1. English Colonial Regions
Your guide to the 13 colonies!

2. Location, Location, Location!
The 13 colonies were located on the east coast of North America between the Atlantic Ocean and the Appalachian Mountains.

3. English Colonial Regions
The colonies were divided into 3 colonial regions:
New England
Middle
Southern

4. New England Colonies People
Pilgrims
Puritans
Roger Williams – opposed forced attendance at church; founded Rhode Island
Anne Hutchinson – believed a person could worship God without help from a church
Thomas Hooker – Father of Connecticut – he and his congregation wrote the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
NOT very many slaves
Some free blacks (more than any other region)

5. New England Colonies Climate/Geography
Long winters
Short summers
Short growing season only 3-7 months
Rocky soil
Furthest north
Many trees
Good seaports because of being close to the sea

6. New England Colonies Economy/Agriculture/Resources
Subsistence farming – just enough food for themselves with very little left over for trade
Fishing, whaling, trading
Made money with jobs or trade
Many trees for lumber - shipbuilding

7. New England Colonies Colonies Included
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Hampshire

8. New England Colonies Major Cities
Portsmouth, NH
Plymouth, MA
Hartford, CT
Providence, RI
Boston, MA
Salem, MA

9. Middle Colonies People
Most diverse colonial region
Quakers
Swedes, Dutch, English, Germans
Africans
Protestants, Catholics and Jews
William Penn (founded Pennsylvania and extended religious freedom to all)

10. Middle Colonies Climate/Geography
Flat, farmable land
Fertile soil
Growing season only 5-9 months

11. Middle Colonies Economy/Agriculture/Resources
Grew crops for themselves and for trade
Made money with cash crops and trade
Cattle, fish, furs, iron, pigs, sheep, timber and most of all wheat.
Known as the Breadbasket Colonies
Harbors along the coast allowed for trade and exporting crops

12. Middle Colonies Colonies Included
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware

13. Middle Colonies Major Cities
Albany, NY
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Wilmington, DE

14. Southern Colonies People
White Englishmen
Eliza Lucas – introduced indigo
Slaves

15. Southern Colonies Climate/Geography
Very fertile soil
Warm climate
Growing season 7-12 months
Coastal Plains

16. Southern Colonies Economy/Agriculture/Resources
Made money from cash crops and trade
Corn, indigo, naval stores, pigs, rice and tobacco
Rice and tobacco required a lot of labor
Plantation system
Planters used enslaved Africans for labor

17. Southern Colonies Colonies Included
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia

18. Southern Colonies Major Cities
Savannah, GA
Charles Town (Charleston), SC
Wilmington, NC
Jamestown, VA
Baltimore, MD