Topic 2.3 · AP U.S. History

The Regions of British Colonies

Compare how environment, migration, staple crops, labor, religion, settlement, and Atlantic markets produced distinct British colonial regions.

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  1. 01

    Compare New England, Middle, Chesapeake, and Lower South colonies through settlement, economy, labor, religion, and government.

  2. 02

    Explain how environment interacted with migration, markets, Native land, and institutions to produce regional differences.

  3. 03

    Connect tobacco, grain, rice, maritime commerce, indenture, and slavery to regional social and political power.

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