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    The document summarizes the 13 original colonies of British North America, dividing them into 3 regions - New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. The New England colonies focused on fishing, lumber, and farming with poor soil. The Middle colonies had more resources and diversity with mills and cities. The Southern colonies had good conditions for plantations and year-round farming, leading to the growth of slavery to meet labor needs for crops like rice, tobacco, and cotton.

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    The document summarizes the 13 original colonies of British North America, dividing them into 3 regions - New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. The New England colonies focused on fishing, lumber, and farming with poor soil. The Middle colonies had more resources and diversity with mills and cities. The Southern colonies had good conditions for plantations and year-round farming, leading to the growth of slavery to meet labor needs for crops like rice, tobacco, and cotton.

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    The document summarizes the 13 original colonies of British North America, dividing them into 3 regions - New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. The New England colonies focused on fishing, lumber, and farming with poor soil. The Middle colonies had more resources and diversity with mills and cities. The Southern colonies had good conditions for plantations and year-round farming, leading to the growth of slavery to meet labor needs for crops like rice, tobacco, and cotton.

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    13 Colonies

    Find and label the


    colonies on the map:
    • Virginia
    • New York
    • Massachusetts
    • Maryland
    • Rhode Island
    • Connecticut
    • New Hampshire
    • Delaware
    • North Carolina
    • South Carolina
    • New Jersey
    • Pennsylvania
    • Georgia
    Three regions
    • New England
    • Middle
    • Southern
    New England Colonies
    New Hampshire • Started for religious freedom
    Massachusetts • Poor land for growing crops
    Connecticut • A lot of fishing
    • Cut down trees to trade
    Rhode Island
    lumber
    • Not any slavery-- not necessary
    • Only English ships allowed to
    trade
    – led to smuggling
    Middle Colonies
    New York • Many resources:
    New Jersey – Fruits, vegetables, grain
    • Creation of many mills to
    Delaware
    process foods
    Pennsylvania • Cities grow from increased
    population
    • Diverse population
    • People settling with artisanal
    skills
    • Some slavery
    Southern Colonies
    Georgia • Good soil and weather led to
    Maryland year round farming
    Virginia • Huge increase in slavery from
    labor needs
    North Carolina
    • Plantations- one person owning
    South Carolina huge farms
    • Rice, indigo, tobacco, cotton,
    corn

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