1776: Similarities And Differences

Differences and similarities | 1650 | 1776 | Religious aspects | In the north, church membership was key to be accepted into the colony. The church controlled the laws and was the most acknowledge in the colony. However, in the south, instead of the church member being the boss, land owners were the dominant party. These land owners were the wealthiest and had control over the laws. A marked difference between the different colonies was the religious aspect. This was because in these territories settled various religious denominations in England who were persecuted in their homeland. Because of this, you cannot say that religious beliefs throughout the colonies were uniform. | After European settlement, religious history began more than
a century before the British colonies became the United States of America in 1776. Some of the original settlers were men and women of deep religious convictions. The religious intensity of the original settlers diminished to some extent over time but new waves of 18th-century immigrants brought their own religious fervor across the Atlantic. In addition, the nation's first major religious revival in the middle of the 18th century injected new vigor into American religion.Wave after wave of ethnic groups from Europe (as well as other parts of the globe) brought along their traditional churches—some, especially the English and the German Americans brought along multiple Protestant denominations, as well as Catholicism. Several colonies had an "established" church, which meant that local tax money went to the established denomination. In general, the colonial governments were little involved in religion, and many denominations and sects flourished. Freedom of religion became a basic American principle, and numerous new movements emerged, many of which became established denominations in their own right | Political aspects | Besides the issues of who ruled in the society, the colonies had many similarities between the two sides.
Both lands had royal governors who controlled and riled. They both had the law that enforced the power of the first. This meant that the first child inherited everything from their parents. The north and the south also had legislatures that had the power to create, amend, and ratify the laws. Both structures of each of the governments were politically similar; therefore although on opposite sides, The south and the north still had similarities between them. Finally, I note that all the colonies shared the tradition of representative government. The English monarch complied with the rules of electing most colonial representatives, but they all should rule together with an elected assembly. The vote could exercise only the white male landowners, however most white men had property enough to vote.The constitution of the English colonies was essentially homogeneous. A governor represented the crown and gathered round him a group of counselors. Before him, the colonists were represented by an elected parliament based on a limited suffrage based on property. Constitutional basis was considered the axiom that anything not expressly belong somebody was owned by the king, theoretically, then, all the colonies. Accordingly the king could govern the colonies separately or assign them to individuals or companies. The only exception was Rhode Island and
Connecticut who had the right to choose his administration and governor. The issues were strictly local nature regulated by each colony, keeping the king the right of veto. If appealed to the monarch, his Privy Council judgment dictated by the Board of Trade and Plantations, resident agency in London, he understood at all administrative affairs of the colonies. As British subjects, the colonists had theoretically all reported their citizenship rights, and although it enjoyed representatives in the British Parliament were subject to their decisions. | Between 1776 and 1789, the United States emerged as an independent country, creating and ratifying its new constitution, and establishing its national government. In order to assert their traditional rights, American Patriots seized control of the colonies and launched a war for independence. The British colonies had developed traditions of popular self-government while enjoying the benign neglect of Britain, which was preoccupied by civil war and other problems. After the conclusion of the world war in 1763 (known in Europe and Canada as theSeven Years' War and in the United States as the French and Indian War), Britain had emerged as the world's dominant power. The British Parliament's attempt to impose taxes on the North American colonists raised fears among the Americans that their rights as "Englishmen," particularly their rights of self-government, were in danger. The colonials had developed a decidedly republican political viewpoint, which rejected royalty, aristocracy and corruption and called for sovereignty of the people and emphasized civic duty.The Treaty of Paris left the United States independent and at peace but with an unsettled governmental structure. The Second Continental Congress had drawn up Articles of Confederation on November 15, 1777, to regularize its own status. These described a permanent confederation, but granted to the Congress—the only federal institution—little power to finance itself or to ensure that its resolutions were enforced. There was no president and no judiciary. | Economic aspects | Based on the economic status, the colonies had more differences than similarities.
The north had small farms the south had larger ones called plantations. The main trade item in the north was lumber. The south had less raw materials then the north and mostly traded cotton. The cotton crop was so important to the southern colonies, it was nickname King cotton. At that time, the north wa starting to become more industrialized. The differences between the two sides were that the north had more raw materials for trade than the south, but the south had larger farms and work areas.The crop of tobacco was in both sides. They both supported the use of indentured servants, people who worked their debt off with labor work for land owners for seven years | The economic history of the United States has its roots in European colonization in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. Marginal colonial economies grew into 13 small, independent farming economies, which joined together in 1776 to form the United States of America. In 230 years the United States grew to a huge, integrated, industrialized economy that makes up nearly a quarter of the world economy. The main causes were a large unified market, a supportive political-legal system, vast areas of highly productive farmlands, vast natural resources (especially timber, coal, iron, and oil), and an entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to investing in material and human capital. The economy has maintained high wages,
attracting immigrants by the millions from all over the world. Technological and industrial factors played a major role.Frank Bourgin's 1989 study of the Constitutional Convention shows that direct government involvement in the economy was intended by the Founders.[17] This had more to do with the perceived need to overcome the economic and financial chaos the nation suffered under the Articles of Confederation, and nothing to do with any desire to have a statist economy. The goal was to ensure that dearly won political independence was not lost by being economically and financially dependent on the powers and princes of Europe. The creation of a strong central government able to promote science, invention, industry and commerce, was seen as an essential means of promoting the general welfare and making the economy of the United States strong enough for them to determine their own destiny. | Social aspects | The reason for the south’s plantations out-sizing the north’s small farms was because of the social aspect of the two sides. The north was more towns centered while the south had based the structure of their life around plantations. The north colonies life mainly revolved around the church members. The south had more focus on the wealthy land owners. | Jefferson, Madison, and company gradually laid out a plan for the constitution of Virginia involving several proposals to create greater freedoms and opportunities for less privileged males of European descent. Under existing British laws, the right to vote was predicated on a man's property holdings, and the right to inherit property was predicated on one's place in the family line. Thus, the ruling class of colonial Virginia was essentially a fraternity of eldest brothers. | Capitol | Prior to establishing the nation's capital in Washington, D.C., the United States Congress and its predecessors had met in Philadelphia, New York City, and a number of other locations.[2] In September 1774, the First Continental Congress brought together delegates from the colonies in Philadelphia, followed by the Second Continental Congress, which met from May 1775 to March 1781. After adopting the Articles of Confederation, the Congress of the Confederation was formed and convened in Philadelphia from March 1781 until June 1783. As part of the legislation, Philadelphia was chosen as a temporary capital for ten years (until December 1800), until the nation's capital in Washington, D.C. would be ready | Construction proceeded with Hallet working under supervision of James Hoban, who was also busy working on construction of the White House. Despite the wishes of Jefferson and the President, Hallet went ahead anyway and modified Thornton's design for the East front and created a square central court that projected from the center, with flanking wings which would house the legislative bodies. Hallet was dismissed by Jefferson on November 15, 1794.[25] George Hadfield was hired on October 15, 1795 as superintendent of construction, but resigned three years later in May 1798, due to dissatisfaction with Thornton's plan and quality of work done thus far. |