The Middle Colonies consist of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania otherwise known as the “Breadbasket Colonies” due to their excessive amount of grains and bread. The colonies were economically based on the trading of wheat and grains and as well timber production for shipbuilding. The Middle Colonies were focused on freedom of religion and no taxation without representation. The Middle Colonies were the most diverse inhabitant region out of all the colonies. These groups include the English, Swedes, Dutch, Germans, Scots- Irish, French, Africans and the Native Americans. During the 18th century the middle colonies relied heavily on indentured servants than other region. For instance Pennsylvania was settled by a group of Indentured
Each of these colonies were founded for a different reason, but most of them were founded for economic reasons. Delaware was founded by Sweden, purely for an economic gain. New Jersey was founded by Sir George Carteret and Lord Berkeley of Stratton, England, they had received this piece of land as a give from King Charles’ brother, the Duke of York. They promised the freedom of religion and a representative government. Pennsylvania was founded by Quakers so that they would not have to deal with the persecution of their religion elsewhere. New York was founded by Peter Minuit for the purpose of profits and trade. Other than Pennsylvania, most of these colonies did not have a very religious composition. The colonists who lived in the middle colonies were not wealthy and were not poor, again having jobs including farming, but mostly their lives depended on trade. The middle colonies political development was a lot like New Englands, there was no real democracy, there was a monarch appointed governor. Overall, we can see that there are many differences and similarities between New England and the middle colonies in terms of motives for founding, religious and social composition, economic foundations, and political
After the first few struggling settlements in the New World progressed, more and more colonies sprung from the untested North American soil. Eventually, there were three main categories to the European colonies. They were each unique, although one certain class stood in stark contrast to the other two. This group, the Middle colonies, was a halfway point between the New England and Southern colonies – and not just geographically. The Middle colonies extracted parts of its neighbors, like farming habits and spiritual sects, but the middle group managed to retain its own flavor.
After a long time coming, the 13 colonies: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, finally won their independence against the british government on July 4th 1776. This war of independence made not only political changes for the US but also around the world. After years of tension building up, the first strike for americans to be against britain was when the British government implemented the Stamp Act. This was a tax on all stamps to help reimburse Britain for the land they acquired for the 13 colonies. The colonist weren’t all that thrilled about this tax not only because the tax was high but because they had no representation
The original colonies in Northern America faced rapid development in the early seventeenth century, as the original colonists saw great potential in the region, and they gave hope to individuals throughout Europe for better lives. The original English colonists of 1607-1630 brought numerous values to Northern America that shaped the colonial lifestyle, and have continued to influence U.S. history. The colonies were rooted in religious ideals, labor opportunities, and the hope for economic gain. These original colonial values vary in the extent to which they shaped, and continue to shape, American history, but have all influenced the American character to some degree.
Life in the American wilderness was brutal and short for the earliest Chesapeake settlers. Malaria, dysentery, and typhoid cut ten years off the life expectanct of immigrants from England. Half the people born in early Virginia and Maryland did not survive even twelve years, and few lived past their fifties, forties if they were women. The settlements only grew slowly, mostly from immigrants from England, and most of the immigrants were single men in their late teens and early twenties. There were barely any women and so they were fought for; eligible women did not remain single for long. Moreover, families were few as most men could not find wives and marriages were destroyed by deaths. Yet the Chesapeake colonies struggled on, becoming more
In the Middle Colonies, the land was very fertile and flat which made for excellent farming. Although, large plantation-style farming did not develop completely because of the influence it received from the northern colonies. The Middle Colonies also had many ports making it a large products distributor. Their main exports were wheat and corn. What made the Middle Colonies different from the Southern Colonies was that the Middle Colonies relied more on indentured servants than slaves. Besides farming, colonists were also blacksmiths and tailors.
While the question says that that the Northern and Southern colonies were more similar than different in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, in reality this was not the case. During this time period both sets of colonies formed from very different circumstances which shaped their societies. The south formed a more independent civilization which depended on the ability of landowners to fend for themselves and form plantations. The north however, was a more tight knit community due to the lack of flat clear land and the Iroquois Confederacy. Both the North and the South were very different during the seventeenth and eighteenth century.
The middle colonies were founded by the Dutch New Amsterdam but led by Quakers and William Penn. The middles colonies consisted of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. The two largest cities in the middle colonies was Philadelphia and New York. The middle colonies prospered from many farm goods. They prospered with farm good because of their climate. They had warmer winters, warmer summers, very fertile mountain valleys and most of all they had longer growing season than the New England colonies. The colonist in the middle colonies grew a lot of wheat, grains and oats as well as other crops. They are known as the “Bread Basket” of the colonies because of its amount of grains they produced. Producing all of those crops made them
How Did This Affect That Imagine this you come to a new city where do you go. You could go to the business district. There is also the farming district. And the building or trading district. This is the same problems colonists had the face they just had this on a grander scale between colonial regions.
In 1419, Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal began the period of time known as the “Age of Exploration”. Europe’s leading superpowers, France, Spain, Portugal, Holland, and England, all competed for colonization in unknown territories. Samuel de Champlain colonized along the St. Lawrence River in 1608, Henry Hudson of Holland established Albany in 1609, and Spain established colonies in Mexico and Mesoamerica. In 1607, England established its first colony in North America around the Chesapeake Bay, and nearly a decade later established a second colony in present-day New England. Both New England and the Chesapeake were founded by the British around the same time; however, both colonies developed a different economy, government, and many
Not only did the government affect the town’s development, but also the geographical features of the Middle Colonies. Back in the Ice Age, glaciers grazed the rich soil from the Northern Colonies and deposited to the Middle Colonies. Although not many settlers were interested in agriculture, Dutch officials promoted farming by giving some few rich families large measure of land. Their fertile soil allowed farmers to grow so much wheat and grains. This is how the Middle Colonies received their “breadbasket colonies” name. So much was being produced that they turned into cash crops! These crops aren’t being grown for the farmer’s families, but for the economy. Growing seasons in these colonies are longer and have a sufficient amount of sunlight
During the seventeenth century, Europeans established colonies in North America. The English colonies were originally established because proprietors from England were granted charters to govern lands. Other European colonies were established around trading posts. Over time, the English gained control of the thirteen colonies through force or purchase; eventually, the regions were known as the Southern, Middle, and New England Colonies. Although both New England and Southern colonies share several commonalities, they differ in how they treat women, Africans, their religion, and their government.
In the early 17th century, colonies were being established by outside settlers from European countries. The Middle colonies consisted of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. The New England colonies consisted of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Each colony had their differences when it came to religious beliefs and the economy.
The Massachusetts colony, otherwise known as the ‘Massachusetts Bay colony’ was originally settled by Puritans in 1630. They were plagued by the religious persecutions of King Charles I and the Church of England. Weary from this dogged torment, they left England under the leadership of John Winthrop. These original colonists quickly established many small towns in the name of high religious ideals and strict societal rules. They also planted churches, spread Puritanism and religiously educated the masses, as these were some of their goals. A utopian society that other colonies looked upon with high regards was the ultimate goal.
The colonial period in the United States all started when people starting immigrating to Boston in the 1630s. With high articulation of Puritan cultural ideas, the New England colonies have been regarded as the center of early American literature. In class we only talked about a few of the writing throughout the period but in this paper, I am going to tell you about the colonial period as a whole.