In the 16th the American colonies, governments took three courses, all based on English traditions. The colonies became a testing ground for developing governments, from which the founders drew heavily when they enlisted the United States Constitution. At the base of each colony was its charter, a written agreement between the dependency and the queen of England (or with Parliament in the case of George), which authorized its existence and set up rules of procedure. The three figures of colonial governments were: Royal Colonies, Proprietary Colonies, and Charter Colonies. I will compare and contrast two regions were known as Southerners and the New England areas. Both of these areas have separate and unique identities. The deviation, was numerous from economically, socially, and politically. Traditionally English viewpoints were formed the foundation for colonial political, economic, and religious policies. Charter of royal colonies (Southern colonies) subjected the government to engineer control the monarchy. Governors and royal councils were appointed by the king. Governors were very stern, had nearly full authority, and closely …show more content…
The southern Colonies were established early on after the Settlement of Jamestown in 1607.The geography of the southern colonies was hilly coastal plains with plenty of forests. The climate was the warmest of the three regions, winters not difficult to survive, warmer climate gave rise to spread of disease. In the South there was a great divide of rich and poor. The Southern Colonies was plantation economy based on single crops mainly tobacco and rice. New England Colonies subsistence, family operated farm and business economy dependent upon small farmers and merchants. The Southern area was significant slave population provided most labor for the large plantations. New England families provided most labor on their farms and in their
Between the period of 1600 and 1750 more and more colonies were beginning to emerge and become established. Throughout colonial America, from New England to the Southern colonies, many colonies were starting to form themselves by placing a government and laws, social structure, economic systems, and more. By looking at the two British colonial regions: New England and the Southern colonies between the early 1600’s to 1750 it is apparent that type of government and religious diversity are different however, both regions economical systems were similar. Both governments in the north controlled the same type of the things like local laws and taxations, however the way government officials came to be in office is different.
The southern colonies were all agriculturally based but they had different structures due to how and by whom each was founded. Jamestown, Virginia and the Carolinas were structured very much on a hierarchy like the English feudal system. They had large plantation owners who were like the lords in England. They were dependent upon slaves and indentured servants (sort of like debtors). Even though the West Indies were also dominated by plantations, there was still a separation because it was French controlled.
The colonial societies between the New England and the Chesapeake that developed prior to 1700 were very different but also had some similarities, in terms of there economic systems, social and political set ups, amd religious beliefs. The New England colonies economies were focused more on commerce and trade; while the Chesapeake colonies focused more on agriculture. The New England colonies had rocky soil and short growing seasons, making it more difficult to farm but they had many navigable rivers and harbors which helped them with trade. The Chesapeake colonies's economy was based more on cash crops, such as tobacco,rice, and indigo, they were less able to provide more industry due to their lack of markets and skilled labor force.
As you can see the New England colonies were different from the other colonies. The Middle Colonies were also very different from the other
The American society and the economy of the Middle colonies stood between New England and the south. They blend their own influence with elements of diversity of colonial life. They foreshadow Americans nation than the other regions. The Middle Colonies has an economic mix there primary crops were of those of New England. They developed surpluses of food stuffs for export to the plantation of the south and the West Indies, such as Wheat, barley, oat, and other cereals, flours, and
Early American colonies were the base of what it is now known the United States of America. Although almost all of the colonies were from the same time period each colony differed from each other. Some of the colonies differed by their economic system and also by their way of running their colony, their government. Also, the colonies differed from their culture and their way they lived. In addition, the New England and the Chesapeake colonies were not the exception they also differed from each other.
New England did not "have all of it 's investments tied up on one place" very like the Chesapeake. The economy depended on angling, shipbuilding, and cultivating. The cultivating in New England was done on a substantially littler scale, notwithstanding. Since the religion (and society) was so family-situated, ranches were generally sufficiently substantial to nourish one 's family, with a little overflow. It was no where close to the span of the huge estates in the Chesapeake.
The New England colonies were first founded in the last 16th to 17th century as a sanctuary for differing religious groups. New England was made up of the Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. New Hampshire, however, was formed for economic reasons instead of religious ones. The Chesapeake region, which is made up of the colonies of Maryland and Virginia, was founded by the British colonies for the purpose of farming. However, by the 1700’s, despite both being settled by Englishmen, New England and the Chesapeake region had developed differently.
Religion in the Southern colonies wasn’t as big of a deal like it was in the Middle, and Northern colonies. The main religion in the south was, Anglican. The economy in the south was like no other. The South has warm weather and a good amount of rainfall. The two main crops included: tobacco and rice.
The southern colony and New England Colony had many differences. The New England colony was based more in manufacturing while the southern colony was about agriculture as far as their economy. One big difference is that New England colony didn’t believe in slavery like the southern colonies believed. Slaves and indentured servants were the backbone of the Southern economy. They did much of the labor work for the southern colonies cash crops.
In the Middle Colonies, there was fertile soil and part of it was hilly and part of it was flat. There were some ‘mountains’, wide valleys, and fast rivers. In the Southern Colonies, like the Middle Colonies, the land there was fertile. It was very humid there. Their summers were very warm and rainy, and in the winters, it was a mild climate so it did not get very cold.
Both the Chesapeake colonies and the New England colonies were vital to Britain’s atlantic trade. They both had large populations and booming economies. However, they both eventually established their own cultures that were different from each other. The colonies’ differing beliefs, environments, and labor lead to the contrasting cultures. The New England Colonies were a Puritanical society, who preached against excess.
At the time of the 1760's in the 13 Colonies, the life in the colonies was greatly better than in Great Britain. People had more freedom and rights, especially in religion at the time, but the country was developing. The colonies were fairly new, and was working becoming stronger and bigger, and at the time, the population was near 2 million, compared to Great Britain's, 6 million. The Colonies' government later became unfair and strict to the colonial people because, it was controlled by Great Britain, which possessed almost total control to the Colonist people. Each of the 13 colonies had a charter.
There were many differences between the two colonies when it came down to their political systems. First, both colonies were greatly influenced by Governors. This influence can be seen by Sir William Berkeley when he describes that the, “Governors…laid the Foundation of our wealth and industry on the vices of men”. This statement shows that the governors that were in the Jamestown colony had a profound influence during the beginning of their colony. Another thing to note about the Jamestown colony was in Frethorne’s letter when he stated that, “we took two alive and made slaves of them… it was by policy”.
Their policies and methods of colonization were consistent in every region they conquered because of this fact. The British colonies were inconsistent because the they were controlled by both the king and stock companies, which meant that different colonies had different incentives to settle. This hybrid of authority in each region meant that the North American colonies cannot be studied thematically as a whole, rather they must be analyzed as individual cases. These differences were determined by the motivations to settle the colonies and what environment the people lived