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Colonial Regions:

Colonial Regions:. Geography influences colonial development Essential Question: “To what extent does geography shape human development?”. Three Colonial Regions. New England Colonies Middle Colonies Southern Colonies. Topography - . New England Colonies. Geographic Features: Impact:.

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Colonial Regions:

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  1. Colonial Regions: Geography influences colonial development Essential Question: “To what extent does geography shape human development?”

  2. Three Colonial Regions • New England Colonies • Middle Colonies • Southern Colonies

  3. Topography -

  4. New England Colonies Geographic Features: Impact:

  5. Middle Colonies Geographic Features: Impact:

  6. Southern Colonies Geographic Features: Impact:

  7. What were they growing? Brown Gold! • Tobacco was the first incredibly profitable crop. • By the late 1620s, colonists were exporting 1.5 million pounds per year. • Other cash crops included cotton, rice, sugar and indigo.

  8. Evolution of Slavery in the Southern Colonies The size and style of agriculture in the South required a large number of laborers. Southern plantation owners needed to find a large number of workers cheaply. They first turned to: 1) Indentured Servants – Supported by the Headright System. 1676 Bacon’s Rebellion changed labor relations

  9. Evolution of Slavery in the Southern Colonies 2) Native American Slavery – Problems with Native American slaves:

  10. Evolution of Slavery in the Southern Colonies 3) African Slavery – African slavery slow to develop (at first): 1619 – 1670 – 1685 – 1750 – Why African Slaves?

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