13 Colonies

EACH REGION OF THE COLONIES HAD SIMILARITIES

AND DIFFERENCES WITH
 RELIGION, GOVERNEMENT, ECONOMICS, TRADE,  AND
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SLAVERY .
 NEW ENGLAND MIDDLE COLONIES SOUTHERN COLONIES
COLONIES

Settled by Pilgrims
Settled by Settled by:
Puritans
For: For:
For:

Religion Relgion Religion

Economy Economy Economy

Government Government Government

New England Colonies Middle Colonies Southern colonies
1.Massachusetts 1.New York 1.Maryland
2.New Hampshire 2.New Jersey 2.Virginia
3.Rhode Island 3.Delaware 3.North Carolina
4.Connecticut 4.Pennsylvania 4.South Carolina
5.Georgia

Physical Characteristics :
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic ocean

Raw Raw Materials

Raw Materials
Materials

Rich Soil Rich Soil

Poor Soil

Warm Climate
Cold Mild Winters
Climate
Broad, deep Navigable rivers;
rivers; Appalachian
Forest Natural ports Mountains
New England Colonies Middle Colonies Southern colonies
1.Massachusetts 1.New York 1.Maryland
2.New Hampshire 2.New Jersey 2.Virginia
3.Rhode Island 3.Delaware 3.North Carolina
4.Connecticut 4.Pennsylvania 4.South Carolina
5.Georgia

Economic Factors

logging logging

Plantations
Ship building
Ship Building

Mining ; Iron
fishing works

Cash Crops:
Subsistence Farming TOBACCO, RICE,
Large Farms: CASH COTTON & INDIGO
CROPS
New England Colonies Middle Colonies Southern colonies
1.Massachusetts 1.New York 1.Maryland
2.New Hampshire 2.New Jersey 2.Virginia
3.Rhode Island 3.Delaware 3.North Carolina
4.Connecticut 4.Pennsylvania 4.South Carolina
5.Georgia

Political Factors
Representative
Government
Town Hall Buildings (Assembly)

KING - Nominates;
Representative
Godly, Government
Property (Assembly) Governor and council
Owning
Men House of Burgesses
(Voters : White, Male Property
Godly men Representative
government Owners).
New England Colonies Middle Colonies Southern colonies
1.Massachusetts 1.New York 1.Maryland
2.New Hampshire 2.New Jersey 2.Virginia
3.Rhode Island 3.Delaware 3.North Carolina
4.Connecticut 4.Pennsylvania 4.South Carolina
5.Georgia

Social Factors
Boston only
Large City
Small
Coastal
Towns

Class Based Society

Urban
New England Colonies Middle Colonies Southern colonies
1.Massachusetts 1.New York 1.Maryland
2.New Hampshire 2.New Jersey 2.Virginia
3.Rhode Island 3.Delaware 3.North Carolina
4.Connecticut 4.Pennsylvania 4.South Carolina
5.Georgia

Religious Factors
Church of
England

More catholics
Tolerance

Quarkers

More Diverse Catholics