AP U.S. History / Unit 2: Period 2: 1607–1754
2.3 The Regions of British Colonies
Notes
- New England: Puritans, towns, small farms, trade, town meetings.
- Middle colonies: diverse, grain exports, religious toleration (Pennsylvania).
- Chesapeake: tobacco, indentured servants, then slavery.
- Southern colonies and the West Indies: plantations, rice and sugar, large enslaved populations.
Practice
Tobacco was the main cash crop of the:
Virginia and Maryland.
Pennsylvania was known for:
William Penn.
New England's economy relied on:
Poor soil, many ports.
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