Colonial Regions

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Rivers provided transportation for agricultural products being shipped to England. Cash crops brought large profits and often were traded for manufactred goods.

Most of the early settlers lived in towns and villages around the excellent harbors, and many carried onsome kind of trade or business. Small farms surrounded the towns, but the rocky, thin soil made it difficult to make a living from farming.

These colonies had a diverse population, including Quakers, Scots-Irish, Germans, Dutch, Swedes, and immigrants from many other European countries.

A mix of thriving cities, and successful farms. Philadelphia was one of the most important cities in colonial America.

Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island

A warm climate, long growing season and fertile lands produced rich crops of cotton, tobacco, rice and indigo.

Society here was more tolerant than elsewhere and accepted a mix of people, languages, religions and cultures.

Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia