Compare And Contrast The Middle Colonies And New England Colonies

New England consisted of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. While the southern colonies were Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia. Even though both of them were in the New World they differ religiously, economically, socially and politically. Both, New England and Southern colonies, made an impact on the development of culture.

To start it off they were located on opposite sides so they had different climates, the New England Colony was located in the North so there was stronger and longer winters while in the Southern Colonies, which was located in the south, so it was hotter and it was practically warm all year round. That led to different agricultural needs, the southern colony was huge on agriculture because they had fertile soil so they produced a lot of cash crops and were know for the tobacco, produced and exported by John Rolfe. Since the New England Colonies didn’t have much use for agriculture because they lacked good soil so there wasn’t many crops, they mostly fished, build ships, and traded mostly with fur. That leads to slavery, since the southern plantations required a lot of work there was a lot more slaves in the south then the north. Southern Colonies had the largest slave population who worked on the Slave Plantations, which grew cotton, tobacco, indigo (a purple dye), and other crops. Also religion was very different, the New England Colonies were strictly Puritans and didn’t tolerate other religions; while the Southern colonies were not dominated by a single religion they were mostly predominantly Anglicans and

A significant factor of any civilization, be it vast as the Roman Empire or pitifully miniscule, is spirituality. Religion was (and even remains to be) a big part of North America. New England was strictly Puritan. English Puritans sought out haven in the New World, far away from persecution in the mother country. The Southern colonies consisted mostly of Anglicans, though some may speculate that the Southerners were more concerned with worshipping wealth. The Middle colonies were quite different in that there was no single dominant religion. Pennsylvania, which contained the largest city in all the thirteen colonies, was well-known for its many Quaker residents. However, there was also a fair share of Jews, Catholics, and other faiths, as well as the standard Puritans and Anglicans.

Although all colonies had religion play some sort of role in their daily lives, the importance of religion differed greatly among the regions. Since Puritans helped establish many of the New England colonies, it is no surprise that the majority of the New England colonists were Puritan. Religion was a major part of daily life, with many attending church and having their children baptized. Religion varied greatly in the Middle colonies. For example, in New Jersey, many different religions from many different European nations were able to coexist, while the Quakers dominated Pennsylvania, both in culture and in government. In the Southern colonies, religion did not seem to be of high importance to the colonists, as farming was of utmost importance to the Southern colonists. However, many were Catholic. In fact, Maryland was founded in order to provide a refuge for persecuted

British North America by the mid 1700’s consisted of three major regions. The New England region included the colonies of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The Middle Region included the colonies of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The Southern Region, also known as the Chesapeake Colonies, included the Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Although all three regions consisted of British colonies, each region differed in terms of climate, geography, population, politics, economy, and religious attitudes. Daily life was very different for the people who lived in each of these

The Middle Colonies contained Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and New York. Since they were between the Northern and Southern colonies, the middle colonies were important and served as distribution centers in the English mercantile system at that time. Some people were wealthy and worked in the city but most of the colonists were farmers. Farmers grew a good amount of fertile soil for their family and

The northern colonies were very much different from the southern because they were colonized for different reasons. The north was colonized for freedom of worship and freedom of political thought. The colonies had hope for a separate society, where they could show their homeland, how a country should be run. The northern colonies were based on theocracy, where the state forced the people to live and worship in an orthodox way.

To make money, they sold lumber, like the New England Colonies, and many crops. They were often called the “breadbasket colonies” because of the amount of wheat and bread that they sold. The Middle Colonies’ economy was somewhat in between the Southern and New England Colonies’ because the Middle Colonies had many crops that they sold, but they also cut down lumber and had a few less crops than the Southern Colonies. This obviously helped these colonies later, because according to a map I found, the area where the middle colonies were now has the largest income per state than where the Southern and New England colonies were. The last colonies were the southern colonies, which had fertile land like the middle colonies and lots of lumber like the other two colonies. Combine the fertile soil with the sunny, hot and humid summers that they had there, it was the perfect condition to grow cash

Historians divide Colonial America into three distinct regions. These regions were New England, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies. In this essay I will compare and contrast these three different areas and discuss why each region developed in a unique way.

During the 1600s, Europeans established colonies in North America. The English colonies were originally established because proprietors from England were granted charters to settle and govern lands. Other European colonies were established around trading posts. Over time, the English gain control of the thirteen colonies through force or purchase; eventually, the regions were known as the Southern, Middle and the New England colonies. Although the colonies were under the control of the English and had many commonalities, each region created a distinct culture. These similarities and differences can be evidenced when comparing Economy, the rights of people, and labor of the Middle and Southern colonies.

To look into the economic status for both colonies, they had more differences than similarities. The South had large farms and plantations, on the other hand, north had small farms and few plantations. North had more raw materials to trade than the South, but as mentioned the South had larger farms and work areas. The North colonies mostly traded cotton, they were very popular about their cotton. So, the South was agriculture more than the North. Northern focused on farming, fishing, and trade with the Atlantic's (Lecture, Economies of Early British Colonies). People in North were mostly focused on building communities, because they traveled and came into North as families, unlike the South who were mainly focused on agriculture for export

A mixture of the northern and southern colonies, the Mid-Atlantic colonies were nicknamed the “breadbasket colonies,” and for good reason. Their fertile soil and mild climate allowed them to grow a large quantity of crops, most of which were grains. As such, that was also their main export. Not only did they grow an abundance of crops, but their population grew rapidly as well. Areas such as Pennsylvania and New York attracted an abundance of settlers, due to the large size of the land that was being given away. It was also the most diverse of the regions, from Quakers in Pennsylvania to the Dutch Calvinists in Albany, and as such, the most religiously tolerant. Due to its size, diversity, and abundance of goods, the Mid-Atlantic colonies played a large role in the Enlightenment and Great Awakening’s effect on America. They were home to one of the Enlightenment’s greatest thinkers, Benjamin Franklin, and housed some very liberal ideals, such as religious freedom and a greater role for women in society.

There are many similarities between the middle and southern colonies. For example, both the middle and the southern colonies had religious freedom which meant that people could practice any religion that they chose to follow. Many immigrants from other countries came to live in the colonies because of the religious freedoms promised to them. Secondly, the southern and middle colonies also grew cash crops. Cash crops are crops that were grown and sold for money instead of growing them for their family to eat throughout

There are many things that asses the middle and southern colonies’ geography and motives on the economy and social life. The way of life and daily routines along with how people are worked and paid are just some of the ways that makes the colonies unique. Although from the same country the two regions were completely different.

Meanwhile, the New England colonies would live by using fishing and shipbuilding. The Middle colonies had major shipping hubs and important jobs such as blacksmiths to help the economy. It was pretty much a necessity for the people of the New England colonies to use their environment to their advantage for their economy. Another S.P.R.I.T.E factor would be politics. Politics are important in the Middle and New England colonies because they were both ran in different ways.