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Thirteen Colonies

Thirteen Colonies . New England Middle Southern. New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut. A. The New England Colonies. 1. CLIMATE Colder than the other two regions Why? Because they were the farthest north!. The New England Colonies. 2. GEOGRAPHY

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Thirteen Colonies

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  1. Thirteen Colonies New England Middle Southern

  2. New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut A. The New England Colonies

  3. 1. CLIMATE Colder than the other two regions Why? Because they were the farthest north! The New England Colonies

  4. 2. GEOGRAPHY Mostly hills with rocky soil The New England Colonies

  5. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES Fish Whales Trees Furs The New England Colonies

  6. 4. Manufacturing Naval products Rum 5. Agriculture Subsistence farmer Non-growing season Fishing Logging Trapping for fur The New England Colonies

  7. Ships followed ocean routes that formed a triangle on the world map. The New England Triangular Trade

  8. 6. Religion Puritans Religious freedom in Puritan colonies did NOT exist The New England Colonies The Puritan’s world view did not tolerate other religions

  9. The Middle Colonies • New Jersey • Pennsylvania • New York • Delaware

  10. B. The Middle Colonies 1. CLIMATE • Moderate in the wintertime, moderately long for growing crops 2. GEOGRAPHY • Hills and flat land with fertile soil

  11. The Middle Colonies 3. NATURAL RESOURCES • Iron Ore • Good Soil

  12. The Middle Colonies 4. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS • Flat land • Rich soil • Longer growing season • Agriculture in the Middle Colonies GREAT for cash crops!

  13. 5. Manufacturing Iron ore products Tools Kettles Nails Plows 6. Trade Exported agricultural products and natural resources Imported European manufactured goods, but never developed triangular trade routes The Middle Colonies

  14. The Middle Colonies 7. RELIGION • More religious freedom • No single church or religion dominated in the Middle Colonies.

  15. C. The Southern Colonies • Virginia • North Carolina • South Carolina • Georgia

  16. The Southern Colonies 1. CLIMATE • Was the warmest climate of the three colonial regions

  17. The Southern Colonies 2. GEOGRAPHY • Broad, coastal plain • Hilly and covered with forests

  18. The Southern Colonies 3. NATURAL RESOURCES

  19. The Southern Colonies 4. AGRICULTURE • Very productive • CASH CROPS of tobacco and rice. 5. Environmental factors • Rich soil • Flat ground • Longer growing season • Plantations • Specialized and large.

  20. The Southern Colonies 6. ManufacturinG • Was not very important in the Southern Colonies. Why? • Didn’t develop extensive trade with the other two colonial regions because they traded directly with Britain.

  21. The Southern Colonies 7. Religion • Religion did not have a large influence in the daily lives of the Southern colonists.

  22. Contrast between the North and South • List 3 differences between the Northern and Southern colonies. • Environment/Geography/Climate • Agriculture • Manufacturing

  23. U.S. Atlas Activity

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