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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.
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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
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