The 13 colonies consisted of three distinct regions. Learn about the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies, discover what prompted the colonists to make such a perilous journey to the New World, and explore what life was like in the colonies. ...
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The Southern Colonies had the largest slave populations of all of the colonies. The slaves worked on the plantations that grew cotton, tobacco, sugar, rice, and indigo (a dye), among others. Many of the crops on plantations were traded for items that could not be grown such as farming to...
13 Colonies Facts The United States was originally made up of 13 original colonies, classified by their regions to include the New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies. In 1609 a land grant was obtained by the London Company from England for 400 miles along the ...
South Carolina, constituent state of the U.S., one of the 13 original colonies. Shaped like an inverted triangle, it is bounded on the north by North Carolina, on the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the southwest by Georgia. Columbia, located in
The Middle Colonies The Southern Colonies The Revolutionary War and the Treaty of Paris Colonies Flag The 13 colonies founded along the Eastern seaboard in the 17th and 18th centuries weren't the first colonial outposts on the American continent, but they are the ones where colonists eventually ...
Due to their harsh winters and infertile land, the New England colonies could not rely on agriculture for their food or income as the southern colonies did. Instead, the New England colonies had to find new ways to make money. Fishing and shipbuilding were common trades in the New England ...
The13 coloniescan be divided into three regions: Southern, Middle, and New England colonies. The chart below provides additional information on these colonies, including the years ofsettlementand the founders of each. The Southern Colonies
New England Colonies Facts and Founders 8:23 The Southern Colonies | History & Overview 8:45 Middle Colonies History & Governments 9:21 Life in the 13 Colonies | Overview & History 9:52 Slavery in the Colonies | Overview, History & Impact 11:10 The 13 Colonies | Economy & Trade...
Except for Maine and Vermont, each of these states was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that declared their independence from Britain in 1776. Northeast Region States Maine is the easternmost of the US states. Its capital is Augusta, and the largest city is Portland. Maine is famous for...