New England
Economic: Lumber & Whaling & shipbuilding
Political:They are religious ruler
Geographic: Mayflower Compact, Harbor towns,
Town meetings.
Social Culture:Small, self-sufficient
family farms
Middle Colonies
Economic:Farmers merchants,craftsmen,artisans
good farm land
breadbasket crops & fur trading.
Political:Small town Governments reflecting diversity of settlements
Geographic:Small, inter connected settlements
City of brotherly love, Pennsylvania, Good farm land.
Social Culture:Family & community labor.
Southern Colonies
Economics:Wealthy, elite rule
Plantations owners, Cash crops like tobacco & rice
Political:Rich soil and long growing season
indentured servants & slaver labor
Geographic:Large isolated settlement Virginia
Social Culture:House of Burgesses
The Back country
Economic:Trade with the native americans
Isolated homestead
Political:No specific religion No form of government
Geographic:The great wagon trail, Appalachian Mountains
Dense woods with streams
Social Culture:Small gardens for the Family
Families or clans
Hunting & gathering
Economic: Lumber & Whaling & shipbuilding
Political:They are religious ruler
Geographic: Mayflower Compact, Harbor towns,
Town meetings.
Social Culture:Small, self-sufficient
family farms
Middle Colonies
Economic:Farmers merchants,craftsmen,artisans
good farm land
breadbasket crops & fur trading.
Political:Small town Governments reflecting diversity of settlements
Geographic:Small, inter connected settlements
City of brotherly love, Pennsylvania, Good farm land.
Social Culture:Family & community labor.
Southern Colonies
Economics:Wealthy, elite rule
Plantations owners, Cash crops like tobacco & rice
Political:Rich soil and long growing season
indentured servants & slaver labor
Geographic:Large isolated settlement Virginia
Social Culture:House of Burgesses
The Back country
Economic:Trade with the native americans
Isolated homestead
Political:No specific religion No form of government
Geographic:The great wagon trail, Appalachian Mountains
Dense woods with streams
Social Culture:Small gardens for the Family
Families or clans
Hunting & gathering