Colonial America Regions

The Three Colonial Regions

by Wesley Howard

​New England Colonies

Includes:

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Maine

​New Hampshire

​Vermont

​Massachusetts

Connecticut

​Rhode Island

​What was the weather like?

• ​A lot of rain

• ​Colder climate

• ​Rocky soil that didn't provide good farmland

​Religion in the New England colonies:

​Mostly puritans lived in the New England colonies

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​They were very strict and religion governed much of their lives!

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​The puritans established Plymouth as well as many other colonies in the New England colonies to practice their religion without interferance from catholocism

​What is it known for?!

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• ​Ship Building

• ​Lumber

• ​Fishing and whaling

• ​Trade

• ​Religion

Multiple Select

Why was trade so important for the New England colonies? 

• Poor weather lead to them having to trade for food?  

• They wanted to be friends with the Native Americans? 

• They had access to a lot of coastland and therefore could trade quickly 

• They wanted to share their wealth. 

Poll

What religion predominantly lived in the New England Colonies?

• Puritans

• Catholicism

• Quakers

​The Middle Colonies

• ​New York

• ​Pennsylvania

• ​New Jersey

• ​Delaware

What was the weather like?

• Cold Winters and Warm Summers

• ​Regular rainfall

• ​This weather led to good farmland for food

• ​Known as the "bread basket" of the New World

​Religion in the Middle Colonies

• Not as strict of a religious following as the New England Colonies.

• ​Because of their location in the middle you will see a mix of many different religions

• ​One of the more popular religions are the Quakers (Who founded Pennsylvania)

• ​These colonies are known as the "Tolerant Colonies"

Multiple Choice

How did the location of the middle colonies influence people in the middle colonies? 

• They had a lot of rainfall so people stayed inside. 

• They are located in the middle of the region therefore they had a mix of people from both sides 

• They had a lot of mountains and so they liked to go rock climbing

​Southern Colonies

​Maryland

​Virginia

​North Carolina

​South Carolina

​Georgia

​what was the weather like?

• ​Very warm and humid climate

• ​Long summers and short winter

• ​These conditions led to great farmland

• ​A lot of cash crops contributed to the influence of slave labor and plantations

​Religion in the Southern Colonies

​Not as strict of a following as the Puritans in the New England Colonies

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Most commonly practiced is Baptist and Anglicans

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​The New England Church was recognized as the colonies church.

Open Ended

How was the Southern Colonies climate different than the other two? 

Multiple Choice

What are the southern colonies best known for?

• Ship building, games, trade

• food, buisness, travel

• Cash crops, slavery, and plantations

• education, religion, and entertainment