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