1. The Thirteen Colonies

2. Focus Question How did the 13 colonies develop?
How did the Colonies Differ?

3. New England Colonies
- New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island

4. New England Colonies Society built around religion Large families
Sabbath- no games, taverns, jokes, or drinking
Sought religious freedom
$$$- fishing, whaling, lumber,
ship building
Geography:

5. Middle Colonies
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware

6. Middle Colonies Nicknamed the Bread Basket Colonies
On average, people in these colonies ate a pound of bread a day
Thriving economy for cash crops
Wheat, barley and rye

7. Southern Colonies
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

8. Southern Colonies Strict social structure Plantations
Relied on slavery
Made money for investors
Farming
Indigo
Tobacco
Rice