The American colonies were divided into four geographic regions: northern, Mid-Atlantic, Chesapeake, and southern. Using a sentence or two describe the major economy of each region.

Each of the four geographically divided colonies had their own specific economic activities, mostly influenced by the climate and natural resources of the area.

The Southern colonies had economy based around farming, by mostly producing corn, fruits, vegetables, cotton, tobacco. The Chesapeake economy was based mostly around the production of tobacco. The Mid-Atlantic colonies had economy based are farming grains and oats, though there was also nice income from logging and paper-making. The Northern colonies had economy based around fishing, whaling, as well as shipbuilding. All of the colonies had different development over time because of the differences in what where their economies based around, with some being more successful than others.