Colonial Differences In Northern And Southern Colonies

This paper is about the different characteristics of the Southern colonies for use in the plausible war. Based upon the areas of geography and climate, resources, and political and social life, the southern colonies will prove to be an asset to England in a possible war with France.

The North attracted many people for religious reasons and eventually developed a profitable shipbuilding industry based on the natural forests and harbors. More people who were interested in profit inhabited the South. This lead to the importation of a lot of slaves. Women's and slaves rights differed too, the South had fewer women so they were treated better, and the North had fewer slaves so they were not treated as bad. But overall both regions profited and lived happily off their

The Northern and Southern colonies share many similarities when it comes to government leadership, immigration, the treatment of women and the use of slavery. However there are also several differences that influence the social structure of the respective territories.

During the 17th century, the colonization of the America was in full swing. Although the colonies all belonged to England, the colonies all varied in their own unique way. The northern and southern colonies, for instance, had already split into two separate cultures. The northern colonies were more focused on industry, with wide export range of machine-made products, while the southern colonies tended towards more agricultural pursuits, primarily cash crops like tobacco and cotton. Though the northern colonies were more uniform, a byproduct of the more populated cities situated up in the north, the southern colonies were more diverse. The southern colonies differed in a variety of ways, yet also maintained some base characteristics which grouped them together.

Colonies, colonies, we all should know that a colony is a region of land that is under the political control of another country. According to the passage, "the colonies began with the founding of Jamestown until the beginning of the Revolutionary War." The author explains, that there is are 13 colonies divided into three groups, Northern, southern and middle. The reason for this is that they all have idiosyncratic backgrounds. The New England (Northern), Southern, and Middle colonies are different, particularly in terms of land, labor, religion, native relations, and etc. The colonies, although they were all British they had some similarities, but mainly they had differences.

In 1607 a group of English settlers built village in Jamestown, Virginia. King Jaime I of England founded a colony in the first seven months after its arrival. Within these colonies we find the New England colonies and South Carolina colonies. We will analyze and compare the government systems, religious and economic development of both colonies and how they were related.

During the 18th century differences in life, thought, and interests had developed between the Southern and Northern colonies. The origin of these differences grew from the differences in religion, economics, and social structures between the Southern and Northern Colonies. Slavery, manufacturing, education, and agriculture influenced the everyday way of life for the colonists. This has had everlasting effects on America till this day.

One of the most striking differences between the North and the South was the climate and geography. The North’s climate was full of warm summers and cold winters; the terrain was rocky and hilly, which wasn’t good for farming. But the North did have little farms. Most of the forest was used for shipbuilding, and cities were used for trading centers. The rivers were fast and shallow which made it hard to navigate. Also in the North people used waterpower to run factories, because it was a cheap source of energy. The South was somewhat different; the climate was generally warm and sunny. The summers were long and hot, and the winters were pretty mild. Due to the South’s climate they were able to grow different crops in large amounts, unlike the North. The south had large farms, called plantations. In the South cities developed near rivers, because of rich soil which made it easier for them to farm.

For the people of Europe the Americas was a place to prosper, worship in there own way, and expand there kingdoms. The only problem is that they attempted to settle in their own way and all failed dismally. The New England, Mid-Atlantic and Southern Colonies grew differently in various ways, but each with the same state of mind, “do it our way”. Examining the three sets of colonies will prove that they were all different in religion, government, and ways of expansion.

The three regional colonies which are New England, the Middle Colonies and the Southern Colonies did not exactly merge by the outbreak of the revolution because of distinct ethnic grouping that existed in Americas at the time. Immigration to the Americas began in the seventeenth century with England being the primary source of immigration, however, it was not until the eighteenth century that thousands of people from continental Europe fled their homes to the new territory to avoid war and oppression. Once settled in America, the array of ethnic groups led to division between different colonies, more so between the three regional alignments which were New England, the Middle Colonies and the Southern Colonies. The economic, political, and social subsistence of each colony was different and this contributed to the division that existed. New England capitalized on ship building and first-rate

The New England, Middle, and Southern colonies differed from each other in a variety of ways. The colonies varied in natural resources, climate, religion domination, and unique major events. First, the colonies had unique natural resources. For example, the New England colonies had plentiful fish, timber, and furs. In addition, the Middle colonies had excellent farmland, natural harbors, timber, furs, and coal. Meanwhile, the Southern colonies had plantations mainly of tobacco, rice, cotton, sugarcane, and indigo. Second, the colonies had different climates. The New England colonies had the coldest weather, resulting in the hardest winter and little spread of disease. The Middle colonies had warm summers and cold winters, and the Southern colonies

Based on English traditions, the Southern Colonies' social structure was determined by a person's lineage and wealth. On top of the structure, there were many wealthy English families, clergymen, judges, and people who owned large amounts of land; these people were able to control the workers due to their powerful status. Under the powerful people was the largest social class in the colonies; many merchants, vendors, and farmers were on this level. Although they weren't of a more powerful status such as the clergymen and judges, they were still very educated, hardworking, and skilled. These people may not have had power, but they were not treated as badly as the indentured servants and Africans. Many people struggled on these lower levels.

While America was only in its early steps, a fresh and new nation, a rift soon began to form, threatening to tear apart the continent before it had hardly begun. As cultures began to form in the South and Northern colonies, so did mistrust and tensions between them. Differences in Urban and Rural environments, focuses in different areas of expansion, and finally the issue of diversity in both regions. While these differences pushed the colonies farther and farther away, there were similarities between them, keeping the nation together for as long as it could.

In the 1600s, England was eager to beat their long rival, Spain, to all of the rumored gold in North America. Britain had long wanted to be better and more powerful than Spain, so when Spain started settling colonies in America, England was quick to follow their lead. It all began when Britain gave a charter to the Virginia Company to establish a colony, and after that charter the British settled more and more of America. Even though all these colonies were established by Britain, there were many major differences between the Northern colonies and the Southern colonies. The North was much more diverse than the South because of its many job opportunities and attractive ideals that brought in settlers from all over Europe.

While both the North and the South had stable and confident economic systems, the North was much more industrialized and diversified and with a better transportation system they not only had the ability for mass production but also the means for speedy and