1. Colonial Regions
USI 5b

2. Terms Resources Natural Capital Human Raw materials, natural resources
Money, man-made materials
Human
People, human services

3. Specialization
Focusing on one or more products

4. Interdependence
Two or more people depending on each other for goods and services

5. New England Resources Natural Resources Human Resources
Timber, fish, deep harbors
Human Resources
Skilled craftsmen, shopkeepers, shipbuilders
Capital Resources
tools, buildings

6. New England Geography Appalachian Mountains hilly rocky soil
Boston Harbor
Climate
Cold winters
Moderate summers

7. New England Specialization
Fishing, shipbuilding, industry, naval supplies

8. New England Interdependence
New England depended on the Southern colonies for raw materials such as cotton, tobacco, rice, indigo. Also for forest products like lumber, tar, and pitch.

9. New England Interdependence
New England depended on the Middle Colonies for grain and livestock

10. New England Social/Political Village and church were center of life
Religious reformers and separatists
Civic Life
Town meetings (Top)

11. Mid-Atlantic Resources Natural Resources Human Resources
Rich farmlands, rivers
Human Resources
Unskilled and skilled workers, fishermen
Capital Resources
tools and buildings

12. Mid-Atlantic Geography Appalachian mountains coastal lowlands
harbors and bays
wide and deep rivers
Climate
Mild winters
moderate climate

13. Mid-Atlantic
Specialization
Livestock, grain, fish

14. Mid-Atlantic Interdependence
The Mid-Atlantic colonies traded with both the Southern and New England colonies to get the products they didn’t produce

15. Mid-Atlantic Interdependence
Mid-Atlantic traded with Southern colonies for raw materials and forest products. They traded with New England for metal tools and equipment.

16. Mid-Atlantic Social/Political
Villages and cities, varied and diverse lifestyles, diverse religions
Civic life:
Market towns (Middle)

17. South Resources Natural Resources Human Resources
Fertile land, rivers, harbors
Human Resources
Farmers, enslaved African Americans
Capital Resources
tools and buildings

18. South Geography Climate
Appalachian Mountains, Piedmont, Atlantic Coastal Plain, good harbors and rivers
Climate
Humid climate with mild winters and hot summers

19. South
Specialization
Tobacco, cotton, indigo, wood products

20. South Interdependence
The Southern colonies depended on the New England colonies for manufactured goods, including tools and equipment

21. South Interdependence
The Southern colonies depended on the Mid Atlantic for grain and agricultural prodcuts.

22. South Social/Political
Plantations (slavery), mansions, indentured servants, few cities, few schools, Church of England
Civic life: Counties