Complete your column as a group, then selected experts, share with the other groups Characteristics of British Colonies Characteristic NEW ENGLAND MIDDLE COLONIES SOUTHERN COLONIES (including Chesapeake) Colonies Massachusetts / Plymouth Rhode Island Connecticut New Hampshire Maine New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Reason for settlement: (religion, profit, philanthropy, etc) Common Geographic characteristics Predominant Nationality ? ethnic groups Religious Toleration: To what extent and for what reasons MD Toleration Act- Carolinas established religious toleration to attract immigrant settlers to the region Characteristic