Life in the Colonies chapter 4

Export

Product sold to other countries

Import

Product bought from other countries

Region

An area defined by common features

Artisan

A worker skilled in a trade

Slavery

System where people were bought and sold like property

Religious groups in New England

Pilgrims, Puritans

Religious groups in middle region

Quakers

Religious groups in southern region

Catholic

How did African Americans make life easier for colonist?

They made life easier because they did all the labor (work)

How did enslaved people resist slavery?

They learned to read

broke tools

set fire to property

stole food

escaped

held uprisings

Describe a slave in the North

There were fewer slaves in the north.

They worked in shops, inns, or as servants. More cities/towns

They could buy their freedom

Describe a slave in the south

Larger plantations in the south

Life was hard.

They lived in large communities

How was the south different from the north?

More slaves in the south. Slaves were treated differently in the north (not as harsh as the south)

Why were there more slaves in the south?

Fewer slaves were needed in the north.

What are 4 jobs artisans have

Tinsmiths

Silversmith

Carpenters

Watchmakers

top class of society (top of the triangle)

Gentry:

Large landowners

Rich merchants

Church leaders

Middle Class of Society (middle of the triangle)

Middle class:

Middle-to small farmers, shop keepers, village artisans

Bottom Class of Society (bottom of the triangle)

Bottom:

Lower ordinary workers, servants, dockworkers