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| New England Geography | Appalachian Mountains, Boston harbor, hilly terrain, rocky soil, jagged coastline |
| New England Climate | Moderate summers, cold winters |
| Mid-Atlantic Geography | Appalachian Mountains, coastal lowlands (harbors and bays, wide and deep rivers), rich farmlands |
| Mid-Atlantic Climate | Moderate climate |
| Southern Geography | Appalachian Mountains, Piedmont, Atlantic Coastal Plain, good harbors, rivers |
| Southern Climate | Humid climate |
| New England Economy | Fishing, shipbuilding industry and naval supplies, trade and port cities |
| New England Work | Skilled craftsmen, shopkeepers |
| Mid-Atlantic Economy | Livestock and grain, trading |
| Mid-Atlantic Work | Unskilled and skilled workers and fishermen |
| Southern Economy | Large farms/plantations, cash crops, wood products, small farms |
| Southern Work | Slavery |
| New England Social Life | Village and church as center of life; religious reformers and separatists |
| New England Political/Civic Life | Town meetings |
| Mid-Atlantic Social Life | Villages and cities; varied and diverse lifestyles; diverse religions |
| Mid-Atlantic Political/Civic Life | Market towns |
| Southern Social Life | Plantations (slavery), mansions, indentured servants, few cities, few schools; Church of England |
| Southern Political/Civic Life | Counties |
| Roanoke Island | Lost Colony was established as an economic venture |
| Jamestown | The first permanent English settlement in North America (1607), and was an economic venture by the Virginia Company. |
| Plymoth Colony | settled by separatists from the Church of England who wanted to avoid religious persecution. |
| Massachusetts Bay Colony | settled by the Puritans who wanted to avoid religious persecution. |
| Pennsylvania | settled by the Quakers, who wanted to have freedom to practice their faith without interference |
| Georgia | settled by people who had been in debtor’s prisons in England and hoped to experience a new life in the colony and to experience economic freedom in the New World. |
