New England Colonies/Region
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New England Colonies/Region Physical Characteristics Atlantic Ocean Cold climate Forest Poor soil Raw materials
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New England Colonies/Region. Physical Characteristics. Cold climate. Atlantic Ocean. Forest. Poor soil. Raw materials. New England Colonies/Region. Human Characteristics Economic Factors. fishing. Logging. Ship building. Subsistence farming. New England Colonies/Region. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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New England Colonies/Region
Physical Characteristics
Atlantic Ocean
Cold climate
ForestPoor soil
Raw materials
New England Colonies/Region
Human CharacteristicsEconomic Factors
Loggingfishing
Ship building
Subsistencefarming
New England Colonies/Region
Human CharacteristicsPolitical Factors
Town HallMeetings
Representativegovernment
GodlyMen
New England Colonies/Region
Human CharacteristicsSocial Factors
Small coastal towns
Boston only Large city
Urban
In the New England Colonies, religion dominates society.Predominantly Protestant societies, all of the New England colonieswere established for religious purposes and focused their dailyactivities around the church.
New England Colonies/Region
Human CharacteristicsReligious Factors
Puritans
Middle Colonies/Region
Physical Characteristics
Rich soilBroad, deep
riversNatural ports
Mild winters Atlantic OceanRaw materials
Middle Colonies/Region
Human CharacteristicsEconomic Factors
Large Farms(cash crops)
loggingironworks
Ship buildingmining
Middle Colonies/Region
Human CharacteristicsPolitical Factors
RepresentativeGovernment(assembly)
Godly, property owning men
Middle Colonies/Region
Human CharacteristicsSocial Factors
Small coastal townsNew York
PhiladelphiaBaltimore
Largest cities People are equalRace, religion, Economic status
Egalitarian
cwilson
i think slavery would be a social factor as well. what do you think?
Middle Colonies/Region
Human CharacteristicsReligious Factors
More toleranceQuakers
Catholics
The Middle Colonies were the most religiously tolerant colonies of all thecolonial groups. Because many of the colonies were established due toreligious persecution in England or other colonial areas, they tended toallow any religious group to settle and practice freely within their colonialborders.
Southern Colonies/Region
Physical Characteristics
Appalachian Mountains
Navigable Rivers
Richer soilWarm climate
Raw materials
Southern Colonies/Region
Human CharacteristicsEconomic Factors
plantations
(cash crops)Tobacco, riceIndigo, cotton
Southern Colonies/Region
Human CharacteristicsPolitical Factors
KingNominates:
Governor and Council
House of Burgesses(voters: white, male property owners)
RepresentativeGovernment(assembly)
Southern Colonies/Region
Human CharacteristicsSocial Factors
Rural; few townsSavannah and Charleston
Largest cities
Classed based society
Plantation Owners
Indentured Servants
Slaves
Southern Colonies/Region
Human CharacteristicsReligious Factors
Church of EnglandCatholics
More diverse
