The document summarizes the key attributes of the three colonial regions in British North America - New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. It discusses the major industries, settlements, and economic activities of each region. The New England colonies focused on shipbuilding, fishing, and lumber industries. The Middle colonies had good farmland and were settled by Quakers. The Southern colonies relied on plantations that used slave labor to grow cash crops for export.
2. New England Colonies
Colonies included: New Hampshire,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
Important attributes:
Best Seaports
Ship Building
Growing Industry
Subsistence
3. Growing Industry
There were three major industries in New
England:
Shipbuilding Industry
Fishing Industry
Lumber Industry
These ways provided supported the New England
Colonies
4. Ship Building
The large coastline provided a good source of
fish.
Due to this, and the excessive wood nearby,
the New England Colonies were very good
shipbuilders.
These ships also assisted in trading with
nearby countries and England, as well as the
slave trade.
5. Best Seaports
Due to the huge shipbuilding business, there
were many seaports that were being built.
New England had the best seaports
(especially Boston) so typically that’s where
the bigger boats, and boats from other places
would dock.
6. Middle Colonies
Colonies include: New York, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Delaware
Important attributes:
Good Farmland
Settled by Quakers
Many Pacifists
Most Diverse
7. Good Farmland
The middle colony had rich farmland that
they were able to plant crops on.
Six to seven moths of warm weather and
sufficient rain.
They used the rivers as a method to transport
goods that they had such as fur, lumber and
food that they sold for profit
8. Settled by Quakers
William Penn was a Quaker, who settled in
the America’s
Pennsylvania was named after him and
boomed under his supervision.
Philadelphia was the center of the colony
9. Many Pacifists
Pacifists created a peaceful vibe to the middle
colonies
They did not fight against England
They also did not pay taxes if they believed
that it would go towards fighting
10. Most Diverse
The diversity in the Middle Colonies increased
the efficiency of the Middle Colonies
An example is Germans who migrated to the
middle colonies were extremely good at
farming.
11. Southern Colonies
Colonies Include: Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Important Attributes:
Plantations
Many Slaves
Many people Settled for profit
12. Plantations
Plantations were the main income for the
Southern Colonies
“Cash Crops” were planted to significantly
increase the income
Exported many of the products to other
places, another good form of income
13. Many Slaves
Slaves worked on the fields
From planting to harvesting
Very little maintenance
Fairly cheap
South had the majority of slaves due to the
manual labor needed
14. Settled for Profit
The main reason anyone settled in the south
from Europe is for profit
Thousands of acres of land were used for
farming – source of profit
15. Triangular Trade
The trade route that developed between the
North American Colonies, England, and Africa
This supplied many slaves to the America’s
16. Great Awakening
The series of religious revivals among
Protestants in the American colonies,
especially in New England, lasting from about
1725 to 1770.
17. Enlightenment
An intellectual and scientific movement of
18th century Europe which was characterized
by a rational and scientific approach to
religious, social, political, and economic
issues
The Age of Enlightenment led directly to the
American Revolution and French Revolution
and strongly influenced the Industrial
Revolution.