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

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

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

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

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. New England Colonies/Region Human Characteristics Religious Factors Puritans

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

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

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

Middle Colonies/Region Human Characteristics Social Factors Small coastal towns New York Philadelphia Baltimore Largest cities People are equal Race, religion, Economic status Egalitarian

Middle Colonies/Region Human Characteristics Religious Factors More tolerance Quakers Catholics 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.

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

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

Southern Colonies/Region Human Characteristics Political Factors King Nominates: Governor and Council House of Burgesses (voters: white, male property owners) Representative Government (assembly)

Southern Colonies/Region Human Characteristics Social Factors Rural; few towns Savannah and Charleston Largest cities Plantation Owners Indentured Servants Slaves

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