to the growth of slaver in the Southern
Colonies?
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Demand for these products increased. More
workers were needed for planting and
harvesting. Enslaved people filled the need.
Colonial Economy

What was the basis of
Colonial Life?

What are some general
geographical features
that would influence
agriculture in a region?

Define subsistence
farming
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What was the Middle
Passage and what made
it so horrible?

Why did the men choose
younger Africans (men
and women) instead of
older Africans in the slave
trade?
Rivalry in North America
Pg 107-111
Please
have a seat and I
will give you the Guided
Reading Worksheet for
lesson 4. Thank you.
American Beliefs (104-106)
Colonial Education

How did children learn to read
and write?
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What special purpose did schools
in Pennsylvania and New England
have?
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What was the result of this focus on
education?
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How did the first colleges differ
from colleges today
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Parents taught them at home
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To teach people to read, so they
could study the Bible
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High literacy rates, especially in
New England
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They focused on training ministers,
while colleges today educate
people in a wide variety of fields
The Great Awakening
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How did the Great Awakening
affect the role of churches in the
Colonies?
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Who were two of the preachers
who were influential in this
movement?
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It emphasized personal faith rather
than church rituals; people chose
their own faiths and the role of the
church was reduced
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Jonathan Edwards, George
Whitefield
The Enlightenment

How was Benjamin Franklin a good
example of an Enlightenment
thinker?
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He observed nature, conducted
experiments, and published his
findings. The influence of
knowledge, reason, and science
played a big role in Franklin’s life