Colony Name, Founding Date, Important Founder(s), Major Products
New England Colonies:
Massachusetts 1620, William Bradford, John Winthrop-Fishing, Shipbuilding, Shipping, Naval Stores, Lumber, Food Crops, Rum, Livestock, Whaling.
New Hampshire 1623, John Mason, Ferdinando Gorges-Naval Stores-Timber, Fishing, Furs, Shipping, Whaling.
Connecticut 1636, Thomas Hooker-Shipping, Food Crops, Livestock, Whaling.
Rhode Island 1636, Roger Williams-Fishing, Shipbuilding, Iron Foundries, Food Crops, Rum-Snuff, Livestock, Rum, Whaling.
Middle Colonies:
New York 1625, Dutch Settlers,/Patroons James Duke of York-Fishing, Shipbuilding, Shipping, Food Crops, Rum-Beer-Glass, Livestock.
Delaware 1638, Swedish Settlers, Quakers-Shipping, Food Crops.
New Jersey 1664, John Berkeley, George Carteret-Shipping, Food Crops, Copper.
Pennsylvania 1681, William Penn-Shipbuilding, Food Crops, Paper, Iron, Rum.
Southern Colonies:
Virginia 1607, John Smith-Tobacco, Food Crops, Iron, Livestock.
Maryland 1632, Cecil Calvert-Tobacco, Food Crops, Snuff.
North Carolina 1663, Group of Eight Aristocrat Proprietors--Naval Stores, Tobacco, Furs.
South Carolina 1663, Group of Eight Aristocrat Proprietors-Rice, Indigo, Silk.
Georgia 1732, James Oglethorpe-Indigo, Rice, Naval Stores, Lumber.
All colonies had "Subsistence Farmers" who were able to produce enough food to live on with little or no excess to sell.
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