English Colonies

Southern Colonies (Chesapeake Colonies)

Maryland, Virginia, Carolinas, Georgia

New England Colonies

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut

Middle Colonies

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

Key characteristics of Southern Colonies

• cash crops- tobacco

• plantation society- slavery and not super united

• Native American interaction- Powhatan Wars over land & resources

• Religion- Maryland Act of Toleration (Catholic haven)

Key Characteristics of Middle Colonies

• trading, shipbuilding, bread basket colonies

• elite merchants and large lower class

• Native American interaction- originally trade between settlers and NA, Walking Purchase allowed Pennsylvania to expand borders

• Religion- Penn for Quakers, RI = religious freedom

Key Characteristics of New England Colonies

• sustenance farming, shipbuilding, logging, fishing, trade

• community-based & church central settlements

• Native American interaction- Wampanoags saved Pilgrims, later Metacom’s War (NA try to get rid of settlers, leads to death for NA and Covenant Chain to protect fur trade)

• Religion- Puritans for ideal society (vs. Anne Hutchinson) and Pilgrim separatists