they elected magistrates. they did fishing, lumbering, and subsistence farming to make money. three geographical feature are coastal plains, rolling inland hills, and large forested areas.The New England colonies were dominated by the Puritans, reformers seeking to purify Christianity,
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The middle colonies held elections to create a representative government. farming, milling, lumbering, shipbuilding coastal plains, piedmont (rolling hills), and mountains further inland. Quakers (who founded Pennsylvania), Catholics, Lutherans, a few Jews, and others.
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Self-governing colonies were formed when the King granted a charter to a joint-stock company which set up its own independent governing system. The economy of the Southern Colonies was heavily based in agriculture. Tobacco, indigo, silk, and cotton were grown on plantations using indentured servants or slaves. Most people in the Southern Colonies were Anglican (Baptist or Presbyterian) The Southern Colonies enjoyed warm climate with hot summers and mild winters. Geography ranged from coastal plains in the east to piedmont farther inland. The westernmost regions were mountainous.