| Term | Definition |
| New England Colonies History | -Began with Plymoth Colony
-Puritan influence
-Most early settlers were from England
-Other colonies started after people left Massachusettes Bay |
| Middle Colonies History | -Began with Dutch settlements
-English then came to the area
-People from many different countries settled there. |
| Southern Colonies History | -Began with Jamestown settlement
-Area became dependent on slave labor
-Georgia was last colony to be formed. |
| New England Colonies Geography | -Rocky soil and fairly short growing season
-Important resources: trees, sea
-Settlements developed along rivers |
| Middle Colonies Geography | -Good Soil for cash crops
-Many good harbors
-Fertile river valleys |
| Southern Colonies Geography | -Long growing season and rich soil
-Many rivers
-Forests
-Tidewater region along the coast |
| New England Colonies Government | -Mayflower Compact
-Town meetings were important
-Puritan laws were strict
-Each colony had a governor and assembly |
| Middle Colonies Government | -William Penn set up a Frame of Government for Pennsylvania
-Each colony had a governor and assembly |
| Southern Colonies Government | -Wealthy planters had most of the political power
-Each colony had a governor and assembly
-House of Burgesses |
| New England Colonies Economics | -Fishing, whaling, trading
-Over time manufacturing became important |
| Middle Colonies Economics | -Most people were farmers
-Grain crops were important
-Called the "Breadbasket"
-Mills were important |
| Southern Colonies Economics | -Known for its large plantations
-Main crops were tobacco, rice, and indigo
-Dependent on slave labor |
| New England Colonies Culture | -Education was important
-Many towns had schools
-Puritan religion was important
-Town structure was similar |
| Middle Colonies Culture | -Market towns were important
-Many different people and many different religions
-Schools run mainly by churches |
| Southern Colonies Culture | -Fewer towns
-Fewer Schools
-Tutors for children of planters
-Religion did not play as big of a role. |
