13 Colonies Geography

Beginning in 1607, when ambitious English colonists settled in Jamestown, and continuing until the last of the thirteen colonies was established; geography was a substantial factor in the development of colonial America. The crops that essentially saved the colonists lives, such as tobacco, rice, and indigo, wouldn’t have grown without a certain type and amount of soil to grow properly. Also, the Appalachian Mountains and the dense forests provided a barrier for the colonists, preventing them from going too far west right away, and causing the colonies to form in the arrangement they did. Finally, the population was the most dense in middle colonies, such as New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania partly because of the mild

The New England, Middle and Southern colonies were the part of the New World which used to belong to the British. Although the colonies all had good things, all of the regions had things that didn´t help them grow as a region. Some colonies had rocky soil for example. Having a good climate and a good topography is part of agriculture, having materials to work is part of manufacturing. If no one has the right materials than the most probable thing to happen is that people will not be as productive as with the right materials.

There are similarities and differences of the geography of New England and Southern colonies. The South had mild, rainy winters and long hot humid summers. This means,the South could grow many crops. According to “A Virginia Plantation,” the south had lots of plantations with tobacco and corn (Doc 6). However, New England had long cold winters and a short growing season. This means New England did not grow as many crops as the South. Instead, many colonists had small farms for their family or community. Therefore, the differences in geography helped to shape the development of the New England and Southern regions.

Some colonies relied on their geography, some on their people, and some on both. New England colonies relied on their people for trade because of their bad farmland. In the middle colonies they needed their geography for farming which helped their economy grow from trade. In the Southern Colonies their geography helped them grow crops on plantations to trade. All three colonies they had skilled workers which affected their economy by not needing to trade certain things but instead make those items themselves. The geography and people largely affected the economy by what they had and who they were.

England settled the america with 13 separate colonies. But even though reasons each colony was founded was different, some central ideas of what american identity was starting to develop. Some of them was how they grow foods, their government and economy. Let see the similarity between in each colonies and what things they have in common.

We are going to start discussing the economic aspect of both colonies, it is important to note that the economic activities and trade of each colony depended on the environment in which the settlers lived. Geography and climate were important factors that impacted the economic and commercial activities between New England colonies and Southern colonies because these depended on the environment.

1. There were several main differences among the British colonial regions. The New England colonies being colonized mainly for religion while the Middle colonies found wealth through industry, whereas the Southern colonies sought more trade and wealth opportunities through colonization. Economically, the New England colonies did not have trade as their primary focused, but still were involved in the processes of fishing, lumbering, and trapping, the Middle colonies found their wealth in lumbering and shipbuilding; the Southern colonies sought to grow and trade cash crops for wealth. The Northern colonies composed of [Separatist] Pilgrims, Puritans, and Quakers had more religious reasons for being founded, but not limited to refuge from religious persecution, and a holy society or “city upon a hill.” The Northern colonies were also religiously self-governing; one example being the Mayflower Compact, while the South had regular laws instituted. Demographically, the colonies started with an overwhelming white population over the blacks, but as the tobacco industry grew and slavery became an increasing practice, blacks began to outnumber the white population.

During colonial times, European nations quickly colonized the New World years after Columbus’ so called discovery. England in particular sent out a number of groups to the east coast of the New World to two regions. These areas were the New England and the Chesapeake regions. Later in the late 1700s, these two regions would go though many conflicts to come together as one nation. Yet, way before that would occur; these two areas developed into two distinct societies. These differences affected the colonies socially, economically, and politically.

Geography and climate impact the economy of a region because they impact what products can be manufactured and then sold. In a region with fertile soil and warm summers, agriculture will be a very large business, allowing extra food crops to be sold. Wheat can be ground into flour and made into bread. Tobacco can be sold to people all over the colony, country, or even all over the world. This is like the economy of the colony of Pennsylvania. The geography, such as large deposits of iron, large forests, and good farmland, along with the mild climate, made Pennsylvania well suited for lots of agriculture and gave it many different products to sell. Therefore, the geography and climate boosted colonial Pennsylvania’s economy until it prospered

The colonies were under the control of the English and had many commonalities, each region created a distinct culture that each had a great impact in economy, minority groups and religion. The Middle and the Southern colonies had great fertile land for farms and crops to grow which lead their colony to thrive and succeed. The minority groups also helped the colonies thrive but they were not treated fairly than other citizens in both the Middle and the Southern colonies. Finally, religion was toleranced mostly in both the Middle and the Southern colonies. Religion helped the colonists have different types people treat them fairly and have government run fairly. The thirteen colonies was an important part of America. It was the New England, Middle and the Southern colonies that came together and formed the United States. The Middle and the Southern colonies delivered laws and was a learning experience. The colonies helped people realize to learn and continue some of what the colonists did. In end, colonies learnt the art of farming and learnt to thrive, different types of people as well as religion was learnt to be accepted and colonial leader leaded how to govern and how to create a unified government itself. These reasons is what lead them to establish a new

Looking for a religiously tolerant colony. Come to the middle colonies which include Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. The economy in the middle colonies consists of farming, crops, trading, and the manufacturing of iron ore products. We have a flexible social structure, but we have a large middle class that consists of artisans, entrepreneurs, and small farmers. Men and women are treated equally so don’t be afraid of sexism. Some of the geographical features in the middle colonies include fertile soil, rolling hills, and the Hudson and Delaware river for trading. Our government is governed by landowners in our colonies. We are not dominated by any religion which offers religious freedoms to anybody. Come and move to the middle

During the 1600's many colonies in North America was beginning to form. Geography such as where ports where and assessable to westward lands helped in the shaping of these British colonies.

The regions of the Thirteen Colonies has major differences and their were major differences in the lifestyle between the regions. The differences between Connecticut (New England region), Delaware (Middle region), and Virginia (Southern region) will help me decide which of the three colonies I would live in.

In the 13 colonies when King James was around, there were average people from England who didn’t like the way they were living and requested to start a colony across the Atlantic. Eventually, there were 13 colonies living happily with religious freedom and harmony. After many ages of growing and new technology like the automobile, the radio, the PC, and the smartphone the 13 colonies are now states and have some of the identical jobs from all those years ago are still part of the modern day economic activities that happen today. Such as syrup and fruit farming in New England, natural gas extraction and manufacturing in the middle colonies, and peanut cultivation in the southern colonies.

The geography and the environment along the atlantic coast affected the colonies in which subsided there. The New England and Southern colonies both worked around their environment and geography to ensure optimum profit. As the people of the different colonies became wealthy and prospered more people became ministers, lawyers, doctors, and teachers. The instantaneous route to wealth was through the land. Different colonies had different opportunities for colonists.