An Illustrated History of the USA

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C O LONIAL LIFE I N A M ERIC A

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By th e year 1733 theEn gli shownedthirteen~<:para(c

coloniesalongth eA tlanticcoast o fNorthA mer ica.

T hc- colo niesst retchedfro mNewHampsh ireIIIthe

northto Georg ia i n the sou th.M o stpeop le d ivid ed

rhcmi THOthreemaing ro ups. Eachg roup had it s

OWIIw ayo flifc and character.

In the f ar northw asth e NewEnglan dg rou p.

centere d0 11Mas sac husetts. Sin cerh c"timeofthe

Pilg r ims the peo pleofNewEng land hadspr ea d

inland andalong thecoas t. M ostwen.' small farmers

orcraftsmen .work ing th e stonyso il andgoverning

th em selves in sm all (ow n s and vill ages.

OtherN ewEnglande rsd epended onti l t'seafora

living .Theyfelledth e treesofthe region'sfor eststo

bu ild shi ps.In theseth ey sailedtocarchcod or( 0

trade w ithEng land and theWCSt In dies.B OSlOlland

ot her coasta ltownsgrewint obusypons.Thei r

p ro sperity dep en dedon trad e.

Thenearestcolon iesto th e southofNewEngland

w ere calledtheMiddleC o lonies.Theb iggestw-crc

N ewYo rk and Pennsyl vani a.A'i>IIINewEng land.

m o st of the ir peop le livedb y farm ing. Butin the

eitil~o f N ewYorkand Phila del phi atherew ere

g ro w ingnumbers of cra ftsmen and merchants.

Philadelphiawas thecap ital ofPennsylvan ia.ll)" 1770

it was th e largestcity in Am eri ca. with2g .000

inhabiranrs.

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Abbr~"ialions:
M E.
N.H.
MA SS.
R .I.
N.Y.
CONN.
PA.