The New England Colonies Colonies

Massachusetts

Connecticut

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

Major Exports

Fur, Cattle, Grain, Fish, Iron, Rum, Timber, Whaling Products, ships

The New England Colonies Triangular Trade was the exchange of goods between the 13 Colonies,

Africa, and the West Indies

Rum and Iron were sent from New England to Africa

Slaves from Africa to the West Indies (Middle Passage)

Molasses and slave from the West Indies back to the Colonies

The New England Colonies Subsistence Farming is growing just enough food for yourself and sometimes

having some extra to trade. Short growing season

Towns and Cities

Most farmers lived near a town . The meetinghouse was where they met to make laws, have town meetings, and for religious services. Farmers traded with shopkeepers and towns along the coast shipped food and raw materials to England which in return shipped back finish goods.

The New England Colonies Slavery

Few slaves (2% of New England’s population) With no large plantations, there was no need for slaves

Worked as house servants, cooks, gardeners, and stable-hands

Some were hired out to the warehouses and docks

Some saved enough to buy their freedom, home to more free blacks than any other part of the Colonies, but not treated equally

The New England Colonies Geographic Impact on Living

Atlantic Ocean provides economic opportunity, off the coast of New England, some of the world’s best whaling and fishing grounds

The forests of New England provided all the materials for ship building

Became part of international trade, not just with England

Coastal towns like Boston, Salem, and Newport grew rich

The New England Colonies Government in the New England Colonies was controlled by the Puritan

Church

Religion in New England was dominated by the Puritans

The “hard work” ethic of the New England way led to economic success

But then the economic success of the colony attract new immigrants who were not Puritans and their power starts to decline

Guarantee of religious freedom, the church lost control of elections

The New England Colonies Navigation Acts

Insured that England made money from trade with the Colonies

Everything had to be done with English ships and go through England

Colonial goods not going to England were taxed

The colonists resented this and smuggled goods in and out of the colonies to avoid paying the taxes

The New England Colonies Puritan Legacy

Work ethic

High regard for education

Support for representative government

Vote on decisions that affect the community