The 13 Colonies. New England Colonies. New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island. New England Economy. Soil wasn’t always fertile so there was a lot of small business like mills, blacksmiths, and sewing. Ship making. New England Geography. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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