1. Chamber of Commerce

2. Southern Colonies

4. Reasons Founded South Carolina investment to make money Virginia investment to make money Georgia new start for debtors who had been imprisoned Maryland Catholics could practice their religion

5. People South Carolina Europeans seeking religious freedom indentured servants African slaves Virginia Europeans seeking opportunity for cheap and African slaves Georgia debtors Europeans seeking religious freedom and cheap land African slaves Maryland Catholics and Protestants who had been persecuted

6. Climate and Geography South Carolina mild winters, hot summers swampy in the east, wooded in the west Virginia mild winters, hot summers swampy in the east, wooded in the west Georgia mild winters, hot summers swampy in the east, wooded in the west Maryland Chesapeake Bay was surrounded by fertile land colder winters, hot and humid summers

7. Economy South Carolina cash crops such as tobacco, cotton, indigo, and rice Virginia cash crops such as tobacco, cotton, indigo, and rice Georgia cash crops such as tobacco, cotton, indigo, and rice Maryland farms that raised grain, tobacco, flax fishing iron

8. Religion South Carolina religious freedom Virginia state-established Church of England Georgia refuge for debtors Maryland strong history of religious toleration WELCOME!

9. Government South Carolina ruled by the King, Parliament, and the Lords Proprietors Virginia land owners elected representatives to the House of Burgesses Georgia landowners elected representatives to the Common House of Assembly Maryland Free men who elected representatives representatives who were loyal to Lord Calvert

10. New England Colonies

11. Rhode Island Roger Williams Massachusetts John Winthrop William Bradford Connecticut John Oldham Thomas Hooker Founders William Bradford Roger Williams

12. Rhode Island escape religious persecution in Massachusetts Massachusetts escape religious persecution in England Connecticut escape religious persecution in Massachusetts Reasons Founded

13. Rhode Island Europeans Native Americans Massachusetts Separatists called Pilgrims Puritans Native Americans Connecticut Dutch and Swedish Native Americans People

14. Rhode Island red clay soil cold winters, short but humid summers Massachusetts fertile, but rocky soil heavily forested bitter cold winters, short but humid summers Connecticut hilly and forested cold winters, short but humid summers Climate and Geography

15. Rhode Island cattle and dairy farmers subsistence farmers shipping Massachusetts shipping fur cattle lumber Connecticut cattle and dairy farmers subsistence farmers shipping, fishing, and whaling Economy

16. Rhode Island religious freedom Massachusetts lives centered around religious worship and the church Connecticut religious freedom Religion

17. Rhode Island governor and General Assembly Massachusetts Theocracy- laws of the colony based on religious beliefs ruled by ministers only white men in good standing with the church could vote Connecticut “ Fundamental Orders”- first written constitution in America Government

18. Middle Colonies

19. New York Samuel de Champlain Henry Hudson Dutch settlers Pennsylvania William Penn Founders Henry Hudson William Penn

20. New York money natural resources Pennsylvania escape religious persecution in England Reasons Founded

22. New York fertile but rocky soil wooded hot, humid summers and bitter winters Pennsylvania fertile land and heavily forested hot humid summers, cold winters Climate and Geography

25. New York governor appointed by the King of England Pennsylvania political freedoms and self-government representative assembly Government