In 1607, three English ships carrying 110 men landed in a bay on the coast of Virginia. They landed in what was to be called Jamesown; the first permanent settlement in the New World. From that point forward, the east coast of what is now America was to become the 13 colonies. These colonies developed in different regions because they were settled by different groups of people, and the geography in each area was different. There were three groups of colonies, based on their different geographical features. The northern colonies were focused on religious freedom, the middle colonies were mainly formed for agriculture and economy, and the southern colonies were based around plantation slavery. Without these goals the settlers had and the secific
