The 13 Colonies

MAP KEY

1

2

43

8

5

7

69

12

13

10

11

MassachusettsNew Hampshire

New York

ConnecticutRhode Island

New JerseyDelaware

Pennsylvania

MarylandVirginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Massachusetts/Maine

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

New York

Rhode Island

ConnecticutNew JerseyPennsylvania

Delaware

Maryland

VirginiaNorth Carolina

South CarolinaGeorgia

New EnglandColonies

Middle Colonies

Southern Colonies

Shared by bothNew England and Middle

CropsFishWhale

thickforests(lumber)

Period 1/2

land shaped byGlaciers

very little farmland

-mountainsBuilt ships

cold winters,warm summersshort growing season (May-Oct.)

use rivers to transportcropswoods good for hunting and trapping

very rich soil broughtto MC by the Glaciers

growing season longerthan NEmany sunny days plenty of rain

hunted and fished formuch of foodmany cash crops

excellent farminggrowing season lastedfor 7-8 monthsfertile soilwarm climate, shortwinters and long warm summersgrowing season lastedfor 7-8 months

many waterways(ocean, rivers bays)Tidewater gave fertile soil for farming

Period 4/6

Whalesfishforestsfarming wasdifficult

sometimes land was tosandy or rocky tofarmsummers warm,long cold wintersshort growing season (May-Oct.)

crops were soldhuntingwide rivers for transportation

very fertile soil fromGlaicersgrowing season was longer than N.E.longer Summersthan winters

Plenty of rain

rivers used fortransportation

Tidewater forfarming, Waterways

to transport goods!

soil great for farmingrich/fertile soil from tidewater

fall lines

warm, short winters crops could grow for 7-8 months

they caught fish and whales from the ocean to sell/eatwood from forests

farming is difficultthin, rocky soil

hot short summerslong, cold wintersshort growing season(May-Oct.)

Glaciers carved upthe land leaving mountains and deep valleys

crops were soldwoods for woodhunting and trappinganimals (beaver/deer/fox)

fertile soil good forfarming

plenty of rainsunny dayslonger growing seasonthan N.E.

wide rivers used to transport goods through the colonies

cash cropsused waterways (rivers,oceans) to ship to other towns/countries

rich soil, excellent for farmingfertile soil

rained a lotwarm climate--shortwintersLONG growing season7-8 months!

TIDEWATERS usedto farm