1. Original 13 Colonies

2. Regional Colonies Southern Colonies New England Colonies
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
New England Colonies
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Middle Colonies
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

3. New England Colonies

4. Geography Bitterly cold winters and mild summers.
Land was flat close to the coastline but became hilly and mountainous farther inland.
Soil was rocky, making farming difficult.
Very short growing season
Cold winters reduced the spread of disease

5. Religion Puritans, reformers seeking to “purify” Christianity
Puritans followed strict rules and were intolerant of other religions
New England Way of Life
Singing and celebrating holidays were among things prohibited in Puritan New England

6. Puritans Even Ban CHRISTMAS!

8. Economy Dependent on the ocean.
Fishing, trapping and fur trading, shipbuilding, and logging
Subsistence Farming
Triangular Trade

9. Triangular Trade

10. Government Seeds of Democracy Mayflower Compact – majority rule
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut – first Constitution
Virginia House of Burgesses- first Representative Assembly

11. Middle Colonies

12. Geography Warm summers and cold winters
Coastal plains along the coastline, piedmont (rolling hills) in the middle, and mountains farther inland
Good coastal harbors for shipping
Climate and land were ideal for agriculture

13. Economy Longer growing season “Bread-basket colonies”
Grain = Cash Crop

14. Religion No single religion seemed to dominate the entire region.
Religious tolerance attracted immigrants Quakers, Catholics, Jews, Lutherans and Presbyterians

15. Southern Colonies

16. Geography Warm climate with hot summers and mild winters.
Coastal plains in the east to piedmont farther inland. The westernmost regions were mountainous.
Soil was perfect for farming long growing season
Hot summers = diseases (malaria & yellow fever)

17. Economy Almost entirely based on farming.
Rice, indigo, tobacco, sugarcane, and cotton were cash crops.
Crops were grown on large plantations where slaves and indentured servants worked the land.
Charleston, South Carolina became one of the centers of the American slave trade in the 1700′s.

18. Religion Anglican (Baptist or Presbyterian)
Maryland founded it as a refuge for English Catholics.
Religion did not have the same impact on communities
Plantations that were often distant and spread out from one another.

19. Columbian Exchange

20. Columbian Exchange
Movement of plants, animals, & diseases between the Americas and Europe
Negatives:
Diseases brought by Europeans decimate Native Americans
Positives:
Introduction of new crops and foods to both hemispheres
Grapes, onions, wheat, cattle, pigs & horses thrive in Americas
Potatoes and corn brought back to Europe – basis for new diets

21. Slavery Begins
As plantation system grows there is an increased need for labor
Indentured servants
Slavery begins
Little need for slaves in New England colonies due to short growing season
Planter class grows in Southern colonies as cash crops such as indigo grow

22. Life in Slavery Directed by an overseer Spent 15 + hours working
Lived in small one room cabins
Slaves do retain customs, traditions and beliefs from their homeland
African kinship customs become basis for African American family unit