Differences And Similarities Between Southern New England And Middle Colonies

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Southern, New England and Middle colonies had many differences and similarities. To begin with, each colony was established for different major reasons. People going to south wanted to find gold and take it back to England to get wealthy. They were not prepared enough for this journey. New England settlement was motivated for religious reasons – Puritans and Pilgrims left England to escape religious persecution. Middle colonies were settled by different nationalities – Dutch, English, Natives and Africans. English came there for glory. Economy varied a lot through different colonies. In Southern colonies, colonies made money by growing tobacco and selling it to Europe, which effected in increase of population. They also had plantations, which

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