Early Nation Building -1700s Britain controlled Hudson's Bay Company land along Atlantic coast ·New England Colonies Great Province of Nova Scotia Rocky Soil short Quebec Maine (part of growing season Massachusetts) Claimed by York and New Hampshire Many harbors,timber, New Hampshire and fish made shipbuilding and fishing New York Massachusetts important economic Rhode Island industries Pennsylvania Connecticut New Jersey ·Middle Colonies North Atlantic Indian Reserve Delaware Ocean Fertile soil,mild winters, Maryland and warm summers Virginia New England Colonies 一 able to grow cash crops Middle Colonies for export North Carolina Southern Colonies ·Southern Colonies Mild climate,rich soils, South Carolina Proclamation line of 1763 and open land Georgia Boundaries of colonies Promoted plantation 200 Mes agriculture West 0 200 Kilometers East FloridaEarly Nation Building – 1700s Britain controlled land along Atlantic coast • New England Colonies – Rocky Soil & short growing season – Many harbors, timber, and fish made shipbuilding and fishing important economic industries • Middle Colonies – Fertile soil, mild winters, and warm summers – able to grow cash crops for export • Southern Colonies – Mild climate, rich soils, and open land – Promoted plantation agriculture