The document discusses the characteristics of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. The New England colonies focused on small farms, fishing, lumbering and shipbuilding due to their rocky terrain and cold climate. The Middle colonies had a more diverse population and mix of woodlands and farming valleys. The Southern colonies had fertile soil and rivers well-suited for cash crops like tobacco, rice and cotton grown on large plantations worked by indentured servants and slaves.

1. Topic: The New
England, Middle, and
Southern Colonies
EQ: What were the
characteristics of these
colonies?

2. A colony is…
A colony is a group of people who
settle in a new place but keep ties to
their homeland.

3. English settlers created colonies in
North America because:
• They wanted to profit
from resources they
could get in America.
• They wanted a place
to freely practice
religion
• They owed the British
government money,
and needed escape!

4. England FULLY supported settlers who
wanted to form colonies in N. America.
• They were competing
with France/Spain for
land
• Wanted $! (Of course)
• 1600s: practiced
MERCANTILISM=
– A policy in which
nations tried to gain
wealth by creating
colonies and
controlling trade

6. By 1733, there were 13 colonies along
the Atlantic coastline.
• These colonies were grouped into 3
different zones
• They all had different climates/resources

7. Region 1: New England Colonies
• Included:
– Massachusetts –MA
– Rhone Island-RI
– Connecticut- CT
– New Hampshire-NH
• Settlers in these
colonies were seeking
religions freedom

8. Climate/Resources in New England
Colonies
• Farming hard
because of rocky,
hilly surroundings
• Very cold, long
winters
• Built economy on
small farms,
lumbering, fishing,
shipbuilding, trade

9. The middle colonies:
• These included:
– New York-NY
– Pennsylvania-PA
– New Jersey- NJ
– Delaware-DE
• Some climate was
wooded forests, some
valleys for farming

10. People who settled middle colonies
were diverse:
• One group was the
Quakers- settled PA
– They wanted religious
freedom
• French, Dutch, German,
Swedish, Irish, and even
more groups settled
this region!

11. Southern Colonies:
• These included
• -Maryland-MD
• Virginia- VA
• North Carolina- NC
• South Carolina- SC
• Georgia- GA

12. Southern Colonies Climate was:
• River filled
• Wetlands merged into
sea
• Soil great for growing
tobacco, rice, sugar,
cotton and CASH CROPS
– (Crops) raised in big
amounts to sell

13. Wealthy colonists created large farms
called plantations.
• Plantation owners
relied on indentured
servants and enslaved
Africans to harvest
fields
• Crops/resources were
brought to coast and
transported to other
colonies and Europe for
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