Chapter 3: The English Colonies in America
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3.2 The New England, Middle, & Southern Colonial Regions New England Colonies: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island Middle Colonies: New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware Southern Colonies: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
INB pg Identify four details from the map. (Answer on your own.)
INB pg Into how many regions are the 13 colonies divided? Three: New England, Middle, & Southern Colonies
INB pg Which region had large tobacco plantations? Southern colonies
INB pg In which region was fishing important? New England colonies
INB pg In which region would you find ironworks? Middle colonies
INB pg Why do you think many large farms were located in the Southern colonies? Broad rivers & vast wetlands Fertile soil Hot, wet climate
INB pg Why do you think so much shipbuilding took place in the New England colonies? Plenty of forests for lumber Fishing was a main source of food
Philadelphia Originally settled by Swedes & called New Sweden Later taken over by English & William Penn Became settled by people from many nations High population of Quakers, who were somewhat wealthier than others Treated natives well Most populated colonial city Busy trade center