Colonial Regions

1. New England Colonies

1.1. Resources

1.1.1. Rocky Soil

1.1.2. Good Fishing Grounds

1.2. Economy

1.2.1. Small Farms

1.2.2. Fishing

1.2.3. Trade

1.3. Ehthnic Background

1.3.1. English

1.3.2. A Few Enslaved Africans

1.4. New Hampshire

1.5. Massachusetts

1.6. Connecticut

1.7. Rhode Island

2. Southern Colonies

2.1. Resources

2.1.1. Fertile Soil

2.2. Economy

2.2.1. Plantation Economy

2.2.2. Cash Crops

2.3. Ehthnic Background

2.3.1. English

2.3.2. Other Europeans

2.3.3. Many Enslaved Africans

2.4. Maryland

2.5. Virginia

2.6. North Carolina

2.7. South Carolina

2.8. Georgia

3. Middle Colonies

3.1. Resources

3.1.1. Fertile Soil

3.2. Economy

3.2.1. Large Farms

3.2.2. Cash Crops

3.2.3. Grain

3.3. Ehthnic Background

3.3.1. Europeans From Many Nations

3.3.2. African In Cities

3.4. New York

3.5. Pennsylvania

3.6. New Jersey

3.7. Delaware

4. Backcountry

4.1. Resources

4.1.1. Woods

4.1.2. Streams

4.2. Economy

4.2.1. Small Farms

4.3. Ehthnic Background

4.3.1. Scots-Irish

4.3.2. Native Americans

4.4. Appalachian Mountains

4.5. Fall Line - where waterfalls block ships from going upstream

4.6. Piedmont - broad plateau at the base of the Appalachian Mountains