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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
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