The Marginalization Of The New World

A society is the totality of people regarded as forming a community of interdependent individuals. The Spanish, who were among the first Europeans to explore the New World, was the first to settle the “New World” we call today, The United States. The first colony to be founded was Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. The Pilgrims, who were the founders of Plymouth, Massachusetts, arrived in 1620. After these, eleven more colonies were founded. All thirteen colonies categorized into three major colonies: New England, Middle, and Southern. The Southernmost colony consisted of the most economic opportunity. Tobacco, indigo, and rice were the “cash crops.” Cash crops are crops produced for value rather than use by the grower. The south did not only have