us history

New England Colonies

Middle Colonies

Southern Colonies

Spanish Colonies

New England

the Middle Atlantic region

the South

the upper Mississippi River valley

declining by the start of the Revolutionary War

concentrated in areas suitable for large plantations

becoming illegal in the northern colonies

growing fastest in the New England colonies

The independence movement began soon after the founding of the Plymouth Colony.

Protests against British colonial policies gradually led to demands for independence.

The King of England required the colonists to become economically self-sufficient.

The movement for independence was equally strong in all of the colonies.

declining by the start of the Revolutionary War

concentrated in areas suitable for large plantations

becoming illegal in the northern colonies

growing fastest in the New England colonies