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    Our history as a nation begins with settlements of the colonial regions by different groups of people . The New England colonies and the Southern colonies were settled mostly by people from England. However, the New England and southern colonial regions were very different. For an example the Geography, economy, and culture. In the southern and New England's regions there were different settlements. This also means the geography is different. In Document 6 we learned about the geography in

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    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

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    The New England and the Southern colonies came to the New World for different purposes. But one thing that they have in common was their freedom for practicing their religion, The New England colonies came to the New World for religious freedom. Their religious groups consisted of Calvinists, Puritans, and Dutch Reformed. The Puritans were religious separatists from England. The Puritans left England because they believed that the Catholic Church wasn’t reformed enough. The Pilgrims were concerned

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    The Similarities and Differences of New England, the Southern Colonies, and the Middle Colonies The societies and economies of New England, the southern colonies, and the middle colonies were similar yet very different in many ways. They all had different weather conditions, different types of soil for farming, and different religious beliefs. They were all similar in the ways of trading goods for other goods they may have needed from the other regions, and they all attracted immigrants that fled

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    Europeans established colonies in North America. The English colonies were established because proprietors were granted a charter so they could settle and govern lands. The New England colonies were very different from the south, between the use of slaves, the climate, and their religion. The south relied on the use of slaves because of their plantations, which the weather played a big part in, and their religion due to the people who settled there. Although, the colonies were under control of the

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    The 13 original colonies in North America were ruled by Great Britain. Two of the three groups of colonies were the Middle and the Southern Colonies. There were many similarities and differences between the two groups of colonies. 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

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    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

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    New England colonies and the Southern colonies seemed as though they might be the same. They both started out with the majority of people being from England, they were both in the New World, and they were both ruled by England but, as time went on this theory was proven wrong. The New England colonies and the Southern colonies had many common characteristics but these two regions were very different geographically, politically, and socially. Geographically the New England colonies were the states

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    Production If you want to be successful in rice production you need to live in the southern colonies. because of their rich soil. African slaves are there for trade and will help you with your farm work. You would get a change to get money or trade from other colonies like the European colonists. It would be great to Right now we are making a lot of money. Trade If you want to trade come to the New England colonies. Even though there is not very good soil and it's very rocky we still come together

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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

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