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In New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, and Southern Colonies (apply all three to all questions.)

What was the main reason the colonies in this region were established?
What were the main religions?
What was the climate/geography like?
What kind of crops did they grow here?
What kinds of goods did they manufacture and trade/sell?


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What caused the dynamic growth of Britain’s North American colonies in the eighteenth century? (One paragraph response)

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New England Colony

Reason for being established: Religious freedoms

Religion- Puritans, Separatists, and Quakers

Climate/Geography: Hot summers and cold winters. Rocky soil not good for growing crops.

Crops: They did not grow crops because the soil was bad.

Goods and trade: They made boats and fished and whaled.

Southern Colony

Reason for being established: Profit

Religion: Catholic & Protestant

Climate/Geography: Hot summers and cold winters. Coastal plains and piedmont, mountainous. Had soil great for growing crops.

Crops: Tobacco, indigo, rice, and cotton

Goods and trade: Cotton, tobacco, rice, and indigo were sold for profit.

Middle Colony

Reason for being established: To be a buffer between New England and Spanish-controlled Florida.

Religion: Quackers, Catholics, Lutherans, and Jews.

Climate/Geography: They had a temperate climate. Coastal plains, piedmont, and mountainous.

Crops: Wheat, barley, oats, rye, and corn

Goods and Trade: Corn and wheat and livestock including beef and pork. Also iron ore, lumber, coal, textiles, furs, and shipbuilding.

What caused the dynamic growth of Britain’s North American colonies in the eighteenth century?

The reason the North American colonies continued to grow was because populations continued to grow at a rapid rate throughout the 18th century because of high birth rates and relatively low death rates. Over 90% were farmers, with several small cities that were also seaports linking the colonial economy to the larger British Empire. Let us not forget about the large slave population.

Explanation: I hope this helps :)

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