Three Regions of the 13 Colonies
New England Colonies New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Mass., Maine Rocky soil not good for much farming The climate was wet and cold
New England Colonies Cont. Fishing, shipbuilding, logging, and textiles (making cloth) became their main occupations (jobs)
Middle Colonies New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey A mixture of the New England and Southern colonies
Middle Colonies Cont. Agriculture (farming) – WHEAT, corn, fruit, cattle, sheep, hogs Manufacturing – cloth, guns, wagons, tools, iron products
There were many different nationalities in the Middle Colonies – people from all over the world
Southern Colonies Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland The land was great for farming: flat and fertile Crops: tobacco, cotton, rice, indigo
Southern Colonies Cont. Slavery – most of the slavery was in the southern colonies. Most slaves worked on plantations (large farms) Plantations were located on the banks of rivers – made great transportation for their crops
Plantation Pictures