Intro In the 17th and 18th century the three colonial regions were all similar in the way they farmed but differed in what they farmed, who farmed it and who they sold it to. The economy of the middle and southern colonies differed from that of new england because it was based off of creating a surplus of cash crops farmed by slaves to sell and create a fortune, While New England manufactured ships and large amounts of iron while also using subsistence farming and fishing to create a humble economy which was just enough to feed themselves and their families. Exportation Of Goods/ What Was Farmed Similarities between the colonial regions included the recurring theme of farming and exporting goods to foreign lands. New England shipped fish, …show more content…
In New England they had farmworkers who used subsistence farming, which means they had just enough food to supply their families. Using subsistence farming they had little to no surplus which means they had no extra crops to make money or trade. On the other hand the middle colonies were known as the breadbasket colonies, although there was a small percentage of slaves working these farms they were mostly dutch and german indentured slaves. The middle colonies were called the breadbasket colonies because they were the major producers of grain in the colonial period all the way up until the 19th century. The biggest difference in the category of who farmed in certain colonial regions was that of the Southern Regions. The impact of slaves on the southern economy was huge. In the Colonial south plantations were prominent. Most people lived on plantations where they grew rice, indigo as well as cotton. These crops were farmed by enslaved africans. The average plantation had about 200 slaves present, the crops farmed by the enslaved Africans either got consumed by the plantation owners or sold to create a great income for the people that owned the plantations. Another job that enslaved Africans had was to raise animals for milk and use them for meat. The reason slaves were so impactful on colonial south and their economic status was that they created a slave trade. This created an economic hierarchy as well as economic wealth for many people that lived in the
In the New England colonies the ground was not very firtel so there was bad farming. There were many trees, so there not much room to farm anyways. The New England colonies did not grow and cash crops. The Middle colonies had deep harbors to be able to trade goods overseas or anywhere by boat. There were thick forests but, fertile valleys so that they could grow staple crops.
Colonists in early America needed labor to produce an economic profit. In the southern colonies, the need was much greater, as the climate and region was much more suited to rice, cotton, and other staple crops that required a large workforce. Slavery still existed in the northern colonies but to a much lesser degree than in the south. Throughout the 1600s and into the 1700s, slavery grew in strength in the colonies, as it was increasingly given legal
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 starkest differences between the three colonial regions lie in economy and religious influences. For example, New England colonies like Massachusetts and Rhode Island had a bigger focus on shipbuilding, fishing, and lumber mills than the Southern or Middle colonies, whose focus was based around agriculture, due to the difference in climate and geography. Middle colonies also focused on exporting iron ore and iron products. In addition, New England colonies had a bigger population of Puritans, so the culture in this region was more strict socially; drunkenness, swearing, and gambling were frowned upon, especially in the Massachusetts Bay colony. The government of the Massachusetts Bay colony could also enforce public morality (e.g. teachers
they fur trap and trade. The geography of the Middle Colonies had a mix of the New England colonies and Southern colonies features but had fertile soil and land that was suited to farming. The Middle Colonies were the big food producing region that included corn and wheat and livestock big on Cow and Pig including beef and pork. Other industries included the production of iron ore, lumber, textiles, furs and shipbuilding referred to Colonial Times and Colonial Society
cultivated they exchanged for shoes, lace, agricultural tools and plates. Another aspect that had in their favor the colonies of the south was the climate, its climate was warmer that allowed them to cultivate throughout all the year. Tobacco and cotton were the two dominant crops in the southern colonies, and these products helped boost the economy and promote slavery in those colonies. They established a system of plantations that produced many crops and served to make international trade possible.
The first thing that differs between the Northern, Southern, and Middle colonies, is their climate, and what they grow for food and trade. In the North Colonies’ climate is bitterly mild which means long cold winters and mild short summers. This helps the Northern people grow crops like corn, pumpkins, beans, squash, oats, etc. Whereas with the
It is also obvious of the many ways they were also alike. They both made it a necessity to make product and money for their colonies no matter what type of work or workers they needed to get the work done. The similarities show in the pride the colonies had for themselves and the strive they had in making anything possible for their communities. The middle colonies had a mild climate with warm summers and mild winters. The southern colonies however had such humid summers it gave rise to the spread of disease.
The differences in the economy in the three different regions of the thirteen colonies were determined by both the people who went there and the environment. The environment limited how the economy was based because an agricultural economy needs good ground for growing, so without good soil, the economy would have to be based on industry. In the New England colonies (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, and Rhode Island), the economy was dependent on their industries, not their agriculture. The Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware) were equally dependent on industry as they were on agriculture. The Southern Colonies (Maryland, N. Carolina, S. Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia) depended on selling their
Which encompassed everything from lumber operations to urban factories. Slaves were such an integral part of the Southern economy that nearly every industry relied on them. As the economy grew, so too did the complexity of the slaves’ tasks. Slaves were soon operating major equipment and were becoming quite skilled. Such as a slave named Tooler, who operated a chafer and refining forges in the Buffalo Forge.
Southern colonies society was built around their crops, slaves, and plantations. In the Northern colonies they built their society around religion and being fishing. There economy grew from fishing, mainly for with Cod. Religion played a huge role in the Northern colonies, it was a separation of church and state. The Middle colonies economy came from growing crops and fur trading with the Native Americans.
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.
The Northern and Southern colonies in the seventeenth century had many differences and similarities. The differences go all the way back to the beginning as the United States was only separated into the Northern, middle and southern colonies. Each colony shared many differences mainly revolving around religion, politics, economics and social issues. The result of the way that they dealt with these issues in our country today. The Puritans established the Northern colonies and the southern colonies were ruled by The house of burgesses.
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.
Enslaved workers increased in the colonies because they were cheap to get in all you had to give them was give them a rag and they did the hard labor for you, and you made a