undersen, Joan R. "Colonial life in America." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2016. Web. 23 July 2016.
This source explains that many people considered the thirteen colonies to be 3 very distinct regions, firstly because of the landscape. There was the North (New England), the Middle Colonies, the Southern Colonies, and the Chesapeake Colonies, which many historians consider to be part of the Southern Colonies. Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island made up New England. These colonies were small and poorer farming towns. Geographically, the area had a lot of timber/wood and fish. The Middle Colonies were Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. These were larger farming towns and they produced barley, corn, and wheat among other things. Philadelphia was the biggest trade center. The Chesapeake Colonies consisted of Maryland and Virginia. Large farms and plantations in these colonies grew wheat and tobacco as cash crops. Towns developed more slowly than the other colonies, yet they were more wealthy. The Southern Colonies included Georgia and South Carolina and …show more content…
"Agrarian Class Structure and Economic Development in Colonial British North America: The Place of the American Revolution in the Origins of US Capitalism." Journal of Agrarian Change 9.4 (2009): 453-83. Web. 14 June 2016.
This document is relevant because it shows how the colonies were broken into regions based on their individual levels of agriculture. In the northern colonies, families were relying on less capital intensive agriculture, smaller operations that required more physical labor from the farmers. These farms were small yet efficient. In regards to the Chesapeake Bay region, there was less urban manufacturing. Regardless of the different rates of growth in the various colonies, Southern colonies were less urbanized, whilst the New England and Middle Colonies were more urbanized), together the 13 Colonies were becoming a bigger market in the
This source explains that many people considered the thirteen colonies to be 3 very distinct regions, firstly because of the landscape. There was the North (New England), the Middle Colonies, the Southern Colonies, and the Chesapeake Colonies, which many historians consider to be part of the Southern Colonies. Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island made up New England. These colonies were small and poorer farming towns. Geographically, the area had a lot of timber/wood and fish. The Middle Colonies were Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. These were larger farming towns and they produced barley, corn, and wheat among other things. Philadelphia was the biggest trade center. The Chesapeake Colonies consisted of Maryland and Virginia. Large farms and plantations in these colonies grew wheat and tobacco as cash crops. Towns developed more slowly than the other colonies, yet they were more wealthy. The Southern Colonies included Georgia and South Carolina and …show more content…
"Agrarian Class Structure and Economic Development in Colonial British North America: The Place of the American Revolution in the Origins of US Capitalism." Journal of Agrarian Change 9.4 (2009): 453-83. Web. 14 June 2016.
This document is relevant because it shows how the colonies were broken into regions based on their individual levels of agriculture. In the northern colonies, families were relying on less capital intensive agriculture, smaller operations that required more physical labor from the farmers. These farms were small yet efficient. In regards to the Chesapeake Bay region, there was less urban manufacturing. Regardless of the different rates of growth in the various colonies, Southern colonies were less urbanized, whilst the New England and Middle Colonies were more urbanized), together the 13 Colonies were becoming a bigger market in the