Colonial Regions Comparison

This colonial region had warm weather and large plantations.

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

This region was not very diverse; mostly white, Puritan faith, and English

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

This region is not very diverse; wealthy white planters, poor white farmers, and slaves

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

Most diverse; people came from all over searching for varieties of work.

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

This region was known for its cold winters and poor soil, which was unable to support large farms.

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

This region included the areas we previously learned about in Plymouth (Pilgrims) and Salem (witch trials).

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

This region was best known for it's cultivation of various cash crops, including tobacco in Jamestown, Virginia.

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

Due to it's large production of grain, the region was known as the "bread basket colonies."

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

Due to it's dependency on large farms/plantations and cash crops, this colonial region had the largest number of African slaves.

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

The colonies in this region included: New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

• New England

• Middle

• Southern