THE BREADBASKET COLONIES: DELAWARE, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA

HARBORS, BAYS, RIVERS.

PLAINS, MOUNTAINS AND HILLS. RICH SOIL.

MODERATE. LONG SUMMERS. PLENTY OF RAINFALL.

WHITE MALE PROPERTY OWNERS ELCTED TO ASSEMBLIES.

ASSEMBLIES PASSED LAWS AND VOTED ON TAXES.

FRAME OF GOVERNMENT: TRIAL BY JURY. FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND RELIGION

VERY DIVERSE: PEOPLE FROM ALL DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND PLACES

DIFFERENT RELIGIONS ARE WELCOME. RELIGION IS IMPORTANT.

IN CITIES, PEOPLE WENT TO DANCES, PLAYS, CONCERTS AND SOCIAL CLUBS.

IN RURAL AREAS, BARN RAISING WAS A BIG EVENT.

CHILDREN WENT TO SCHOOL BUT ONLY FOR A FEW YEARS.

MANY FARMS, ESPECIALLY GROWING GRAIN. "BREADBASKET COLONIES"

MILL AND IRONWORKS

PORTS FOR FISHING AND TRADING

FACTORIES: MADE CLOTH AND PAPER

RICH SOIL FOR FARMING, COWS AND PIGS

TREES, GRAINS AND ANIMALS FOR FUR

HAD SOME LARGER TOWNS AND CITIES. MOST PEOPLE LIVE IN FARMS.