Regions by Chelsea Hernandez

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Regions

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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Climate
New England and southern colonies we're different from each other. The New England colonies was cold and the southern colonies were hot. And the middle colonies were both hot and cold.

Economy
The New England colonies economy was fishing,shipping,whaling, forestry,And trading. Middle colonies economy was growing wheat and breadbasket. The southern colonies economy was agriculture and cash crops.

Soil
New England colonies and southern colonies were different from each other. New England was rocky and Southern colonies was fertile. The Middle colonies were rocky and fertile.

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Growing Season
New England was cold for so long you couldn't really farm. The Middle colonies it was short and long depending on your location. Southern colonies were long and that was good for them, because of the crops.

Labor Force
In New England there were no slaves, but there were skilled laborers. The Middle colonies there were no slaves. In the southern colonies there were slaves.

Reasons Founded
Every colony has a reason to be founded. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Maryland were founded because of their religious freedom. New York, Delaware, New Jersey, SC, NC, and Virginia were founded because they traded. New Hampshire was founded because of farming.

Chelsea Hernandez