Match the description with the correct colonial region.(3 points)

Southern Colonies Middle Colonies New England Colonies

1. Included Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts
2. Exports were rice, indigo, tabaco, and later, cotton
3. Known for religious tolerance and diversity among it's settlers
4. Rich, fertile soil meant that wheat and corn were major crops
5. Economy based on fishing, lumber, and fur trade
6. Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina

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Here is the matching of descriptions with the correct colonial region:

Southern Colonies: 2. Exports were rice, indigo, tobacco, and later, cotton 4. Rich, fertile soil meant that wheat and corn were major crops 6. Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina

Middle Colonies: 3. Known for religious tolerance and diversity among its settlers

New England Colonies:

  1. Included Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts
  2. Economy based on fishing, lumber, and fur trade