1. Three Colonial Regions

2. The New England Colonies
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Connecticut

3. The Middles Colonies
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware

4. The Southern Colonies Maryland Virginia South Carolina North Carolina
Georgia

5. Government Proprietary Colony (Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware)
Land Granted by British King to Proprietors
Charters
Charter Colony (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut)
Joint Stock Companies
Colonial Assemblies
Royal Colony (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Georgia)
Directly Controlled by King
Appointed Governors

6. Economy New England Colonies Middle Colonies Southern Colonies
Commerce
Ship Building
Agriculture
Small Farms
Grains
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Large Plantations and Small Farms
Tobacco, Cotton, Rice, Indigo, Grains
Slavery

7. Triangular Trade
Europeans use slave labor to produce in New World, sell goods in Europe, trade goods for slaves in Africa, and repeat

8. Geography New England Colonies Middle Colonies Southern Colonies
Cold weather, rocky terrain limited farming
Boston and Newport develop
Middle Colonies
More suitable soil than in NE, led to wheat as a staple crop
Philadelphia and NYC develop as major cities
Southern Colonies
Climate lends itself to large-scale agriculture
Dependence on slave labor, SC pop. over 50% slave
Charlestown develops

9. Religion New England Colonies Middle Colonies Southern Colonies
Religious Intolerance
Puritans
oligarchy
Separatists
Middle Colonies
Religious Tolerance
Protestant Sects
Catholics
Jews
Southern Colonies
Anglicans
Government support of the church

10. Life Styles New England Colonies Middle Colonies Southern Colonies
Strong Family Units
Longer Life Span
Customs and Traditions- Grandparents
Stability
Community
Religion
Middle Colonies
Family
Diversity
Southern Colonies
Plantation Society
Fewer Families
Less Healthy