Sure! Here are the colonies organized into their respective regions based on the descriptions provided:
New England:
- Massachusetts (Founded for religious freedom)
- Rhode Island (Founded for religious freedom)
- Connecticut (Founded for religious freedom)
Middle Colonies:
- New York (Served as important distribution centers in the English mercantile system)
- New Jersey (Served as important distribution centers in the English mercantile system)
- Delaware (Served as important distribution centers in the English mercantile system)
- Pennsylvania (Served as important distribution centers in the English mercantile system and founded for religious freedom)
Southern Colonies:
- Virginia (Relied heavily on slave labor)
- Maryland (Relied heavily on slave labor)
- North Carolina (Relied heavily on slave labor)
- South Carolina (Relied heavily on slave labor)
- Georgia (Relied heavily on slave labor)
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