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Terron Brooks

New England's economy relied on farming, fishing, whaling, and lumber industries. Life centered around towns, where land was granted to groups rather than individuals. Town meetings allowed for collective decision making, an early form of democracy. The triangular trade network grew cities as molasses, rum, slaves, and goods were exchanged between New England, the Caribbean, Africa, and England. Society consisted of wealthy merchants, artisans, indentured servants, slaves, and the poor.

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Chapter Three: Colonial Ways of Life Section Two: New England and the Middle Colonies A. New England’s Economy a. Farming: produced mainly ____________, some wheat and other vegetables. b. Also raised ________________. c. The many good _______________ allowed fishing and whaling to become big industries. d. Many New Englanders made a living as _________________. e. New England had many ________________ to make transport easy. f. Forests provided a source of _________________. g. The large lumber industry caused the _________________ industry to grow. B. Life in New England Towns a. The town was the center of ____________________. b. Land was not granted to individuals, but to groups of people who would start new _______________________. c. ____________ meetings were held to discuss problems and make decisions. d. This is another example of ___________________ in early America which helps lead to revolution. C. Trade and the rise of cities. a. 1. Triangular Trade Chunk #2- Pg. 95. Read Triangular Trade. Complete the Triangular Trade map that will be handed out to you. i. Caribbean _____________ planters traded sugar for New England’s fish and lumber. ii. New Englanders made sugar into ____________ and traded it with England for English goods. iii. The English traded the rum with West Africans for ___________.
iv. The slaves were ______________ to the Caribbean and traded for sugar. v. Trade caused many merchants to become ____________ and large cities grew. b. 2. New England Society i. Wealthy merchants – controlled ________________. ii. Artisans- _____________ workers. Examples: carpenters, blacksmiths iii. Unskilled workers without ____________________ iv. ________________ servants and Africans. D. Society in the Middle Colonies a. ______________ was the main crop. b. In the early 1700s there was a huge wave of English ________________ to the Middle colonies. c. Demand for wheat _____________________. d. Caused the development of the ____________ system in the Middle Colonies. 1. Middle Colonies class system: i. Very wealthy who owned large ______________ or businesses. ii. _______________ farmers. iii. Poor with no __________________.

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Chapter 3 sec 2 Students Notes

  • 1. Chapter Three: Colonial Ways of Life Section Two: New England and the Middle Colonies A. New England’s Economy a. Farming: produced mainly ____________, some wheat and other vegetables. b. Also raised ________________. c. The many good _______________ allowed fishing and whaling to become big industries. d. Many New Englanders made a living as _________________. e. New England had many ________________ to make transport easy. f. Forests provided a source of _________________. g. The large lumber industry caused the _________________ industry to grow. B. Life in New England Towns a. The town was the center of ____________________. b. Land was not granted to individuals, but to groups of people who would start new _______________________. c. ____________ meetings were held to discuss problems and make decisions. d. This is another example of ___________________ in early America which helps lead to revolution. C. Trade and the rise of cities. a. 1. Triangular Trade Chunk #2- Pg. 95. Read Triangular Trade. Complete the Triangular Trade map that will be handed out to you. i. Caribbean _____________ planters traded sugar for New England’s fish and lumber. ii. New Englanders made sugar into ____________ and traded it with England for English goods. iii. The English traded the rum with West Africans for ___________.
  • 2. iv. The slaves were ______________ to the Caribbean and traded for sugar. v. Trade caused many merchants to become ____________ and large cities grew. b. 2. New England Society i. Wealthy merchants – controlled ________________. ii. Artisans- _____________ workers. Examples: carpenters, blacksmiths iii. Unskilled workers without ____________________ iv. ________________ servants and Africans. D. Society in the Middle Colonies a. ______________ was the main crop. b. In the early 1700s there was a huge wave of English ________________ to the Middle colonies. c. Demand for wheat _____________________. d. Caused the development of the ____________ system in the Middle Colonies. 1. Middle Colonies class system: i. Very wealthy who owned large ______________ or businesses. ii. _______________ farmers. iii. Poor with no __________________.