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    will be, so we will need to know about the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. Based upon the areas of geography and climate, resources, political and social life, the Southern colony will prove to be problem in a possible war with France. The geography of the Southern colony includes the Appalachian Mountains, Piedmont, the Atlantic Coastal Plain, and has good harbors and rivers for fish and ships. The Southern colony has a humid climate with mild winters for being outside a lot., hot

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    region. The New England Colonies and the Southern Colonies were the two distinct societies that were set up in the new world. The New England and Southern Colonies had many differences and similarities centered on reasons for arrival, slavery, forms of government and economy. The people who arrived in the areas of the New England and Southern Colonies during the seventeenth century, came for different reasons, or had a different purpose for why they came. The New England colonies were founded under

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    Founders of the Colonies During the colonial period the Southern, Northern, and Middle colonies had their differences that set them apart from each other. The middle colonies were more of a cosmopolitan type of area and rural. However, the Southern colonies were the opposite of rural; the colonies were politically based and economically based. Then the Northern colonies, also known as New England was known more for trade due to the land. Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey are

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    common; they were initially an investment opportunity. The first successful colony, Virginia, was formed in the southern colonies. It was intended to be a source of wealth for England by providing cash crops such as tobacco and, eventually, a new market for English goods. Virginia gained the nickname “child of tobacco” due to the amount it grew. The short winters and warm summers were ideal for growing

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    of wealth was the motivating force behind the settlement and origin of the Southern Colonies. Beginning in the early 1600’s, many wealthy Europeans from England made an investment of men and money into a potential trading post in the New World.. While the initial goal was to find gold, the brutality of the environment forced the first colonists in Jamestown, Virginia to learn how to farm in order to survive. As the colony began to become sustainable, lands began to be purchased and the mass cultivation

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    Southern Colonies Religion | Southern Colonies claimed to have religious freedom but that tended to be a superficial idea. In these colonies Anglican faith was the most predominate. Anglican included Presbyterian and Baptist. While Protestants were somewhat tolerated most were Anglican. They didn’t really consider Native Americans and slaves religion to be an actual religion. Several people tried to convert slaves and Native Americans to their religion. When slaves began to give in they

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    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

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    Life in the Southern American Colonies The Southern Colonies consist of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, and Georgia. In this news paper story there will be a descriptions of the jobs, religions, education, cooking, and the attire. Currently in this day and era men and woman are able to socialize and work together. Race and gender is considered equal for servants (Roark et al.). Servants however have no control of who wants to purchase their service

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    The Southern and New England Colony were established as a new start in the new world. But because of the different ethnic groups that traveled to the different regions, they had different conditions. The New England Colony was established for the freedom of religion while the Southern Colony was established for economic opportunity and land. Those are not the only conditions that were different between the New England and Southern colony. The Southern Colony was different from the New England colony

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    Life in the North American colonies was great at one point. At first we liked having protection and assistance from the British. After a while, we Patriots yearned for more freedom. The British had too many rules and controlled a lot of aspects of our lives, including the trading of goods. To add, even though we were across the pond, they were telling us where to live. Us Patriots were forced to provide housing to the British soldiers. Although we appreciated the help, we did not want them taking

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