Wednesday, October 6, 2021

13 English Colonies of 1750 Major Products

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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