The Importance Of Colonial Life In The 1700s

In the 1700’s , people were travelling from Europe and England to join the Colonies. These colonies had many resources available, and the port cities of New England were quickly turning into trading centers. One of the most abundant commodities in New England were its trees. Especially the white pine trees, which, untouched, had grown tall, straight and wide, optimal for the masts of British naval ships. Meanwhile, in England, most of the suitable trees had already been harvested and used, therefore they saw the opportunity using these trees from the colonies presented. Because of this, Parliament and King George III declared that any white pine in the colonies belonged to him, solidifying this with enacting a law that protected “any white pine tree of the growth of twelve inches in

The colonists still ate, but because they couldn’t import food through ships, they had to get food through cattle drives and wagons. This means they were eating much less. The story was different for firewood. They could not import any, so when they ran out of the firewood they had stocked before the port was closed, they couldn’t get any more. Bostonians had to resort to breaking down their chairs, mills, sheds and more wooden items just to heat their homes. The colonists were increasingly angry with Parliament, who seemed to care less about the living conditions of the citizens of Boston, and who were getting more and more oppressive. As they saw how badly life could be, the colonists decided they needed to settle things with Parliament. Delegates from every colony except Georgia joined together in the First Continental Congress. The First Continental Congress was called to consider an American resistance to England, and the other colonies were seeing what would happen as Massachusetts, already known as one of the less docile colonies, so them starting to prepare for a rebellion was