USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Map of the eastern seaboard, showing New England colonies (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut), Middle colonies (New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware), Chesapeake colonies (Virginia, Maryland), and Southern colonies (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia).

Detailed explanation-2: -In fact, there were three different types of colonies: royal, self-governing, and proprietary. Royal colonies were owned and completely administered by the Crown.

Detailed explanation-3: -The middle colonies included Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. Advantaged by their central location, the middle colonies served as important distribution centers in the English mercantile system.