V- Colonial Regions• A) As the English

colonies began to emerge, they began to develop into three distinct regions.

• 1) New England• 2) The Middle

Colonies• 3) Southern Colonies

• B) New England-Most living in New England were SUBSTANCE FARMERS- raised enough crops to feed their families.

• 1) They were SELF-SUFFICENT- needed little or no outside help to function

• 2) Created small farming communities usually based around the local church.

• C) Middle Colonies• 1) Largely settled by new

IMMIGRANTS- people arriving from a foreign countries intent on settling in their new nation.

• 2) Commercial Farming- Their farmers were larger than New England’s and produced enough to sell on the market.

• 3) The Middle Colonies were home to the largest cities.

• a) New York City and Philadelphia

• b) These cities grew and prospered by being the largest SEA PORTS and trading centers.

• 4) Social rank was generally based on prosperity (how much money you made).

• a) Society ranks were very mobile

• D) Southern Colonies-• Southern life and

culture was dominated by wealthy ARISTOCRATIC PLANTERS-

• 1) Land owners who kept a strict society based on which family you were born into.

• 2) These Planters created the system of PLANTATION FARMING growing cash crops.

• a) The South grew tobacco, indigo, and rice on their plantations