Post for 9/22/08

Today in class we talked about the differences of Southern, New England, the Middle colonies.

Southern Colonies- slave system based on task system, practiced in the Carolinas, population declined with whites because of bad conditions, however the slave population remained the same, there was no population growth, crops: indigo and rice

-In Virginia, large slave population, many slave families, cash crops: tobacco, women were favored more

-Virginia and Carolina Social Structure- 1. The highest were white males with large plantations and many slaves 2. The middle class, small farmers still white and male, with fewer slaves, usually worked in the fields with their workers, also were artisans and craftsmen 3. White Males with land but no slaves *Most people living in Chesapeake did not have slaves 4. White Males with no land 5. Slaves

-In Southern colonies, people grew crops and exported them; the South depended on Britain for finished products.

Middle Colonies- Diverse selection of races, Irish were Catholic, Immigrants came as families

Redemption- indentured servant families stayed together and worked together

-Produced many grains, got the name the Breadbasket of The Colonies

-Major Cities: New York and Philadelphia, created jobs for many because of trade

-Scots-Irish- moved west into the mountains, isolated in the back country, government didn't reach that far, people turned to hunting and cattle raising, became fiercely independent

New England Colonies- many small farms, fished and collected lumber

-Sold fish to the West Indies for molasses to make rum to sell to England, British gave back finished products

-Major Industry- Shipbuilding

Triangular Trade- Large slave trade, made up of many triangles

Slave System-

Gang- Chesapeake- Harsh treatment, work as long as the overseer told you, slave families were encouraged because it increased the slave population, slaves were taught trades such as wagon handling

Task- Carolinas- a slave has a task to do and when finished the rest of the day was theirs, not supervised because white owners were afraid of disease, much less trade was taught to slaves

By:Corinne