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The Cold
Comparing
War Begins
Regional Cultures
Section 3
The Cold
Comparing
War Begins
Regional Cultures
Section 3
The Cold
Comparing
War Begins
Regional Cultures
Section 3
New England
Cold winters, short growing
season, and a rugged
landscape.
Middle Colonies
Temperate climate, longer
growing season, landscape of
fields and valleys.
Southern Colonies
Warm climate, long growing
season, landscape with
broad fields and valleys.
The Cold
Comparing
War Begins
Regional Cultures
Section 3
New England
Geography lent itself to
fishing, lumber harvesting,
and small-scale farming.
Middle Colonies
Known as the “bread basket”
of the colonies for exporting
so much wheat and grain.
Southern Colonies
Exported the labor-intensive
crops of tobacco, rice, and
indigo.
The Cold
Comparing
War Begins
Regional Cultures
Section 3
By the mid-1700s,
the population of
the colonies was
rapidly increasing.
Based on their
populations, the
three regions
developed different
social patterns.
The Cold
Comparing
War Begins
Regional Cultures
Section 3
In New England:
The Cold
Comparing
War Begins
Regional Cultures
Section 3
The Cold
Comparing
War Begins
Regional Cultures
Section 3
The Cold
Comparing
War Begins
Regional Cultures
Section 3
The Cold
Comparing
War Begins
Regional Cultures
Section 3
The Cold
Comparing
War Begins
Regional Cultures
Section 3
Though most
colonists attended
only grammar
schools, they were
better educated
than average
Europeans.
The Cold
Comparing
War Begins
Regional Cultures
Section 3
Section Review
The Cold
Comparing
War Begins
Regional Cultures