... 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. Unlike the south the New England colonies set out to make as big a profit as possible. New England sold their products and goods all throughout the seas, even to their mother ... country's European rivals. The south's population grew and food became scarce. Growing so much tobacco had to change. Southerners cut a small amount of tobacco that was grown and in place planted sustenance ... ...

• Word Count: 941
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

During the late 16th century and into the 17th century, European nations rapidly colonized the newly discovered Americas. England in particular sent out numerous groups to the eastern coast of North America. These two regions that the colonists were sent to ... tobacco crops, a crop that led the Chesapeake people to large exportations of the popular plant. The wealth of the colony rose and fell with the unpredictability of the trading market. Unlike the Chesapeake colonies, the New England colonies were known for having an abundance of fish, wood, and furs. This area developed into a very su...

• Word Count: 645
• Approx Pages: 3

... indentured servants were required to give land and basic custodies based on the headright system. Buying slaves was not difficult, they captured by tribe leaders, who traded them for simple European goods, and were not difficult to replace if they could no longer work. Shipped in thousands into unknown land, in which language, culture, and religion were significantly different; there was ... less of a chance for escape from plantations, as they were unfamiliar with the terrain, unlike the Native Americans. They were also accustomed to tropical climates, given that their home countries w...

• Word Count: 404
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Into the 16th century, and afterward to the 17th century, European countries desperately wished for more land in the "New World." The three major powers, Spain, France and England all wanted something to do with this unused territory. While the Spanish ... were not economical, they still had a very prosperous economy. They did not rely on staple crops and agriculture. Instead their main economical force consisted of carpentry, boat building and carpentry. Unlike the Chesapeake, the New England colonies were modeled over religion. John Winthrope founded the "city on a hill" plan, which in way...

• Word Count: 1078
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School