1. The 13 Colonies

2. New England Colonies New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut
Rhode Island

3. New England Economy Ship making
Soil wasn’t always fertile so there was a lot of small business like mills, blacksmiths, and sewing.
Ship making

4. New England Geography
Long harsh winters and bad soil for farming. Families lived mostly in town and others lived on the outskirts.

5. Middle Colonies
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware

6. Middle Colonies Economy
Iron, saw mills, and mines filled the industry sector.
Goods easily shipped out of NY large ports.
Large farms that grew cash crops

7. Middle Colonies Geography
Ideal climate for large farms that produced cash crops.

8. Southern Colonies Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia

9. Southern Colonies Economy
Big crops-big farms (plantations)

10. Southern Colonies Geography
Big Rivers
Tidewater area of Virginia = large ports for shipping.
Crops would be sent down rivers to ports to be shipped around the world.