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    Climate Geography Economy of The 13 Colonies

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    The original 13 colonies had economies shaped by climate and geography. The New England colonies relied on industries like shipbuilding, whaling, and fishing due to their forests and coastal location. Their long, harsh winters made large-scale farming difficult, leading to small subsistence farms. The Middle colonies' mild climate and fertile soil supported wheat, corn, and mining. The Southern colonies' warm, long summers allowed the establishment of huge plantations growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton, worked by enslaved laborers.

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    The original 13 colonies had economies shaped by climate and geography. The New England colonies relied on industries like shipbuilding, whaling, and fishing due to their forests and coastal location. Their long, harsh winters made large-scale farming difficult, leading to small subsistence farms. The Middle colonies' mild climate and fertile soil supported wheat, corn, and mining. The Southern colonies' warm, long summers allowed the establishment of huge plantations growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton, worked by enslaved laborers.

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    The original 13 colonies had economies shaped by climate and geography. The New England colonies relied on industries like shipbuilding, whaling, and fishing due to their forests and coastal location. Their long, harsh winters made large-scale farming difficult, leading to small subsistence farms. The Middle colonies' mild climate and fertile soil supported wheat, corn, and mining. The Southern colonies' warm, long summers allowed the establishment of huge plantations growing cash crops like tobacco and cotton, worked by enslaved laborers.

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    CLIMATE, GEOGRAPHY, AND ECONOMY

    The original thirteen American colonies were firmly established by the early 1700s.
    The colonies stretched for thousands of miles down the eastern coastline. The
    cli mate and geography of the di fferent locations played a big role in shaping the
    economy of each colony.

    The New England Colonies


    The northernmost colonies consisted of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
    Island, and Connecticut. The economy of the New England Colonies was built around
    the abundant forests and miles of ocean lining its borders. Shi pbuilding, whaling, and
    fishing were very big industries in the New England Colonies. The long cold winters
    and overall harsh cli mate made large scale farming di fficult. Farms in the New
    England Colonies tended to be small subsistence farms, a type of a griculture in which

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    people lived on what they grew themselves.

    The Middle Colonies


    The Middle Colonies consisted of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.
    The cli mate of was mild and the soil proved fertile for farming. Many farmers in the
    Middle Colonies produced cash crops such as wheat and corn. Mining was also
    lucrative in the middle colonies. Iron was used to make products such as kettles,
    nails, tools, and guns.

    The Southern Colonies


    The southernmost colonies consisted of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South
    Carolina, and Georgia. The South had the warmest cli mate with long hot summers
    and mild winters. The weather of the Southern Colonies played a big role in
    determining the economy. Huge plantations were established for growing crops such
    as tobacco and cotton to be exported overseas. Due to the large-scale farming, the
    Southern Colonies had the largest population of enslaved labor.

    Vocabulary
    subsistence farm: a type of farm in which people live on what they grow themselves
    cash crop: a crop grown for sale to make a profit
    plantation: a large farm or estate dedicated to growing substantial amounts of crops
    for sale and profit
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    CLIMATE, GEOGRAPHY, AND ECONOMY


    Part I: Fill in the table below to show how cli mate and geography a ffected the
    economies of the colonies.

    CLIMATE GEOGRAPHY ECONOMY

    NEW ENGLAND
    COLONIES

    MIDDLE
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    COLONIES

    SOUTHERN
    COLONIES

    Part II: Write an original sentence using each word listed in the box below.

    subsistence farm cash crop plantation

    1.

    2.

    3.
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