Nat Geo 8th Grade - Chapter 4 Section 1

Nat Geo 8th Grade - Chapter 4 Section 1

Harvesting Land and Sea

Key Dates for Chapter 4

• 1651 - Navigation Acts

• 1689 - English Bill of Rights

• 1735 - John Peter Zenger libel trial

• 1739 - Stono Rebellion

• 1754 - French and Indian War begins

• 1755 - Battle of Monongahela

• 1759 - British capture Montreal

Key Dates for Chapter 4 cont.

• 1763 - Treaty of Paris

• 1763 - Pontiac’s Rebellion

Objective

Today I will learn about characteristics of the colonial New England economy by identifying details and Analyzing Environmental Concepts by summarizing my findings about the whale products.

Main Idea

New England’s colonial economy was based on agriculture, commerce and small-scale manufacturing.

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New England rocky soil and short growing season meant that farmers practice subsistence farming. They had little left over to sell or trade after feeding their families. In contrast, the Atlantic Ocean was bountiful. It provided fish that could be sold to London markets and whales that supplies blubber for oil, as well as meat, bone, leather, and wax for sale and export. 

New England exported such items as cod, whale meat, whale oil, and ships to England and imported manufactured goods, such as metal product, textiles, and shoes.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes subsistence farming?

• large farms that produce a lot of food?

• family farms that produce a single crop to trade

• village farms that produce food for the whole community

• family farms that produce only enough food for the family

Multiple Choice

Why was the whaling industry important to colonial New England?

• It produced more food than farming did.

• Whaling kept the whale population under control.

• Whaling provided colonists with valuable products.

• It allowed the colonists to buy whale products from Europe.

NG Learning Framework: Investigate Whale Products

Research how producers used spermaceti, baleen, and ambergris. Investigate the sources of these raw materials, the products that were made from them, and the places where the products were traded. 

Write a summary of your findings. 

Due tomorrow.