13 Colonies

Colder, longer winters

Dense forests with lots of trees

Wide open plains, good for planting crops like grains

Humid and hot summers and moist soil, best for planting cash crops

Rocky soil, not good for planting any crops

Centralized towns allowed direct democracy to be possible

Spread out population on large plantations led to representative self-governments being formed 

Natural Harbors caused fishing, whaling, and trading to be their primary economic activities

Had a great diversity to economic and political activities due to the different conditions throughout the region

Large plantation farming was the backbone of their region