1. 3 Regions of Colonies

2. New England  Furthest North  Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maine Stressed Personal Involvement in Religion + Civics

3. New England Religious Issues  Puritan Colonies Very Protestant “purified” protestantism Clean, Simple NOT SHOWING OFF

4. New England  Industry & Economics: Little Farming due to POOR, ROCKY SOIL Shipbuilding (lots of forests) Fishing

5. N.E.  Politics Very active (Puritan Influence) Used Town Meetings (@church) Geared towards Business/Economy Education important

6. Southern Colonies  Furthest South  includes:

7. Southern Religion  Most Anglican  Most tied to Tradition & Lifestyle of England  Reinforces Paternal Image

8. Southern Economy  Agriculture-based! Built on Cash Crops for TRADE

9. Southern Economy CASH Crops are LABOR INTENSIVE  (very hard work) Free Labor Wanted!!! DEPENDANT on SLAVES

10. Middle Colonies = BLEND  Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, & Delaware  “BREADBASKET” REGION

11. Middle Colonies-Economy  BLEND of NORTH & SOUTH  Very Agricultural Based on Family-Run Farms STAPLE CROPS Some Slavery