Compare And Contrast The Mid-Atlantic Colonies And New England Colonies

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Mid-Atlantic climate region consisted of mild winters (shorter than New England's) that led to a longer growing season. The mid-Atlantic colonial regions economy was a mix of farming goods and manufacturing. Farming consisted fairly large farms that used slaves and indentured servants as workers. Indentured servants were people who did not have enough money to came to the england colonies. The land in the Mid-Atlantic colonies consisted of rolling hills with incredibly rich soil.

New England, France, and other settlements made several attempts to colonize New England early in the 17th century. Those nations were often in contention for lands in the New World.The first New England colonies, which included Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Hampshire, were all founded in the 17th century, beginning with the Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1620.But New Hampshire were founded as havens for various religious groups, including Puritans, Separatists, and Quakers. New Hampshire, on the other hand, was distinctive because it was formed primarily for economic reasons. …show more content…

Immediately to Virginia's north was Maryland begun as a Catholic experiment . The colony's economy would soon come to mirror that of Virginia. As tobacco became the most important crop.The economy of growing cash crops would require a labor force that would be unknown north of

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