Differences Between New England And Southern Colonies

Ever science the 1629 people have been setting out to come to America. However, just because many people came together to live in one place doesn’t mean they lived similarly. In fact New England and the Southern Colonies lived much differently from each other. Some of these differences are economic, political, and their Social.

To start with the New England and Southern Colonies economic differed greatly. New England had a very rocky climate and short growing season, which internally made farming nearly impossible; The Colonist that did farm, only had enough food for their families and nothing more. On the other hand, New England had very rich forest, which made shipbuilding very popular. This lead to fishing and whaling to become a very popular mean of getting food. On the other hand, farming in the Southern Colonies very easy, this is because Southern Colonies had a warm and damp clamant which was perfect for growing plants. Since farming was so popular there were various types of plants grown such as Indigo and …show more content…
In New England they voted for John Winthrop a member of the Puritans to be their first governor. John Winthrop and the Puritans wanted all people that where not apart of the church to be kicked from office. So, John Winthrop passed a law stating that only people who where members of the church can vote or be in office. New England also had Town meetings where they would discuses important topics such as what roads should be built and how much a money a school should get. Much like New England the Southern Colonies also had a. Lord Baltimore was the proprietor of the Southern Colonies. Lord Baltimore appointed a governor and a council. He thought that making the political and have people have a say would attract more people to come and settle in the Southern Colonies. In addition to that, Lord Baltimore made deals with people saying he would provide land grants for people who brought