Post on 14-Dec-2015
The Thirteen Colonies
The New England Colonies
• Massachusetts ( included Maine), Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire
New England’s Climate
• They had long cold winters and mild summers.
• They had a short growing season.
Physical Features/Natural Resources of New England• Thin rocky soil
• Rugged mountains
• Forests
• Atlantic Ocean
Why did the settlers come to the New England Colonies?
• They wanted religious freedom.
New England’s Natural ResourcesTHE LAND
• They used land to farm for food (wheat, oats, and peas). The soil and climate was not good enough to grow large crops.
FORESTS
• They used forests to get lumber for building houses and ships.
THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
• New Englanders used the ocean to fish for cod and whale.
• It also made it easy to transport ships built in the colonies.
The Mid-Atlantic Colonies
• New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
Climate of the Middle Colonies
• Long growing season
• Sunny and rainy weather
Physical Features/Natural Resources of the Middle
Colonies• Fertile rich soil
• Wide rivers
• Forests
Where did settlers come from and why did they make the trip to the
Middle Colonies? • Settlers were looking for freedom to live
and worship the way they wanted.
• Settlers came from Germany, Holland ( in New York where Henry Hudson explored the Hudson River), and England.
Use of Natural Resourcesin the Middle Colonies
THE LAND• They used the fertile soil for growing large
crops.
• The Middle Colonies were known as the Bread Basket of the colonies.
THE RIVERS
• They used rivers for transporting crops and getting supplies.
THE FORESTS
• They used forests for hunting deer and small game.
• They used forests to build homes.
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
The Climate of the Southern Colonies
• The southern colonies had a 7-8 month growing season.
• Plenty of rain
Use of Natural Resources in the Southern Colonies
THE LAND• Rich and fertile soil for growing cash crops
like tobacco, rice, and indigo
Rivers, Bays, and Wetlands
• Rivers used for transportation
• Wetlands used for growing rice
Pine Forests
• Used for building homes
• Hunted small game
• Used trees to collect sap called pitch
Where did settlers come from and why did they come to the Southern
Colonies? • English, Irish, and French came to the
colonies for new opportunities
• Some Europeans came to escape debts.
• Africans were forced into slave labor.