How Did The American Colonies Differ From Other Colonies

The American colonies differed greatly from one another. Although they were in the same region of the land, some had better farming than that of others and some had better trade routes than the other colonies. No two colonies had the same agricultural needs. Georgia’s agriculture is different from Rhode Island. They also differed by the use and need of slavery. Slaves are needed more in agricultural areas than trade areas. That doesn’t mean that the northern colonies did not have slaves; it just means that the southern ones used slaves more. Along with trade, slavery, and agriculture, a major thing that impacted how the colonies developed was how willing people were to travel to it. All in all, the development of each colony differed from the others drastically in some fields and in others, they had the same ideas.
People didn’t know whether slaves were ethical or not, or what race was “best” for slave labor. The longer the colonists were there, the more slaves were used and eventually they found out that blacks were the easiest to enslave and put to work. Work in South Carolina was the worst for slaves. The rice fields required tending constantly and it was extraneous labor. Slaves would have to work day in and day out in the rice fields. Conditions were harsh and whites were not willing to work the long hours in South Carolina's severe heat. Slaves in Virginia were better off where they were put to work due to the conditions of Virginia’s weather and ground. Virginia crops that thrived best were tobacco, corn, squash, and other vegetables. Slaves were put to work in tobacco farms until cotton became a widespread need/want. Thus causing South Carolina to develop differently from Virginia although they were the top two slave