Differences between New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies
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Created by:
NattyTchet on September 14, 2009
Subjects:
Thirteen Colonies, Social Studies
Classes:
friends study group, Miller Middle School
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 New England | Harsh rocky soil made farming difficult, led to subsistence farms |
| New England | Land was granted to a group and towns were subdivided among families |
| New England | Fishing including whaling (lighting oil) |
| New England | Shipbuilding and small-scale factories |
| New England | Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Conneticut, New Hampshire |
| Middle | Blended other two |
| Middle | "Bread Basket" of the colonies |
| Middle | River system and ports provided access to back country and Atlantic |
| Southern | Favorable agricultural climate |
| Middle | New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware |
| Southern | Plantation system developed |
| Southern | Export crops: "cash crops" such as tobacco grown |
| Southern | Larger slave population was needed as labor |
| Southern | Farms tended to be scattered, less urban development. |
| Southern | Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia |
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