2. New England Colonies
• Consists of: Rhode Island, Connecticut,
Massachusetts and New Hampshire
• People who settled here wanted to keep their
family together
• Mainly settled by Puritans and Pilgrims
• They were previously religious dissenters in
England
• Many settled for religious freedom
3. • Few settled to make money
• Largely subsistence farming and fishing
communities
• People made their own things, like clothes
and shoes
• Grew their own food
• Any other food was shipped from England
4. • Had large easily navigated ports
• Shipbuilding was important
• Boston was major New England port in
Massachusetts
• Then Massachusetts started expanding into
new colonies
• Stricter puritans formed Connecticut
• Less restrictive puritans formed Rhode Island
5. Middle Colonies
• Consisted of Delaware, Pennsylvania, New
York, and New Jersey
• People wanted to practice their own religion
• Settlers didn’t bring their families
• Quakers settled in Pennsylvania, named for
William Penn
• Pennsylvania became a prosperous place
6. • Most of the people were not indentured
servants
• Many were able to establish themselves upon
arriving
• Part agricultural, part industrial
• Crops grown in Pennsylvania and New York
• Factories in Maryland and Pennsylvania
• Also traded with England
7. Southern Colonies
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Had some proprietary colonies
Settlers brought their families
Stayed together on plantations
Making money was main motivation
Almost completely agricultural
Known for plantations
Used African slaves as workforce
8. • Cash crops- tobacco, rice, corn, indigo
• Carolinas stretched from Virginia to Florida
• Carolina’s ties with Barbados resulted in
slavery in the colony
• Split into North and South Carolina in 1729
• Purpose of Georgia was to be a buffer
9. Triangular Trade
• Included England, Africa and the New world
colonies
• Slaves to America, goods to England, goods
to America
• Created a way of life in Southern Colonies
• Slaves went through the Middle Passage
10. Effects of The Great Awakening
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Rebellion
Stronger religious views
Religion became more personal
Diversity in religious practices
11. Enlightenment
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People felt more free
Shaped ideas about government
Inspired colonial government
Connects with the people governing among
each other
