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New England Colonies

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  • New Hampshire
  • Massachusetts
  • Rhode Island
  • Connecticut
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Middle Atlantic Colonies

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  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • Delaware
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Southern Colonies

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  • Maryland
  • Virginia
  • North Carolina
  • South Carolina
  • Georgia
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Population of New England

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English - immigrants didn’t move here much because of limited land opportunities and Puritan domination.

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Population of Middle Atlantic Colonies

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  • English
  • Dutch
  • German: farmlands in in Philadelphia, called PA Dutch country, maintained their language, religion, and customs.
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Population of Southern Colonies

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  • English
  • Scots-Irish - settled on the frontiers.
  • African American: slave labor on plantations, mostly in the south.
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Religious Groups of New England

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  • Puritans (MA)
  • Dissenters (Rhode Island: Anne Hutchinson’s Portsmouth and Roger Williams’ Providence)
  • Baptists
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Religious Groups of Middle Atlantic

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  • Anglicans (William and Mary College)
  • Roman Catholics
  • Quakers (PA)
  • Jews
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Religious Groups of South

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  • Anglicans
  • Roman Catholics (ML)
  • Baptists
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Commercial Centers of New England

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  • Boston, MA
  • Providence, RI
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Commercial Centers of Middle Atlantic

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  • New York, NY
  • Philadelphia, PA
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Commercial Centers of South

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  • Charleston, SC
  • Savannah, GA
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Exports of New England

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  • Fish
  • Lumber
  • Ships
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Exports of Middle Atlantic

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  • Grain: wheat and corn
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Exports of South

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  • Tobacco
  • Rice
  • Indigo
    *slave labor
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Education of New England

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  • Tax supported schools
    1647 MA law requiring school for boys, religious education
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Education of Middle Atlantic

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  • Private religious schools
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Education of South

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  • Tutors and parents, worked on the farms with family
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Environment of New England

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  • Rocky soil
  • Long winters
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Environment of Middle Atlantic

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  • Fertile soil
  • Moderate climate
    = grain cultivation
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Environment of South

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  • Diverse soils
  • Diverse climate
    = small or large plantations and type of crop depending on region
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Representative Government of New England

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  • Town meetings
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Representative Government of Middle Atlantic

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  • Colonial assemblies
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Representative Government of South

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  • Virginia House of Burgesses

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