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Differences Between New England Middle And Southern Colonies

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The Three Colonies Have you ever imagined what New England, Middle, and southern colonies did or what they had to go through? Well, for each region other colonies settled in these regions, had different economies, and society. Each region are different, but some have similarities like dealing with slaves. Each and every one of these regions have significant styles on how they dealt with; surviving, working, earning money, and the way they had to live in each individual region. In each region they had different feels towards religion and how consequences occurred towards those who sinned. All these regions are unique since they all have their own way of coping with life. To begin with, an amount of colonies settled in the region of New England. New England included the colonies such as the separatist puritans (pilgrims), Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Another thing about New England is that they did a variety of things to earn money instead of farming since it was difficult due to long winters, thick forest, and rocky soil. For example, in order for them to make money they fished and with this growth they started to lumber, fur trade, metal work, sold slaves, and made whale oil which was used of lamps. Furthermore, some New England social structures were family farming since there was never good …show more content…

The first colony was Dutch which settled at the mouth of the Hudson River, more colonies that were included were New jersey, New York, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. The Middle Colonies farmed in order to make money as well, they farmed crops such as corn, wheat, and fruits. The society or social structures of this region is relationships with the Native Americans which was better than any other colonies, Quakers seeking religious freedom which settled in Pennsylvania, the area was the most ethnically diverse, and an abundance of rivers was allowed to transport goods between the

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