new england colonies
the new england colonies are made up by massachusetts, connecticut, rhode island, and new hampshire.
the people of new england shared certain characteristics and lacked the diversity experienced in the middle or southern colonies. the vast majority of new englanders were white, english, extremely religious, and enjoyed large families.
colonies: new england in the northeast has generally thin, stony soil, relatively little level land, and long winters, making it difficult to make a living from farming. turning to other ways of life, the new englanders harnessed waterpower and established grain mills and sawmills. large amounts of timber encouraged shipbuilding. excellent harbors promoted trade, and the sea became a source of great wealth. in massachusetts, the cod industry alone quickly furnished a basis for prosperity. so much in fact that it became one of the wealthiest colonies most of the 18th and 19th centuries.
with the bulk of the early settlers living in villages and towns around the harbors, many new englanders interacted in common spaces within the town. living as close to one another made places such as the village school, the village church and the village or town hall, places of common interest that everyone shared. important town meetings or urgent announcements would be held in a \common space.\
oak, timber for ships, lulo, tall pines for masts and wainscot, and tar for the seams of ships came from the new hampshire forests. building their own vessels and sailing them to ports all over the world, the shipmasters of massachusetts bay laid the foundation of a trade that was to grow steadily in importance. by the end of the colonial period, one - fifth of all british ships were built in new england. fish, ships, and wood products swelled the exports.

comparing the colony regions

new england colonies (map: new hampshire, massachusetts, rhode island, connecticut)

middle colonies (map: new york, new jersey, delaware)

middle colonies
the mid - atlantic colonies are pennsylvania, new york, new jersey and delaware. despite being just like in new england, the environment greatly impacted the way people who lived in the middle colonies made a living and went about their daily lives.
a major difference between new england and middle colonies was the quality of the land. the middle colonies had rich farmland and a moderate climate, which made farming much easier than it was in new england. many people made their living raising livestock or growing grain. due to the ease of farming, these colonies were able to provide food for their own people and to send to the other colonies: the middle colonies became known as the \breadbasket colonies.\ philadelphia was the leading city for both political and economic life throughout the middle colonies.
land in the middle colonies also consisted of coastal lowlands, which contained harbors and bays with wide, deep rivers. the location along the atlantic coast also allowed people in the mid - atlantic colonies to make a living through fishing. those who did not make a living by farming or fishing were able to find work as either skilled or unskilled workers.
people in the middle colonies came from a variety of different cultures and participated in many different religions. immigrants from many countries chose the middle colonies due to the variety of options that were available to them. despite the variety of cultures and belief systems, life in the middle colonies still revolved around the village or city in which one lived in. market towns were extremely important in the middle colonies because people needed to go to town to trade the products they grew or made.

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new england colonies
the new england colonies are made up by massachusetts, connecticut, rhode island, and new hampshire.
the people of new england shared certain characteristics and lacked the diversity experienced in the middle or southern colonies. the vast majority of new englanders were white, english, extremely religious, and enjoyed large families.
colonies: new england in the northeast has generally thin, stony soil, relatively little level land, and long winters, making it difficult to make a living from farming. turning to other ways of life, the new englanders harnessed waterpower and established grain mills and sawmills. large amounts of timber encouraged shipbuilding. excellent harbors promoted trade, and the sea became a source of great wealth. in massachusetts, the cod industry alone quickly furnished a basis for prosperity. so much in fact that it became one of the wealthiest colonies most of the 18th and 19th centuries.
with the bulk of the early settlers living in villages and towns around the harbors, many new englanders interacted in common spaces within the town. living as close to one another made places such as the village school, the village church and the village or town hall, places of common interest that everyone shared. important town meetings or urgent announcements would be held in a \common space.\
oak, timber for ships, lulo, tall pines for masts and wainscot, and tar for the seams of ships came from the new hampshire forests. building their own vessels and sailing them to ports all over the world, the shipmasters of massachusetts bay laid the foundation of a trade that was to grow steadily in importance. by the end of the colonial period, one - fifth of all british ships were built in new england. fish, ships, and wood products swelled the exports.

comparing the colony regions

new england colonies (map: new hampshire, massachusetts, rhode island, connecticut)

middle colonies (map: new york, new jersey, delaware)

middle colonies
the mid - atlantic colonies are pennsylvania, new york, new jersey and delaware. despite being just like in new england, the environment greatly impacted the way people who lived in the middle colonies made a living and went about their daily lives.
a major difference between new england and middle colonies was the quality of the land. the middle colonies had rich farmland and a moderate climate, which made farming much easier than it was in new england. many people made their living raising livestock or growing grain. due to the ease of farming, these colonies were able to provide food for their own people and to send to the other colonies: the middle colonies became known as the \breadbasket colonies.\ philadelphia was the leading city for both political and economic life throughout the middle colonies.
land in the middle colonies also consisted of coastal lowlands, which contained harbors and bays with wide, deep rivers. the location along the atlantic coast also allowed people in the mid - atlantic colonies to make a living through fishing. those who did not make a living by farming or fishing were able to find work as either skilled or unskilled workers.
people in the middle colonies came from a variety of different cultures and participated in many different religions. immigrants from many countries chose the middle colonies due to the variety of options that were available to them. despite the variety of cultures and belief systems, life in the middle colonies still revolved around the village or city in which one lived in. market towns were extremely important in the middle colonies because people needed to go to town to trade the products they grew or made.

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