2. New England Map
New England
The New England
Colonies included
New Hampshire,
Massachusetts,
Rhode Island,
Connecticut and
Maine(part of
Massachusetts).
They couldn’t grow
much since it was
cold there. Settled
in 1620- 1636 .
3. Middle Colonies
The Middle Colonies
were New York, New
Jersey, Delaware and
Pennsylvania. There,
the climate was better
then than the one in
New England because
it was warm. That was
very good for planting
crops. They grew
wheat, oats, barley,
and rye. They were
know as the “Bread
Basket Colonies”.
Middle Colonies Map
4. Southern
Colonies
The Southern
Colonies were the
colonies that had a
better advantage to
grow crops. The
South raised tobacco,
cotton, rice, and
indigo (cash
crops).They had a
plantation system
that led them to a
wide spread of
slavery in the
colonies.
Southern Colonies Map