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The North

The North . Who were the participants in the triangular trade?. Africa, the West Indies, and the American Colonies. New England sent…. Salted meat, corn, butter, and other foods to the islands Also sold lumber, barrels, candles and horses . New England received….

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The North

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  1. The North

  2. Who were the participants in the triangular trade? • Africa, the West Indies, and the American Colonies

  3. New England sent… • Salted meat, corn, butter, and other foods to the islands • Also sold lumber, barrels, candles and horses

  4. New England received… • Cash from sugar cane planters, molasses

  5. Why were New England ships important to the British Empire? • Carried staples from the South to England, Europe • Ventured to Africa for slaves

  6. What became an important industry in New England? • Ship building

  7. How did the great majority of people in the North live? • Farmers whose lives involved long hours and hard work

  8. What was tax money used for? • Help support widows • Support orphans • Pay minister’s salary • Travel costs for colonial representatives

  9. How did American farmers compare to farmers in Europe? • Much easier to get land

  10. Label the Map • New England • Massachusetts MA • New Hampshire NH • Rhode Island RI • Connecticut CT • Middle Colonies • New York NY • Pennsylvania PA • New Jersey NJ • Delaware DE • Southern Colonies • Maryland MD • Virginia VA • North Carolina NC • South Carolina SC • Georgia GA

  11. The South

  12. Staple Crop • Raw materials that had large constant markets

  13. Virginia and Maryland cultivated… • Tobacco

  14. South Carolina cultivated… • Rice and indigo

  15. Where were people settling? • On large plantations

  16. Why was there no need for city dock facilities? • Goods were shipped directly to the Northern Colonies, then to Europe • No need for towns in south

  17. How did the treatment of indentured servants change? • Initially, were treated miserably • Laws were passed requiring masters to supply clothes, tools, even land at the end of their term of service

  18. How did the headright system make some people very wealthy in Virginia? • Any man who paid for someone else’s trip got 50 acres of land • Anyone who could afford to bring servants over got more land

  19. Tidewater Region • Along coast, large plantations owned by the wealthy

  20. Piedmont • West of Tidewater, small farms owned by the poor

  21. Who paid most of the taxes and who ran the government? • Poor People • Wealthy, large plantation owners

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