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Chapter 6,
Lesson 2
ACOS #5a: Identify major social
changes in colonial society.
ACOS #6: Identify the impact of trade
routes on emerging colonies in the
Americas.
ACOS #6a: Trace the result of slave
trade in the Americas in relation to the
establishment of the Triangular Trade
Route.
ACOS #6b: Locate centers of slave
trade in the Western Hemisphere.
Vocabulary Review: Lesson 1
• An official agreement
between groups or nations
• A person who owned and
controlled all the land in a
colony
• A person chosen by a
group to speak or act for
them
treaty
proprietor
representative
Key Vocabulary Words: Lesson 2
• A person whose job
requires hard physical work
• The people, not the
government, decide what
will be grown or produced
• Someone who studies with
a master to learn a skill or
business
• Someone who is skilled at
making something by hand
laborer
free market economy
apprentice
artisan
A Mix of People
• Main Idea: People from many cultures and religions
lived in the Middle Colonies.
Mix of People
The People of the Middle Colonies:
1. Came from many lands to
seek a better way of life.
2. They were a mix of people
from different nations.
3. Practiced tolerance
(respecting beliefs &
practices that are different
from your own).
4. Most were farmers.
Making a Living
• Middle colonies became known as the “breadbasket” of
the 13 colonies because they grew so many different
types of grain.
• The Middle Colonies had a free market economy.
• In a free market economy, the people, not the
government, decide what will be produced.
• Colonists were allowed to start businesses to earn
money. This is called free enterprise. Enterprise is
another name for business.
City Life
•Philadelphia and New
York were the 2 largest
cities in the Middle
Colonies.
•The free market
economy of these cities
attracted merchants,
shopkeepers, artisans,
and laborers.
•Laborers are people
who do hard, physical
work
An artisan is a person who is
skilled in making something by
hand (wooden chairs, silver
spoons).
Cultural Regions
City Life
• Many young people
became apprentices.
• An apprentice is
someone who studies
with a master to learn a
skill or business.
• Parents thought it was
more important for a child
to learn the skills they
needed as adults than to
go to college.
Summary Review: Lesson 2
• The Middle Colonies were a place where people from
many different countries could live together and earn
a good living.
• Most colonists were farmers but New York and
Philadelphia were busy centers of shipping and
trade.
• Children learned skills by helping on farms, at home,
or as apprentices.
• Why does this matter?:
The difference or diversity of the people in the
Middle Colonies would help shape the kind of
country the United States would later become.
Compare/Contrast
Country Life
City Life
*People lived and
worked on farms.
*People were
involved in shipping
and trade.
*Children cared for
animals & gardens.
*Children often
became apprentices.