New England Harsh rocky soil made farming difficult, led to subsistence farms
New England Land was granted to a group and towns were subdivided among families
New England Fishing including whaling (lighting oil)
New England Shipbuilding and small-scale factories
New England Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Conneticut, New Hampshire
Middle Blended other two
Middle "Bread Basket" of the colonies
Middle River system and ports provided access to back country and Atlantic
Southern Favorable agricultural climate
Middle New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
Southern Plantation system developed
Southern Export crops: "cash crops" such as tobacco grown
Southern Larger slave population was needed as labor
Southern Farms tended to be scattered, less urban development.
Southern Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia
