1. Rhode Island 1. Rhode Island 2. Connecticut 2. Connecticut 3. Massachusetts 3. Massachusetts 4....

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• 1. Rhode Island1. Rhode Island

• 2. Connecticut2. Connecticut

• 3. Massachusetts3. Massachusetts

• 4. New Hampshire4. New Hampshire

• Some of the goods that were made in New England was Shipbuilding, cattle, fish, timber and whaling..

• The land in New England was not so good and it The land in New England was not so good and it was hard to farm. The soil was bad. And the main was hard to farm. The soil was bad. And the main crop they grew was corn. New Englanders were crop they grew was corn. New Englanders were good fishers, they caught a lot of fish.good fishers, they caught a lot of fish.

• Religion played a major role in the New Religion played a major role in the New England colonies, people were very strict England colonies, people were very strict there. Dancing or any kind of there. Dancing or any kind of entertainment was allowed. entertainment was allowed.

• No, there wasn’t any religious freedom. No, there wasn’t any religious freedom. Those that spoke out against the religion, Those that spoke out against the religion, were harshly punished. A lot people fled were harshly punished. A lot people fled because there was no religious freedom because there was no religious freedom and also for economic purposes.and also for economic purposes.

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• New Jersey

• and Delaware

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• · Leather Goods· Leather Goods

• · Shoes· Shoes

• · Barrels and Containers· Barrels and Containers

• · Guns· Guns

• · Axes· Axes

• · Tools· Tools

Because of fertile soil Because of fertile soil and a good growing and a good growing season, most farmers season, most farmers grew enough for their grew enough for their family and a surplus, family and a surplus, which they could sell. which they could sell. They grew wheat, They grew wheat, grains, and many other grains, and many other things.things.

1. Well most people in the middle colonies, especially Pennsylvania wanted a place to practice their own religion. That is one of the main reasons they went to the New World. The Middle colonies had a very wide toleration of Religion accepting most of them. For Example: Pennsylvania had mostly Quakers, but did allow pretty much any other religion. So the role it played was attracting people from Europe who were tired of being persecuted because of their religion

2. Yes there was religious freedom within the colony.

1. Georgia2. South Carolina3. Virginia4. Maryland

As the southern colonies were basically dependent on farming, their main produced goods were like :-

1.Wood and Tar2.They traded with local Indians with deer skins to

sell back Europe3.Dye was produced from Indigo

Though there were different varieties of crops that were grown in southern colonies but the major cash crops for exports were

• => Tobacco • => Indigo• => Rice • => Sugarcane

• Religion and religious freedom were not large concerns for most southern colonists.

• I would like to settle in New England because it provided maximum land area for farming.

• It had the religious freedom.• Every citizen had a voice in town meeting • Things were very well organized.• Priority was given to Education.• Higher education was very aspiring.• Stress was given to creativity.• These are the basic reasons of my choice.