Comparing Regions of Colonial America

New England Colonies Middle Colonies

Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey,

New Hampshire and Rhode Pennsylvania, and
Island Delaware

• Practice religious
Motivation for
freedom •separate trade
foundation (2)
religion and politics

Ship-building,
lumbering; ship-
Basis of Economy (2) fishing, lumbering
building
etc.; self sufficient

1.try to practice
Democracy (everyone met
run by Royal or
and discuss/ Woman &
Early government Proprietary
blacks joined but did not
(including participation) Governors and
vote) 2. governed by local
(2) elected Colonial
church members
Assemblies
3.governments were
autonomous

diversed (people
composition of Puritans- highly
from different
population (1) educated; families
countries)

1.Near harbor 2. dense

rocky soil,
Physical geography(2) forests, rolling hills, short
abundant forests
growing seasons
 1.Near harbor 2. dense
rocky soil,
Physical geography(2) forests, rolling hills, short
abundant forests
growing seasons
 Southern Colonies

Virginia, Maryland,
Carolinas, Georgia

trade; religious
tolerance

cash crops &

livestocks

self-governed
（governor, governor's
court, & court
system）

colonists, slaves

· coastal plains
and piedmont
areas; warm
climate
and piedmont
areas; warm
climate