13 colonies - apush

new england colony religion

purithan, congregationlism

new england colony politics

mayflower compact, democratic self governing system, proprietory

new england colony economy

shipbuilding, fishing, whaling, lumbering, maufacturing

new england colony geography

rocky soil, hilly + mountainous terrain, extensive forests, river valleys

new england colony social

town halls, purithan influence (church stuff), religion,literacy responsibility, balanced family life

middle colonies religion

quakers, lutherans, dutch reformed, catholics

middle colonies politics

proprietory and royal governments

judicial systems

emphasis on rights

elections

middle colonies economy

mix on agriculture

grain farming + livestock

ports for trade + commerce

craftsmen

middle colonies geography

fertile soil

navigable rivers

coastal harbors

diverse terrain

longer growing season

middle colonies social

diverse population

diverse religion groups

southern colonies religion

anglican. baptist, methodist

southern colonies politics

aristocratic system (wealthy plantation owners had significant power due to economic dominance in cash crops and enslaved labor)

slavery

property based suffrage (no voting + political power is among elite)

southern colonies economy

agriculture

slave based plantations

cash growing crops (ex: tobacco, rice, and indigo)

slavery

subsistence farming

trade ports

southern colonies geography

warm climate

long growing seasons

rich soil

waterways

tidewater region

southern colonies social

elite dominated

rural

limited rights for women

enslaved people