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Differences Of New England And Southern Colonies

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As more and more Europeans moved to the New World, colonies were created for specific groups of people. Colonies were created for varying religions, lifestyles, and economic reasons. The New England colonies had numerous difference and few similarities with the Southern Colonies. These differences created distinct features of the regions and the people who lived there. Due to the geographic location of the Southern Colonies, their economic development relied mainly on agriculture. Being closer to the equator than New England, the south received longer planting seasons and also had good soil for planting. The Southern Colonies mainly produced corn, rice, and tobacco, which were very valuable exports. Unlike the Southern Colonies, in New England the soil was worse and often times the areas were rocky, often making it much harder to plant and even be profitable. The South was very reliant on African slaves for …show more content…

Naturally, they stayed this way, and their lives were centered on their religion. One of the New England colonies, Rhode Island, even granted complete religious tolerance, a first of its kind. The Southern Colonies were settled for an economic gain of the settlers. For example, when the colonists first arrived in Jamestown, a number of them immediately started to look for gold. In the Southern Colonies, there was little religious tolerance and the colonies were mainly Anglican and Baptist. Religion wasn’t central to life in the Southern Colonies but still influenced its followers. The presence of religious toleration in the New England Colonies helped steer people of minor faiths to immigrate to the New England colonies from the Old World and within the New World. The New England colonists were usually more dedicated to religion, where the Southern Colonists seemed to care more about economic growth and opportunity than practicing

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