... had its own identity. Each developed differently based on immigration trends, geography and other features. Throughout the colonization of Colonial America, the intentions of the settlers, the structure of the regions and the forms of governing developed distinctions in the development in the regions. Since all three regions were comprised of colonists from the same country, it is obvious that there should ... founded to try and get rid of debtors in England and create a buffer between English America and Spanish Florida. Families tended to be smaller in the south than in the other regi...

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... of profits were used to fund Britain's wars with feuding European nations. The years following 1783, welcomed an America free of British rule and taxation - an isolated America with few enemies and vast natural resources. The Treaty of Paris entitled America to large new land masses as well as rivers and fresh water lakes. These resources provided the gateway for ... . Exploration, fisheries, mining and plantations quickly fueled the success of white entrepreneurial colonists formerly held back by British law. Unfortunately, the Treaty of Paris, the Articles of Confederation nor the Dec...

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... 17th century colonization had begun in North America. The lives of the Englishmen had differed greatly in the Northern and Southern regions. The contrast in New England and Southern lifestyles were evident in their social lives, economy, as well as their government systems. The basis of colonial society in New England was family and religious freedom. Families there were common and very stable. The main ... expectancy and lower population increase from natural birth, because the chance of survival was extremely low for children. Slavery became very popular in the South because there was...

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... stages of what was to become the United States of America there were thirteen colonies. These thirteen colonies were separated into three distinct regions known as the Southern Colonies, the Middle Colonies and lastly the New England Colonies. The Southern Colonies varied from the Middle Colonies, and the New England Colonies in a few ways. One way was its look at religion ... another. Along with their religious differences the colonial regions also had agricultural differences that set them apart. Two of the three regions shared land similarities, but they all differed in how well they p...

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Lives of Gentry vs. those of Artisans and Townspeople The Colonial Society in America was not that different than in Europe. When the colonists came over, they kept many of their beliefs and customs. They accepted the fact that ... others. The lifestyles of the gentry differed from the artisan and the tradespeople, for example. These differences could be seen in clothes, houses, and manners. The gentry were the most important members in colonial society. To be a part of the "gentle" folk, one had to be wealthy. The gentry set themselves ... the town, such as tinware, pottery, and glassware. ...

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... same continent. There are definite social, political and economic differences and similarities between the numerous colonies of North America. Social aspects in the colonial life were varied mainly by one dilemma. The southern colonies strongly believed in slavery but the north opposed it just as much. The stand the middle colonies took on the colossal belief of slavery was mixed. The middle colonies were ... split. The south felt as though it was a necessity to own slaves to do the labor on the plantations while ... the north felt that it was clearly inhumane to force people to be sla...

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