New England Colonies/Region
Physical Characteristics
Cold climate
Atlantic Ocean
Poor soil
Raw materials
Forest
New England Colonies/Region
Human Characteristics
Economic Factors
Logging
fishing
Ship building
Subsistence
farming
New England Colonies/Region
Human Characteristics
Political Factors
Town Hall
Meetings
Godly
Men
Representative
government
New England Colonies/Region
Human Characteristics
Social Factors
Boston only
Large city
Small coastal towns
Urban
New England Colonies/Region
Human Characteristics
Religious Factors
Puritans
In the New England Colonies, religion dominates society.
Predominantly Protestant societies, all of the New England colonies
were established for religious purposes and focused their daily
activities around the church.
Middle Colonies/Region
Physical Characteristics
Rich soil
Raw materials
Broad, deep
rivers
Mild winters
Natural ports
Atlantic Ocean
Middle Colonies/Region
Human Characteristics
Economic Factors
ironworks
logging
Large Farms
(cash crops)
Ship building
mining
Middle Colonies/Region
Human Characteristics
Political Factors
Godly, property
owning men
Representative
Government
(assembly)
Middle Colonies/Region
Human Characteristics
Social Factors
Small coastal towns
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Largest cities
Egalitarian
People are equal
Race, religion, Economic status
Middle Colonies/Region
Human Characteristics
Religious Factors
Quakers
More tolerance
Catholics
The Middle Colonies were the most religiously tolerant colonies of all the
colonial groups. Because many of the colonies were established due to
religious persecution in England or other colonial areas, they tended to
allow any religious group to settle and practice freely within their colonial
borders.
Southern Colonies/Region
Physical Characteristics
Appalachian Mountains
Navigable Rivers
Warm climate
Richer soil
Raw materials
Southern Colonies/Region
Human Characteristics
Economic Factors
(cash crops)
Tobacco, rice
Indigo, cotton
plantations
Southern Colonies/Region
Human Characteristics
Political Factors
King
Nominates:
Representative
Government
(assembly)
Governor and Council
House of Burgesses
(voters: white, male property owners)
Southern Colonies/Region
Human Characteristics
Social Factors
Plantation
Owners
Rural; few towns
Savannah and Charleston
Largest cities
Indentured
Servants
Slaves
Southern Colonies/Region
Human Characteristics
Religious Factors
Catholics
Church of England
More diverse