New England: Long and cold winters, Poor rocky soil , Thick dense forests , Subsistence farming , Whaling, Fishing, Shipbuilding, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island , New Hampshire, Pilgrims, Manufacturing, Town meetings, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, Mayflower Compact, Plymouth founded for religious reasons, Massachusetts was a refuge for English Puritans, Southern Colonies: Warm climate and year long growing season, Rich fertile soil, Large plantations , Cash crops such as tobacco, rice, & indigo, Enslaved labor force, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Indentured servants, Agriculture economy, Slave trade, Virginia House of Burgesses, Jamestown founded for economic reasons, Maryland was a refuge for English Catholics,

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