13 Colonies: Similarities And Differences

John A
US History 1
Mr. Iorio
2/26/14
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The 13 American English Colonies Research Essay

The 13 colonies have had their similarities and differences but they were not all formed the same. Since the colonies were not formed for all the same reasons, they were diverse and different from each other. Each colony had their own signature product or material which they would be known for.
Even though the 13 original American colonies all belonged to England, there was much diversity between them because differences existed in the reasons formed, their bases of economies, and the role played by religions. Excellent introduction.
All the colonies were formed for several reasons. Some colonies were formed for religious freedoms, and others were formed for economic reasons. Certain colonies formed for trade, or trading
Just a few colonies were formed as a refuge for Quakers who were not allowed in England. (Cayton 1). Even though the colonies reasons formed were important, so was their bases of economy.

The colonies had many types of economies that they lived off of. Since the basis for economies were created and performed differently, the colonies differed from each other. The many ways that the colonies differed were that the things they might have traded were not the same. Some things colonies traded were fish, rum, lumber etc. (Cayton 1). While others traded furs and valuable metals. Some other bases of the different economies included shipbuilding, textiles, mills and furnaces, and whaling
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­1 Their economies are what got the colonies going and kept them sustained and up and running. A few colonies relied on tobacco to trade with so that they could make money (Cayton 1). Even though the bases of economies were very important and critical, so was their roles that religion played. This last sentence lacks clarity. ­2
Religion played a big role in some of the colonies. Many colonies would have have been
Colonies were formed because of this. Colonies such as Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Connecticut were formed for religious freedom (Cayton 1). Many explorers came to North America in search of religious freedom. America’s first explorers came to the New World in search of religious freedoms. (Slavicek
10). Once colonies were formed in the New World that accepted different religions, people became happy and were not afraid that they would be killed for speaking about their beliefs. In Virginia, all households were taxed to support the Anglican church, the “ Church of England” You did not have a space between the ending of the sentence and the beginning of the pc ­1 (Slavicek 10­11). The formatting for your pc is incorrect within your paper. You must remain consistent in the formatting ­ you cannot format Slavicek 10 and then in the next pc format it Slavicek 10­11. If

you used Son of Citation it would not give you two forms for the same pc. ­3 Religious people nowadays can thank early explorers for starting colonies just for religion, or else who knows if we would be able to praise our faiths freely or not.