Characteristics of 13 Colonies

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Characteristics of 13 Colonies
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New England

• Good harbors
• Small towns and farms
• Trade centered around harbors
• Hilly and forested
• Fishing, lumber, and trapping
• Family oriented, education, religion

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Middle Colonies

• River valleys good communication
• rolling hills fertile soil
• Breadbasket large farms surplus food
• Diverse population
• Manufacturing
• Iron mines, shipyards, glass, and paper
• New York and Philadelphia

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Southern Colonies

• Slavery to work the large plantations
• Rice, tobacco and cotton
• Few large cities

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Summary

• All colonies were similar in lifestyle and
  culture
• People came from England and other parts of
  Europe
• Slavery in the South
• All practiced representative government or
  self-government
• Fiercely independent and enjoy freedoms