Mrs Jarvis American History 1 Class Destini Carmichael

1. Module Three Lesson One
Mastery Assignment One
Destini Carmichael

2. New England Colonies
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island

3. Important Attributes: New England Colonies (1)
The New England colonies specifically Boston,
Massachusetts was dependent on fishing for
economic prosperity. Due to the ports in
Massachusetts fishing and trade were easier to
achieve.

4. Important Attributes: New England Colonies (2)
The New England colonies were also known for
their substance farming and self-sufficiency. Foods,
clothing and shoes were all manufactured by the
colonist, but they did get things shipped from
England if it didn’t grow in the Americas.

5. Important Attributes: New England Colonies (3)
The New England colonies were known for their
religious pious. The pilgrims and puritans settled
in the New England colonies because it allowed
them religious freedom and freedom from
persecution by the Church of England.

6. Impact of Triangular Trade, the Great
Awakening, and the Enlightenment on the New
England colonies
a) Triangular Trade- The New England Colonies were heavily involved with trading
rum, timber, and molasses ,which allowed them to join the triangular trade
system. Ports were also important and made the New England colonies wealthy
with the influence of slave trading.
b) The Great Awakening- The colonist were strong believers in the pure intentions
of Christ. The Great Awakening allowed the colonist to think about how they
could influence and change society with “revivals”.
c) The Enlightenment- The enlightenment allowed for New England colonists to use
both religion and logic to influence the government.

7. Middle Colonies
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey

8. Important Attributes: Middle Colonies (1)
The middle colonies were known for a diversified
economy. The had both an industrial and a
agricultural ways that helped them survive. Textiles
such as iron and grains were both apart of their
society.
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9. The middle colonies were known for their variety
of jobs. The people in the middle colony didn’t
bring their families from England because they had
to work for the people who sent them to the
Americas. Farmers, blacksmiths, and tailors were
just some of the jobs that the people of the Middle
colonies occupied.
Important Attributes: Middle Colonies (2)

10. Important Attributes: Middle Colonies (3)
The middle colonies were known as the
“Breadbasket Colonies”. They produced
more food than the other North
American Colonies due to their fertile
soil.

11. Impact of Triangular Trade, the Great
Awakening, and the Enlightenment on the Middle
Colonies
a) Triangular Trade- Economically triangular trade was a huge influence on the
Middle Colonies because of their ability to trade agriculture, iron, and fur.
b) The Great Awakening- The Quakers; people who opposed violence and war
,settled in the Middle Colonies which caused religion to influence every part of daily
life.
c) The Enlightenment-The Quakers used their enlightenment thinking and religious
freedom to make the government. Tolerance was a big governmental policy and all
religions and ethnicities were accepted.

12. Southern Colonies
Maryland
Virginia
North and South
Carolina
Georgia

13. Slaves were used for labor in the
Southern colonies which allowed
for their economy to flourish.
Important Attributes: Southern Colonies (1)

14. The Southern Colonies produced many cash crops
due to their plantations which made them wealthy.
They produced and traded things such as cotton,
tobacco, coffee and sugar.
Important Attributes: Southern Colonies (2)

15. In the Southern Colonies plantations were used
greatly for agricultural growth and trade which
allowed for economic growth. Growing vast
amounts of crops allowed the land owners to
become wealthy along with the colonies.
Important Attributes: Southern Colonies (3)

16. Impact of Triangular Trade, the Great
Awakening, and the Enlightenment on the Southern
Colonies
a) Triangular Trade- This system of trade allowed crops, slaves, and other
“commodities” at that time to be traded. The trading of slaves kept the economic
growth of the Southern colonies flourishing.
b) The Great Awakening- People in southern colonies were traditionalist and
worshiped together. Religious freedom that was brought up by the Great
Awakening allowed for branches of Christianity such as Baptists and Methodist to
grow.
c) The Enlightenment-The southern colonies initiated the idea of dividing up power
in the government due to enlightenment thinking.

17. Works Cited Page
Nussbaum, Mr. "Southern Colonies." MrNussbaumcom Southern Colonies
Comments. Nussbaum Education Network,LLC, 2015. Web. 05 July 2016.
<http://mrnussbaum.com/southern-colonies>.
Mrs. Jarvis Module 3 Lesson 1 Notes