New England Colonies/Region

1. New England Colonies/Region Physical Characteristics Cold climate Atlantic Ocean Forest Poor soil Raw materials

2. New England Colonies/Region Human Characteristics Economic Factors fishing Logging Ship building Subsistence farming

3. New England Colonies/Region Human Characteristics Political Factors Godly Men Representative government Town Hall Meetings

4. New England Colonies/Region Human Characteristics Social Factors Boston only Large city Small coastal towns Urban

5. New England Colonies/Region Human Characteristics Religious Factors Puritans In the New England Colonies, religion dominates society. Predominantly Protestant societies, all of the New England colonies were established for religious purposes and focused their daily activities around the church.

6. Middle Colonies/Region Physical Characteristics Broad, deep rivers Natural ports Rich soil Mild winters Atlantic Ocean Raw materials

7. Middle Colonies/Region Human Characteristics Economic Factors ironworks logging Large Farms (cash crops) mining Ship building

8. Middle Colonies/Region Human Characteristics Political Factors Godly, property owning men Representative Government (assembly)

9. Middle Colonies/Region Human Characteristics Social Factors Small coastal towns New York Philadelphia Baltimore Largest cities

10. Middle Colonies/Region Human Characteristics Religious Factors Quakers Catholics More tolerance The Middle Colonies were the most religiously tolerant colonies of all the colonial groups. Because many of the colonies were established due to religious persecution in England or other colonial areas, they tended to allow any religious group to settle and practice freely within their colonial borders.

11. Southern Colonies/Region Physical Characteristics Appalachian Mountains Navigable Rivers Warm climate Richer soil Raw materials

12. Southern Colonies/Region Human Characteristics Economic Factors (cash crops) Tobacco, rice Indigo, cotton plantations

13. Southern Colonies/Region Human Characteristics Political Factors Representative Government (assembly)

14. Southern Colonies/Region Human Characteristics Social Factors Rural; few towns Savannah and Charleston Largest cities Classed based society

15. Southern Colonies/Region Human Characteristics Religious Factors Church of England Catholics More diverse