Colonial Trade & Shipbuilding PDF

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\"\ ' · a. -, ~ '.,., ' ~ ~ >CARPENTERS made many things out of wood. This reenactor is shaving a wooden board using the same kinds of tools colonists used. Logging tar, were us ed to ma ke a coating that pre- ve nte d leaks. Logs cu t in and Shipbuilding floated do wn riv ers to co th e forests were as tal towns. The lu mb er in du str y ma de There , wo rk er s us ed na va up a large l stores to build pa rt of th e colonists' free-m an d repair ships. Sh ip bu ild arket econ- er s formed the omy. An industry is all the ships ' hulls wi th oak. To ma businesses ke the masts, th at ma ke one ki nd of pr od they us ed tall pines. uc t or offer one ki nd of service. Europeans va lu ed th e str on g ships bu ilt in Ne w En gla nd. By New England Forests th e late 1700s, nearly on e-t hir d of all En gl In the forests of Ne w Engla ish ships nd, espe- ha d be en bu ilt in th e re gi cially in wh at are to da y Ne on. On e reason w Hampshire was the lo w cost of bu ild in an d Maine, lQggers CtJt do g ships there. wn trees. They_ Because wo od wa s no t as s~nt the trees to sawmills plentiful in to be cut into Euro~e, ~t cost mo re to bu lumber. Ot he r colonists us ild ships there ed their skills th an it di d in Ne w En gla nd an d knowledge to bu ild ho. use~, ba rn s~ The sh ipb uil din g in du str y an_gshurche_s_QJ.lt of the-lu contributed mber. Much to the grow th of coastal to of th e lu mb er wa s se nt to wn s an d cities. markets in Several Ne w En gla nd cit ies England, wh ich ha d fewer -in clu di ng trees. Bo_ston _and Po rts m ou th -b Ne w En gla nd forests also ec am e major su pp lie d shipbmlding center the na tu ra l resources ne ed s. ed to make READING CHECK naval stores, the pr od uc ts 8SUMMARIZE us ed to bu ild In what ways did th sh ip s. Two na va l stores, tur e colonists use the forests. pe nti ne an d New E I in I ng and? 21 6 Un it 3 '  Colonial Trade needed. Their surplus fish were dried, packed in barrels, and sent to markets in As a result of the many ships built in other English colonies or in Europe. New England, trading became the center Thousands of whales swam in the cold of the region's economy. The English gov- Atlantic waters, too. New England whal- ernment set up strict rules for trade. The ers hunted for whales along the coast. government said that the colonists could The whalers then cut up and boiled the only send their exports, or goods leaving whale's blubber, or fat, to get oil, which a country, to England or to other English was used in lamps. colonies. The government also said that So many whalers hunted close to shore colonists could only buy English-made that the number of whales declined. As a imports, or goods brought into a country. result, the whalers began sailing farther ' Fishing and Whaling out into the ocean. As the years passed, Many coastal towns did well because of whaling trips became longer and longer. good fishing in the ocean waters. Fishers Some whaling ships did not return for made a living by catching fish such as months or even years. cod, herring, and mackerel. ilt·!@ltllj:l#Brt 8SUMMARIZE There were so many fish that New Why did fishing and whaling become important Englanders could catch more than they industries in colonial New England? :, WHALERS often had to go on long journeys in dangerous seas to find whales. I f.  The Middle Passage Triangular Trade Routes Tra din g shi ps car ryi ng goo ds anct Tra din g shi ps lea vin g Ne w En gla nd ma ter ials als o car rie d ens lav ed pe raw 0ple car rie d fur s, lum ber , gra in, wh ale oil, fro m cen tra l and we ste rn Afr ica Th and dri ed fish to En gla nd. Th e shi ps peo ple we re kid nap ped in Africa· anct ese the n ret urn ed to Ne w En gla nd wit h late r sol d as wo rke rs in the English tea , spi ces , win e, and En glis h-m ade goo nie s. Mi llio ns of ens lav ed Africans wCOO 1· ds, suc h as clo th, sho es, and pap er. pla ced on shi ps and for ced to travel ere Som e col oni al tra din g shi ps ma de acr oss the Atl ant ic Oc ean fro m Africa to lon ger oce an voy age s. Th ey fol low ed the We st Ind ies. Th is jou rne y wa s calle wh at bec am e kno wn as the triangular d the Mid dle Passage. tra de routes. Th ese rou tes con nec Th e Afr ica ns suf fer ed ter rib ly on ted En gla nd, the En gli sh col oni es, and Afr the shi ps. Ma ny of the m die d during ica. On a ma p, the rou tes for me d larg e tri- the Mi ddl e Pas sag e. Th eir lon g trip ang les acr oss the Atl ant ic Oc ean. in ove rcr ow ded shi ps wa s par t of a larg e MOVEMENT England, Africa, and the English colonies were connected by trade routes. What goods did the colo nies get from England?. AFRICA. 21 8 \t Un it 3 jl'