.. Write a paper Select any two of the following regions considering the time period from 1607 to 1789 ... * New England (MA, RI, CT, NH) * Atlantic (NY, PA, DE, NJ) * Chesapeake (MD, VA) * South (NC, SC, GA)

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Select any two of the following regions considering the time period from1789 to1861 ... * New England and the Atlantic States * South *Northwestern States

For your selection, write in response to the following criterion ...

a) Compare and contrast the two regions in terms of their natural resources and how colonists developed economic activity. Focus on WHY certain activities developed in one region versus another. b) Prepare a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis for each of the two regions. I'd advise that you consider some of the themes we will be discussing throughout the semester. In particular, keep in mind the types of "capital" that are always in play within any economy ... * Labor Capital * Physical Capital (natural resources) * Intellectual Capital * Financial Capital