1. New England Colonies
BIO: "Hi, I have rocky soil and cold winters so I fish and build boats."
Information
Affiliations:
North America, England
Children:
New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Birthday:
1620

2. New England GEOGRAPHY Long, cold winters short, cool summers
Poor, rocky soil
Hills and mountains
Fast moving rivers
RELIGION
Mostly Puritans
Other religions not well tolerated
New Hampshire
ECONOMY
Whaling/Fishing, Ship building
Shipping and trade
Timber
Subsistence farming
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island

3. Middle Colonies
BIO: "Hi!  I'm diverse and tolerant of different cultures and beliefs!" 
Information
Affiliations:
North America, England
Children:
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
Birthday:
1624

4. Middle Diverse economy Diverse religions GEOGRAPHY Diverse terrain
Temperate Climate
Rich soil
Diverse terrain
Middle
ECONOMY
Farming “Bread basket” colonies
Livestock, Lumber
Fishing, Shipbuilding, and trade
Diverse economy
New York
Pennsylvania
RELIGION
Quakers (Pennsylvania was founded by Quakers)
Protestants (non-Catholic Christians, such as…)
Baptists
Puritans, and others
Catholics
Diverse religions
New Jersey
Delaware

5. Southern Colonies
BIO: Howdy!  I'm hot, humid, flat, and fertile so I grow tons of cash crops!"
Information
Affiliations:
North America, England
Children:
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Birthday:
1607

6. Southern GEOGRAPHY ECONOMY RELIGION Long, hot summers
GEORGIA
Founded as a buffer between English and Spanish
Colonized by debtors (those in jail because of debt - owing money)
GEOGRAPHY
Long, hot summers
Short, cool winters
Rich, fertile soil
Coastal plain
Maryland
Virginia
ECONOMY
farming /Cash crops
Tobacco
Indigo
Rice
Plantations (very large farms; require lots of labor)
Slave labor
Lumber and fishing
RELIGION
Church of England most common
Catholics in Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia