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In addition to fishing, the coastal Maine economy depended on two closely related maritime trades: shipping and shipbuilding. During colonial times, shipyards of one sort or another lined the banks of virtually every harbor, saltwater creek, or tiny bay in New England. During this period, Boston, Essex, Salem,
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During the Colonial period the colonists were rapidly able to move up in social rank. It wasn't long, therefore, before wealth rather than family such as with the aristocracy in England, was occurring. Colonial aristocracy in the south ... The fishing trade grew as did the whaling industry, then lumbering, shipbuilding,
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www.richmondancestry.org/colonial.shtml
www.richmondancestry.org/colonial.shtml
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Essex Shipbuilding Museum; ... By the Colonial Period (1675-1775) fishing became an important part of the local economy. The saw mills on the Essex River were the sustenance of the substantial ship building industry here. Chebacco boats, characteristic of the area, were built on the Essex River and used for fishing.
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www.essexheritage.org/sites/essex_shipbuilding.shtml
www.essexheritage.org/sites/essex_shipbuilding.shtml
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New England flourished instead with fishing, shipbuilding, lumbering, and fur trading along with trading goods with Europe. The famous Triangle Trade occurred in the New England colonies where slaves were sold ... One important event that happened in the Middle Colonies during the colonial period was the Zenger Trial in 1735.
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americanhistory.about.com/od/colonialamerica/a/colamove...
americanhistory.about.com/od/colonialamerica/a/colamoverview.htm
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During America's colonial period, ... American shipbuilding was usage-driven. Shipbuilding businesses were established where there were significant fishing and trade opportunities and where there was a good supply of raw materials. ... There are many museums where you can learn more about colonial ships, boats, shipbuilding,
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www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=110...
www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=11097
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drawn concerning a decrease in shipbuilding in what is now the state of Maine. The American colonial period spanned the 169 years from 1607 to ...
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www.jstor.org/stable/3103682
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Colonial Period Economy Map Worksheet ... Colonial Economy WS Key ... The teacher will evaluate by reviewing the Colonial Economy Map exercise at the end of class. Teacher will also evaluate using a grading scale when the Colonial Advertisement Poster Project is complete (7SS2 LO2).
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www.hannibal.k12.mo.us/k12/Curriculum/SocialStudies/Gra...
www.hannibal.k12.mo.us/k12/Curriculum/SocialStudies/Grade07/7SS5/7SS5%20LO1.htm
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Throughout the colonial period the economy was essentially agricultural. Land was plentiful and, while estimates of living standards are largely conjectural, the evidence is that the output of food increased at least as rapidly as the growth of the population.
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www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reak/ssc/colonial.htm
www.chass.utoronto.ca/~reak/ssc/colonial.htm
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The colonial period is important, since it defines certain patterns in terms of institutions and economic behavior. The relationship with England is still a complex one, and has been so ever since those early moments. ... Shipbuilding and fishing became a business of the New Englanders, just as manufacturing.
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www.risberg.ws/Hypertextbooks/Economics/History/America...
www.risberg.ws/Hypertextbooks/Economics/History/American/colonial.htm
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