1. Colonial Regions
Outline map

2. Colonies Develop NEW ENGLAND: COMMERCE AND RELIGION
New England was distinguished by its small farming towns and profitable fishing and trade.
MIDDLE COLONIES: FARMS AND CITIES
Middle Colony farms produced large cash crops that fueled trade in its coastal cities.
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES: PLANTATIONS AND SLAVERY
The South’s plantation economy and large number of enslaved Africans made it different from the other regions.
THE BACKCOUNTRY
The Backcountry was distant from the denser coastal populations, so settlers there developed an independent and rugged way of life.

3. New England Colonies, 1750

4. How did New Englanders prosper from the Atlantic Ocean?
Fishing
Fish could be sold for consumption or export.
Whaling
Whale oil provided oil for lamps and for export.
Trading
Colonists made money from three types of Atlantic trade.
Smuggling
Smuggling was widespread, though illegal.

5. Middle Colonies, 1750

6. Middle Colonies
The Middle Colonies (aka the Breadbasket colonies) were characterized by diverse ethnic groups, commerce & trade, and cash crops of grain.
Quakers found refuge in Pennsylvania (People had tolerance and welcomed a variety of different cultures)
Did not have the bloodshed and conflict with the American Indians, as often happened in the other colonial regions.

7. Southern Colonies, 1750

8. Southern Colonies
The Southern Colonies were characterized by large plantations with slave labor and cash crops of tobacco, indigo, & rice.
Tobacco was the first major cash crop grown in Jamestown, Virginia and allowed the colonies to prosper and spread.
James Oglethorpe founded Georgia as a refuge for debtors (also considered a buffer colony to Spanish Florida).

9. Planters bring enslaved Africans to American
effects: on Africans
Causes: Need for labor
Southern planters increase land planted with rice and tobacco.
Indentured servants buy own land/end service.
Native Americans die of disease or run away.
Suffer hard labor and working conditions.
Bring African customs, traditions to America.
Develop strong family networks.
Resist orders and rebel.

10. Backcountry Characteristics
The Backcountry was the region in the colonies that ran along the Appalachian Mountains.
Dense Forests & Rushing Streams
Near or in Appalachian mountains. Climate varied with latitude.
Scotts-Irish brought clan systems & lived in log cabins.
People clashed with American Indians.