Northern Colonies

Definition

The Northern Colonies refer to British settlements located in North America's northeastern region. They included New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Related terms

Puritans/Pilgrims: These were religious groups that settled in Massachusetts seeking religious freedom from England's Anglican Church.

Quakers: A Christian sect that settled primarily in Pennsylvania due to its policy of religious tolerance.

Triangular Trade: This was a system of trade during the colonial era where goods (like rum and manufactured items) were traded from the Northern Colonies to Africa, slaves from Africa to Southern Colonies, and raw materials from Southern Colonies back to England.