Essential Questions

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• Essential Questions
• How was the economy of colonial New England
  affected by its geographic location and
  environment?
• In what ways did the contributions of various
  socio-economic groups develop the colonial
  economy?
• Although slaves in the North were fewer than the
  South, what key roles did slaves play in the
  development of the colonial economy?
• How did imported goods shape the social identity
  of the elite?
• In what ways was Salems economy part of a larger
  global economy?

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Moll's Codfish map (1719) by Herman Moll
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The key to the engraving reads as follows A View
of a Stage also of ye manner of Fishing for,
Curing Drying Cod at NEW FOUND LAND. A. The
Habit of ye Fishermen. B. The Line. C. The manner
of Fishing. D. The Dressers of ye Fish. E. The
Trough into which they throw ye Cod when Dressed.
F. Salt Boxes. G. The manner of Carrying ye Cod.
H. The Cleansing ye Cod. I. A Press to extract ye
Oyl from ye Cods Livers. K. Casks to receive ye
Water and Blood that comes from ye Livers. L.
Another Cask to receive ye Oyl. M. The manner of
Drying ye Cod.
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Map of New England (1729) by Herman Moll
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Jones, Alice Hanson Wealth of a Nation to be The
American Colonies on the Eve of the Revolution
New York Colombia University Press, 1980, p. 48.
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Colonial Regions of America 1689 - 1754
Economy New England Middle Southern
What were the major products/ exports?
Who helped produce these products?
How did the economic activities reflect the geography of the area?
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New England Colonies
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Mid-Atlantic Colonies
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Southern Colonies
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Colonial Trade Around 1750
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Boston Evening Post April 19, 1736
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Wikipedia Graphic for Triangle Trade
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Boston Evening Post March 29, 1742
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Boston Evening Post January 7, 1745
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• Crowninshields Wharf (1806), by George Ropes, Jr.

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John Turner (1737) by John Smibert
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Sea Captains Carousing in Surinam c. 1758 by
John Greenwood
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Punch Bowl18th century, 170809
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Sea Captains Carousing in Surinam c. 1758 by
John Greenwood
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An Accurate Map of the West Indies (1740) by
Emanuel Bowen
http//www.libs.uga.edu/darchive/hargrett/maps/col
amer.html
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Samuel Browne (1734) by John Smibert
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http//www.courant.com/news/local/northeast/hc-pla
ntation.artsep29,0,599468.story
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The brig Matilda carried goods from Connecticut
to Martinique to feed sugar cane slaves in the
Indies in 1795. Notable among the items on this
manifest are 300 ropes of onions, listed third
from the bottom, that were probably grown in
Wethersfield, CT
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