Middle and Southern Colonies

Because they produced large amounts of grain and had fertile farmland

Because they were the main producers of cotton

Because they had the largest cities

Because they were known for shipbuilding

Religious freedom for Quakers

Discovery of gold

Establishment of cotton plantations

Ban on immigration

Economic ventures

Religious refuge

Strategic buffer

Fur trading

Sugar cane production

Iron mining and processing

Timber harvesting

Shipbuilding

Enslaved African labor

Indentured servants

Paid European workers

Native American labor

Middle Colonies relied on plantation agriculture and cash crops, while Southern Colonies focused on trade and livestock.

Middle Colonies developed diverse economies with grain, livestock, and trade, while Southern Colonies relied on plantation agriculture and cash crops for export.

Both Middle and Southern Colonies relied exclusively on gristmills for economic growth.

Southern Colonies had more religious diversity than the Middle Colonies.

The Breadbasket Colonies

The Plantation Colonies

The Aristocratic Colonies

The Cash Crop Colonies