1. Colonial America
People and Geography

2. Virginia and the South Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
Georgia

3. 1. Geography
Piedmont – flat plain from foot of Appalachian Mountains
Tidewater – along coast; south from Chesapeake Bay

4. -Tobacco, indigo, rice planted by natives, colonists
-Rich soil, good for farming
-Tobacco, indigo, rice planted
by natives, colonists

5. swampy in lowlands
hot, humid

6. -rivers = wide, flat, predictable

7. - Overland transportation is
difficult
muddy and wet in spring, summer

8. VIRGINIA and the SOUTH Why would anyone want to settle in the South?
Review Questions
Why would anyone want to settle in the South?
What advantages did farmers of the South enjoy?
Why did slavery develop there?

9. New England New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island
(part of Massachusetts)
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island

10. 1. Geography
- rocky soil
-dense forests

11. - long winters, short summers
-mountainous
-numerous lakes
- long winters, short summers

12. -Rivers are difficult to navigate
…but can be used for energy

13. -must use ROADS (not rivers) to travel and trade

14. New England Review
Why settle in New England?
What advantages did New Englanders have?
What opportunities were there for economic success?

15. The Middle Colonies
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware

16. Geography
-mild climate, rich soil

17. -Surplus crops grown for trade
wheat,
barley,
rye

18. -Narrower lowlands than in South (Piedmont starts further east)

19. -coal & iron deposits in Appalachian Mountains

20. Review
Why settle in this region?
What advantages did this region have?
What opportunities were there for economic success?