Once established‚ the thirteen British colonies could be divided into three geographic areas: New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern. Each of these had specific developments that were unique to the regions. Though there were many similarities in the development of the New England‚ Middle and Southern Colonies‚ they were very different: politically‚ socially‚ and economically. The three colonies all had comparable similarities‚ as they were all democratic. But they ran their democratic governmentin
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The New England colonies and the Southern colonies are slightly similar in some aspects‚ but drastically different in most. For example the new england colonies were strictly puritan and they did not tolerate any other religion but the southern colonies were not dominated by a single religion which gave way to more liberal attitudes and some religious freedom. The economy of New England was powered mostly the manufacturing in factories‚ whereas the Southern colonies’ economies were more agriculturally
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The New England colonies include New Hampshire‚ Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. The Chesapeake colonies include Virginia and Maryland. These colonies were primarily settled by the english‚ but in about one hundred years later the New England‚ and Chesapeake colonies have became very different. These two sets of colonies have very different social‚ economic‚ and political structures. First of all they were very distinct economically. The Chesapeake colonies wealth mainly
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Middle Colonies enjoyed fertile soil vastly different from the nearby New England Colonies‚ which contained more rocky soil. Pennsylvania became a leading exporter of wheat‚ corn‚ rye‚ hemp‚ and flax‚ making it the leading food producer in the colonies‚ and later states‚ between the years of 1725 and 1840. Broad navigable rivers of relaxed current like the Susquehanna River‚ the Delaware River‚ and the Hudson River attracted diverse business. Fur trappers moved along these rivers‚ and there was enough
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Contrast Colonial New England with Chesapeake. Include description of their economics‚ religious practices‚ labor sources‚ government and familiar patterns. Were these differences caused more by topographical factors or immigration patterns? Upon evaluating the New England colonies versus the Chesapeake bay colonies‚ it is important to outline their similarities and differences in order to assess why one flourished more successfully than the other and the root of this occurrence. Although Plymouth
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From their very genesis‚ the New England and Chesapeake Colonies displayed stark differences and contrasts. The former was founded mostly for religious reasons and the latter for purely economic ones. Though both regions were in relatively close proximity‚ comparably‚ they greatly differed religiously‚ politically‚ socially‚ and morally (in so far as their perception/exploitation of Native Americans was concerned). The exploration of these different colonies will prove to be particularly fruitful
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established‚ the thirteen British colonies could be divided into three geographic areas: New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern. Each of the colonies had specific developments that made up what the regions were. Though there were many similarities in the development of the New England‚ Middle and Southern Colonies‚ they also had their differences allowing the colonists to choose a colony that fitted their needs. To begin with‚ one similarity was that all of the colonies were in some sort of industry where
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Compare and contrast the New England‚ the Chesapeake/Southern and Middle colonies. The New England region consists of Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Connecticut‚ and Rhode Island. The Southern region consists of Virginia‚ North and South Carolina‚ Georgia‚ and Maryland. The Middle colonies consist of New York‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsyvlania‚ and Delaware. In the New England Family‚ the Puritans came in large family units‚ about 8-20 in each family. They had a long life span‚ the women aged up to 68
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2013 The New England and the Chesapeake Colonies were two very distinct colonies. The colonist came to the Americas in order to escape religious toleration and economic prosperity. As time passed the colonist were changed by their different surroundings. Although the New England and Chesapeake colonies both had English immigrants‚ they differentiated due to economic‚ social‚ and religious causes. In contrast the colonies were very different societies. There is many differences between the New England
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century more immigrants settled in the southern colonies because in New England the lands were limited in extent and under Puritan rule‚ the southern colonies were more tolerant. There were many similarities in the structure of society and economy such as social mobility and self government. Some differences were caused by the amount of land available and climate. The culture and economy of the southern colonies and those of the New England colonies had similarities and differences. There were some
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