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| What were the natural resources of the New England colonies? |
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| timber, fish, deep harbors |
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| What were the human resources of the New England colonies? |
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| skilled craftsman, shopkeepers, shipbuilders |
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| What were the capital resources for the New England colonies? |
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| What were the natural resources of the Middle colonies? |
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| What were the human resources of the Middle colonies? |
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| unskilled and skilled workers, fishermen |
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| What were the capital resources of the Middle colonies? |
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| What were the natural resources of the Southern colonies? |
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| fertile farmlands, rivers, harbors |
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| What were the human resources of the Southern colonies? |
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| farmers and slaves (enslaved African Americans) |
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| What were the captial resources of the Southern colonies? |
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| What is the geography and climate like for the New England colonies? |
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Appalachian Mountains, Boston Harbor, hilly terrain, rocky soil, jagged coastline
moderate summers, cold winters |
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| What is the geography and climate like for the Middle colonies? |
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Appalachian Mountains, coastal lowlands, harbors and bays
mild winters, moderate climate
wide and deep rivers |
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| What is the geography and climate like for the Southern colonies? |
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Appalachian Mountains, Piedmont, Atlantic Coastal Plain, good harbors and rivers
humid climate with mild winters and hot summers |
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| What did the New England colonies specialize in? |
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| fishing, shipbuilding, naval supplies, metal tools and equipment |
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| What did the Middle colonies specialize in? |
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| What did the Southern colonies specialize in? |
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| tobacco, rice, cotton, indigo, forest products (lumber, tar, pitch) |
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| How did the New England colonies depend on the Middle colonies? |
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| they depended on them for livestock, grains, and specialization. |
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| How did the New England colonies depend on the Southern colonies? |
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| they depended on the Southern Colonies for tobacco, rice, cotton, indigo, and for forest products |
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| How did the Middle colonies depend on the New England colonies? |
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| they traded with the New England colonies for metal tools and equipment |
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| How did the Middle colonies depend on the Southern colonies? |
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| they traded with them for tobacco, rice, cotton, indigo and forest products |
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| How did the Southern colonies depend on the New England colonies? |
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| they depended on them for manufactured goods including metal tools and equipment. |
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| How did the Southern colonies depend on the Middle colonies? |
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| they traded for grains and other agricultural products |
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Term
| What was the political and civic life like for the New England colonies? |
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villages and churches were centers of life;
religious reformers and separatists
civic life was town meetings |
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| What was the political and civic life like for the Middle colonies? |
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villages and cities were varied with diverse lifestyles, diverse religions
civic life was market towns |
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| What was the social and civic life like for the Southern colonies? |
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plantations (slavery), mansions, indentured servants, fewer cities, fewer schools, Church of England
civic life: counties |
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