... helped the settlers become very rich. John Rolfe found a way for the colonists to succeed when he stole tobacco from the W. Indies. Tobacco became the cash crop for the Southern colonies. As a result of the cash crop John Rolfe brought to the colony, the people set up large plantations, which were run by farmers. Their economy depended on the plantations where ... settled where they were, large plantations with tobacco on each of them would not be possible. Although the geographic location of the Southern colonies killed many people, it also contributed to the wealth of the colony. The...

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... . Many of these people didn't bring their families with them from England and were the perfect workers for the hard work required in ironworks and shipyards. The founders of the Southern Colonies were, for the most part, out to make money. They brought their families, as did the New England colonists, and they kept their families together on the plantations. But their ... professionals living in large cities. Their beliefs of equality also gave them years of peace wit the Native Americans, something the other colonies did not have. The Southern colonists had a mixture of religions as wel...

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... : New England: 1. Massachusetts 2. Rhode Island 3. Connecticut 4. New Hampshire Middle Colonies: 1. New York 2. New Jersey 3. Pennsylvania 4. Delaware Southern Colonies: 1. Maryland 2. Virginia 3. North Carolina 4. South Carolina 5. Georgia Life in the Colonies Religion: New England Colonies - Puritanism was dominant Middle Colonies - No one religion dominated over another. Southern Colonies - The Anglican Church dominated. Taxes were paid to the church. In the 1740s ... church school, or higher a tutor. Parents would also teach their children. This generally meant that only wealthy chil...

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... wanted a distinct society, where they could show their homeland how a country should be run. They were also big on education, and established a tax-supported school system. But, in the Southern colonies children's parents, or tutors, taught them at home. Most children in the South received little formal education. The economic status between the South and New England were just as different ... fishing were very important industries. Molasses was brought from the West Indies to make rum. This, and manufactured goods, were traded for slaves (formally known as the triangular trade). The So...

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In the developing 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 way was its agriculture greatness. The ... the colonial regions also had agricultural differences that set them apart. Two of the three regions shared land similarities, but they all differed in h...

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... , independent American society through shared origins, ways of life, and tenets of religious/social tolerance, economic development and self-rule. First, the common origins of the New England, Middle and Southern colonies shaped a unified American society. During the period of the great immigration in the early 17th century, basically all the English settlers strived to make a permanent settlement, unlike the Spanish who ... of Tolerance (1649) and House of Burgesses (1619) are examples of the accomplishments of the English to which they fulfill their demands. Thus, because the purpose o...

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... of the defining cultural aspects we still see today. The colonies were split into three main sections: the southern colonies, the middle colonies, and the New England colonies. Each different area was responsible for providing different goods or services for the others. The southern colonies were based off production of large cash crops on plantations. The middle colonies had land that was fertile to grow small local farms ... first time anyone had really had religious freedom to practice what they pleased, so it was something people had to get used to. The southern colonies were where ...

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... it comparably to the Puritans in Plymouth, but were more tolerant. They did not expel those who did not practice their religion, as long as they kept to themselves. The Southern colonies were the final group. Made up of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, they were cash crop societies. Unlike the foodstuffs farming of the Middle ... required many people to successfully run. To do this, slavery was instituted on the grandest stand of the New World. The geographic feature that most influenced the economy of the Southern colonies was that the soil between Virgi...

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... countries. This meant that there was a lot of diversity in the kinds of people that lived there. They lived in separate areas, and didn't learn to trust each other. The Southern Colonies The Settlers of Virginia: The first people who came to Virginia were the English. They founded Jamestown in 1607. Their purpose in coming was that they wanted to find gold ... finally found a way for the colonists to be successful. They planted tobacco which made some of the settlers very rich. They also planted rice and had rice plantations in the Southern Colonies. These plantations needed lots of wor...

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... 1700, the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. The southern colonies have characteristics that are the antithesis of the New England colonies attributes. New England was colonized for Freedom of Worship and freedom of political thought. The Southern colonies were developed for freedom of economic opportunity. The New England colonies had aspirations for a distinct society, where they could show their ... homeland, how a country should be run. The southern colonies had goals for mercantilism, and increasing the prosperity of England. The New England colonies were based on theo...

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The New England and Southern Colonies were both settled largely by the English. By 1700, the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. The southern colonies have characteristics that are the antithesis of the New England colonies attributes. New England was colonized for Freedom of Worship and freedom of political thought. The Southern colonies were developed for freedom of economic opportunity. The New England colonies had aspirations for a distinct society, where they could show their homeland, how a country should be run. The southern colonies had goals for mercantilism, and increasi...

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... Some came to America because of religious persecution, and some came to America to obtain wealth. The colonists settled into what was to become the northern and the southern colonies. Over time, the northern and southern colonies eventually evolved into two distinct societies. Primarily, this was because of various social, geographic, and economic reasons. It was this discrete separation led to more conflicts ... away from each other, establishing isolated farms as opposed to towns. Because of the vast distance between each of the farms in the Chesapeake colonies, the colonies were unabl...

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... A). Although this method of labor seemed immoral and inhumane to most, the South's economy had tremendously increased through slave labor. This slave labor eventually became the economic backbone of the Southern colonies in view of the fact that they were tremendously dependent and also exceedingly motivated to become an economic monopoly in the world. To the Southerners, Africans were considered to be ... them by tens of thousands each year just to produce more products to sell. This, soon enough, led to a considerably diverse population and disparate lifestyles between the Northern an...

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... . Many of these people didn't bring their families with them from England and were the perfect workers for the hard work required in ironworks and shipyards. The founders of the Southern Colonies were, for the most part, out to make money. They brought their families, as did the New England colonists, and they kept their families together on the plantations. But their ... grains grew on farms in Pennsylvania and New York. Factories in Maryland produced iron, and factories in Pennsylvania produced paper and textiles. Trade with England was plentiful in these colonies as well. The Southern...

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... . They also sold slaves in the South. New England traders also made money by selling iron, pots, kettles, and tools in other colonies. Many people in New England belived in devils, witches, and evil forces. They belived that these things were everywhere. Devils and witches caused ... the main place for the Puritans' meetings. The Puritans were called Puritans because they wanted to purify the Church of England. THE SOUTHERN COLONIES The first people who came to Virginia were the English. They founded Jamestown in 1607. The purpose of the english in coming was ... to be successful. They p...

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... Puritans did not feel strong about the quest of Faith the Quakers were on. They often harassed the Quakers and persecuted them. Religious diversity in the Middle Colonies was apparent because of the population. The Southern Colonies at this specific time frame were the Carolinas. They consisted of North and South Carolina and were founded in 1663 by Anthony Cooper. Georgia did not ... were basically business propositions. The governing system allowed slavery and blacks were forced to work on the crops. There was slavery much like the Middle Colonies. This made the Carolinas, the richest...

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... . Many merchants began to start franchise type establishments from town to town that would eventually lead them to economic prosperity. The white servants of the middle colonies were more prosperous than the slaves of the southern region, but still had some hardship. They were paid little, and often had to travel far distances for work. They were most likely never going ... by some, were treated superior than the African slaves on a regular basis. A distinctively American psuedo-dynastic family type did, indeed, develop and flourish on the large plantations of the southern colonies, and ...

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... Some came to America because of religious persecution, and some came to America to obtain wealth. The colonists settled into what was to become the northern and the southern colonies. Over time, the northern and southern colonies eventually evolved into two distinct societies. Primarily, this was because of various social, geographic, and economic reasons. It was this discrete separation led to more conflicts ... away from each other, establishing isolated farms as opposed to towns. Because of the vast distance between each of the farms in the Chesapeake colonies, the colonies were unabl...

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... where the planters focused on tobacco, where the majority of Southerners lived. The second region was the lower South, the coastal region of the southern colonies, where the people profited from indigo and rice. The slave population grew steadily throughout the eighteenth century. Slaves were taken from their homes and ... losing their own lives and loved ones. The slaves grew to realize that slavery seemed to be the way to stay alive in the colonies. And the Southern planters profited immensely off the service of the slaves. 90% of all North American exports to England came from the Sou...

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... household. The clothes were dyed with different kinds of things such as roots, berries, and so on. One famous person born in the middle colonies was Benjamin Franklin who gave the middle colonies a fire department and a public library. The southern colonies were Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia. They were supported by slave labor and farming, for the most part. The ... government of the colonies were infested by planters and farmers in the late seventeenth century. The primary seaport for the southern colonies was Charleston, South Carolina, a place where t...

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By the seventeenth century, the Southern Colonies (Georgia, Carolina, Maryland, and Virginia), New England (Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire), and the Chesapeake region (Pennsylvania, New ... families. A shipment of emigrants bound for New England consisted of a minister, several farmers, a tailor and a clothier along with their families. The New England colonies were created by Puritans escaping religious persecution in England. The Puritans were a group of English Protestants that wanted to "purify" the Church of England. ... region. The House of Burgesse...

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... of the North American slave system. Soon, fourteen percent of Virginia's population was made up of enslaved blacks. The English colonies were split up into three parts: The New England colonies, the Middle colonies, and the Southern colonies. The New England colonies comprised of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut and were originally settled by Pilgrims and Puritans from ... religious toleration and many different ethnicities inside their states - one can see how this combination created successful settlements. The southern colonies were dependent...

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... non-elect to join the church congregation, and therefore have a say in government. Many people joined new congregational churches that better fitted their own beliefs. The southern colonies economy was based in slaves and plantations. The southern colonies used indentured servant, later replaced by slaves to harvest large fields of land: mainly tobacco. Profit was great, considering the payment of the slaves compared to ... how toiling there work. The southern colonies sold their products to their mother country for less then what they were capable of getting if sold to another country....

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... to which religious freedom existed in the British North American colonies prior to 1700." The different regions of the British North American colonies had a great impact on the extent of the religious freedom. The Southern Colonies, were the earliest colonies to be settled, but didn't strive for the religious haven the New England Colonies desired. The South based its settlement entirely on the economic ... gains available. In between both the Southern and New England Colonies lay the Middle Colonies, which were entirely a mixture of the two regions already settled ... production of tob...

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... did they have the many industries that the New England contained. Hence the Middle Colonies were in many was midway between the New England and Southern Colonies. The New England colonies consist of industry economy and they also did a lot a fur trading and fishing. The Middle Colonies were similar with the New England Colonies in many more ways then they were with the South. The Northern ... Colonies political the majority of the laws were based on what the Bible said they should ... of the industries they lived in urban communities so they interacted with each other much more. Althou...

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