1. Colonial America A Different Way of Life

2. New England Colonies  New Hampshire(NH)  Massachusetts(MA)  Rhode Island (RI)  Connecticut(CT)

3. New England  Economy Small Farms Shipbuilding Lumber mills Fishing Trade from coastal cities

4. New England  Geography Coastal Towns Harbors Rocky soil Inland forests

5. New England  Society Farms and City life Artisans and Merchants Unskilled and slave labor Many religious groups

6. Middle Colonies  New York  New Jersey  Pennsylvania  Delaware

7. Middle Colonies  Economy Bread colonies – wheat, corn, rye, barley Fruit orchards and vegetables Furs, iron and lumber used for trade Philadelphia and New York major trade cities

8. Middle Colonies  Geography Fertile soil Long growing season Rivers that ran inland (backcountry) Cities on the coast

9. Middle Colonies  Society Wealthy owned large farms Tenant farmers Many religious congregations Schools organized for churches

10. Southern Colonies  Maryland  Virginia  North Carolina  South Carolina  Georgia

11. Southern Colonies  Economy Tobacco, rice and indigo primary crops Most farms small for family needs Commercial farming on plantations Demand for goods in Europe and cheap labor force

12. Southern Colonies  Geography Good climate and soil for farming Wide rivers Long growing season Pine forests inland Marshes in the Carolinas

13. Southern Colonies  Society Wealthy controlled most of land Labor supplied initially by indentured servants and then by African slaves Charleston major city