The document provides an overview of the economies and founding dates of the original 13 colonies. It then summarizes some key events and policies that impacted the English colonies, including mercantilism, the Navigation Acts, salutary neglect, and the Great Awakening. Mercantilism encouraged exports and limited imports through tariffs. The Navigation Acts restricted trade to English vessels. Salutary neglect was a period of lax enforcement of trade laws that allowed the colonies more autonomy. The Great Awakening increased religious fervor in the colonies.