The 13 Colonies

The 13 Colonies

New England Colonies

• New Hampshire• Massachusetts• Connecticut• Rhode Island

New England EconomySoil wasn’t always fertile so there was a lot of small business like mills, blacksmiths, and sewing.

Ship making

New England Geography

Long harsh winters and bad soil for farming. Families lived

mostly in town and others lived on the outskirts.

Middle Colonies

• New York• Pennsylvania• New Jersey• Delaware

Middle Colonies Economy

Iron, saw mills, and mines filled the industry sector.

Large farms that grew cash crops

Goods easily shipped out of NY large ports.

Middle Colonies Geography

Ideal climate for large farms that produced

cash crops.

Southern Colonies

• Maryland• Virginia• North Carolina• South Carolina• Georgia

Southern Colonies Economy

Big crops-big farms (plantations)

Southern Colonies Geography

Tidewater area of Virginia = large ports for shipping.

Crops would be sent down rivers to ports to be shipped

around the world.

Big Rivers