Question

How did the geography of the 3 colonial regions affect their economies?

Answer 1

Answer:

The geography affected the economy of the 3 colonial regions because it was limiting in some aspects but also provided opportunities that were unique to each region.

Explanation:

In the original 13 colonies of the United States, there were generally 3 geographical areas: New England, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies. New England quickly became the Industrial center of the colonial period as the growing season there was short due to its northern location, and the topsoil was not good for largescale farming, just homestead, and local production. The Southern Colonies quickly became the agricultural center of colonial America, the growing season was longer and the temperatures were more adequate to produce large plantation crops. The Middle Colonies had a varied economy but they were a source of raw materials in the case of Pennsylvania for example where the colonists would mine coal.