Both the New England colonies and the Southern colonies seemed as though they might be the same. They both started out with the majority of people being from England‚ they were both in the New World‚ and they were both ruled by England but‚ as time went on this theory was proven wrong. The New England colonies and the Southern colonies had many common characteristics but these two regions were very different geographically‚ politically‚ and socially. Geographically the New England colonies were
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Early life in the Americas consisted of great diversity as well as some similarities between colonies. During the colonial time period from about the 1600’s through the 1700’s‚ the thirteen original colonies were founded and divided among three major sections known as the New England colonies‚ the Middle colonies‚ and the Southern colonies. The New England colonies consisted of Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island‚ Connecticut‚ and New Hampshire. The Middle colonies contained New York‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsylvania
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The New England and Southern Colonies When the thirteen colonies were finally established in America‚ they were divided into three geographic areas. Two of them were the New England Colonies (Connecticut‚ Rhode Island‚ New Hampshire‚ and Massachusetts) and the Southern colonies (South Carolina‚ North Carolina‚ Virginia‚ Maryland‚ and Georgia). Although they had many things in common‚ both of them had their own religious freedoms‚ crop harvests‚ economies‚ and lifestyles by the end of the seventeenth
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Class‚ If I had to go back in time to the time period of colonial America‚ I would personally choose to live in New England‚ especially for its family relations and mortality rates. Being very close to my family‚ I couldn’t imagine living without one of my parents or even my grandparents for that matter. According to The American Pageant‚ families in the southern colonies had problems with spouses‚ especially men‚ dying young and rarely surviving to be in their twenties‚ children not making it to
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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‚
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Thirteen Colonies of America were all founded by England in the 17th century. However‚ the origins‚ beliefs‚ economies and governments of these colonies are as varied and diverse as America itself. The Northern Colonies of New England and the Southern Colonies were the most prolific of the New World and were very different in most cases. The New England colonies to the north and the southern colonies were vastly different in their economies. The New England colonies’ colder climate
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The Spanish and New England Colonies Over the course of the 15th century‚ European colonization swept the continent of North America. In spite of the fact the Spanish and the English were located within the same vicinity of the globe‚ their approaches towards successfully colonizing North America stood apart. The processes of development for the Spanish and New England colonies differentiated significantly because of key elements such as the role of religion‚ control of the European government
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expeditions to both North America and South America to find new settlements and gold. Sir Walter Raleigh also sent several shiploads of colonists to the east coast of North America. These colonists settled on Roanoke Island and names Virginia. In 1586 the colonists had to return to England due to hardships. John White returned to Roanoke in 1587 to establish a second colony there. John Smith founder of Jamestown In 1607 the colony of Virginia was founded by John Smith and other colonists including
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century‚ two colonies emerged from England in the New World. The two colonies were called the Chesapeake and New England colonies. Even though the two areas were formed and governed by the English‚ the colonies had similarities as well as differences. Differences in geography‚ religion‚ politics‚ economic‚ and nationalities‚ were responsible for molding the colonies. These differences came from one major factor: the very reason the English settlers came to the New World. The Chesapeake colonies were primarily
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The people who settled in the New England Colonies were the Separatist Puritans called Pilgrims and the New Englanders would come to prosper through their hard work‚ thrift‚ and the quality of their commitment to God and each other. The settlement pattern in New England Colonies during 1600 to first half of 1700 was designed in clustered housing and small agricultural fields. The king will give out land and the settlement set up will include a meeting house‚ a village commons
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