Three Regions of the 13 Three Regions of the 13 ColoniesColonies

New England ColoniesNew England Colonies

New Hampshire, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Connecticut, Rhode Island, Mass., Island, Mass., MaineMaineRocky soil not good Rocky soil not good for much farmingfor much farmingThe climate was The climate was wet and coldwet and cold

New England Colonies Cont.New England Colonies Cont.

Fishing, Fishing, shipbuilding, shipbuilding, logging, and logging, and textiles (making textiles (making cloth) became cloth) became their main their main occupations occupations (jobs)(jobs)

Middle ColoniesMiddle Colonies

New York, New York, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Delaware, New JerseyJerseyA mixture of the A mixture of the New England New England and Southern and Southern coloniescolonies

Middle Colonies Cont.Middle Colonies Cont.

Agriculture Agriculture (farming) – (farming) – WHEAT, corn, fruit, WHEAT, corn, fruit, cattle, sheep, hogscattle, sheep, hogsManufacturing – Manufacturing – cloth, guns, cloth, guns, wagons, tools, iron wagons, tools, iron productsproducts

Middle Colonies Cont.Middle Colonies Cont.

There were There were many different many different nationalities in nationalities in the Middle the Middle Colonies – Colonies – people from all people from all over the worldover the world

Southern ColoniesSouthern Colonies

Georgia, South Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Carolina, Virginia, MarylandMarylandThe land was great The land was great for farming: flat and for farming: flat and fertilefertileCrops: tobacco, Crops: tobacco, cotton, rice, indigocotton, rice, indigo

Southern Colonies Cont.Southern Colonies Cont.

Slavery – most of the slavery was in the Slavery – most of the slavery was in the southern colonies.southern colonies.Most slaves worked on plantations (large Most slaves worked on plantations (large farms)farms)Plantations were located on the banks of Plantations were located on the banks of rivers – made great transportation for their rivers – made great transportation for their cropscrops

Plantation PicturesPlantation Pictures