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The document compares the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. The New England colonies had rocky soil and relied on fishing and shipbuilding. They were dominated by Puritans who were intolerant of other religions. The Middle colonies had fertile soil and a trading economy based on ports and industry like mills. They were influenced by Quakers who promoted religious freedom. The Southern colonies had ideal farming conditions and relied on cash crops grown by slaves. Their economies centered around large plantations.

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Colonial Comparison Powerpoint Template

The document compares the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. The New England colonies had rocky soil and relied on fishing and shipbuilding. They were dominated by Puritans who were intolerant of other religions. The Middle colonies had fertile soil and a trading economy based on ports and industry like mills. They were influenced by Quakers who promoted religious freedom. The Southern colonies had ideal farming conditions and relied on cash crops grown by slaves. Their economies centered around large plantations.

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Colonial Comparison

By: Graham Nichols


New England Colonies
• Rocky soil that made farming
near impossible
• Economy was based around
fishing and ship building
• The climate was cold and the air
was thin
• Puritans dominated the area
New England
Colonies
Puritan

• Pilgrims that came from


England
• Were intolerant of other
religions
• They were set out to “purify”
Christianity
Middle Atlantic Colonies
• They had fertile soil that could be used
for farming mostly oats and grains
• They had long growing seasons
• They had a trading economy because
they had many harbors they could use
as ports
• They had were also industrial colonies
that resulted in a lot of mills and
factories
• They had warm summer and cold
winters
Middle Atlantic
Colonies
Quaker

• People who came over for


religious freedom
• They were allowed to
practice which ever religion
they wanted to practice
• Spread some religion to the
natives
Southern Colonies
• The soil was perfect for farming
• Mainly grew rice, indigo, tobacco,
sugarcane, and cotton because they
were cash crops
• Used slaves to work the plantations
• Had the longest growing season of
all the colonies because the
summers were hot and the winters
were mild
• Their economy was based on farming
Southern Colonies
• The religion in these colonies
were mainly branches of
Christianity such as Baptist
and Presbyterian
• Religion did not have a large
impact on the colonies as it
did in other colonies
Religion in the colonies

Puritan Quaker
1. Based around purifying 1. Based around the freedom to
Christianity practice religion of choice
2. Based in the Northern 2. Based in the Mid Colonies
Colonies 3. Tolerated many religions
3. Did not tolerate other religions
SC Colony

Headright Method Proprietary Government


• For each head you get 50 acres of • When the king gives companies
land charters to the New World in
• This includes yourself, your order to establish colonies
spouse, your children, and your • This helped the colonies grow
slaves because some people could not
• This is why there were major afford to get to the colonies
plantation owners because they
had many slaves and resulted in
plenty of land
Conclusion
SC was distinctly a Southern colony
because…
• The port in Charleston, SC became a major port slave
trading port
• SC was big in agriculture and farming

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