Compare And Contrast The Thirteen Colonies

From the boiling hot weather in the south to the harsh winters of New England, the thirteen original colonies grew and prospered in completely different ways. All thirteen of the original colonies were settled for different reasons, and as a result had different tactics for survival. They developed different types of industry, economies, government, agriculture, and religion. Not everything went according to plan, but in the end, they are the reason modern day America is the way it is.
The thirteen original colonies realized soon after settlement that they needed a strong government in order for their colonies to progress smoothly. Their stable governments led to a stable industrial plan and soon after that they had economies all figured …show more content…
They all had different religions, had different ways of organizing the social pyramid, and completely different reasons for coming to America. In the south they were all just a lot of Protestants that later turned to Catholics in all states except for in Maryland. They were not as religious as the other thirteen colonies just because people there came seeking a better life. In the south they had a pretty basic way of organizing the social pyramid. They basically had three classes and those were the indentured servants and slaves, the poor people who could not afford slaves or servants, and lastly the slave traders and plantation owners. Their reasons for coming to America because most people were in search of a better life and many people came over because they had a debt they could not pay back. In the middle colonies they were very religious people although they believed you didn’t need a bible or a priest to worship God they thought that worship was simple and that daily worship was not required. Occupation and social status was very well thought out in the middle colonies because they had a system. The main jobs included things like fisherman and farmers. The upper class had the best educated people, and they were all very wealthy but this was a very small part of the population. The middle class mainly consisted of farmers and merchants many could not all could afford education. And the lower class mostly consisted of sailors and apprentices and only a very small amount of this class could afford education. The reason for coming to America for the middle was for religious freedom and money. In New England religion was a big part of their lives. There were a lot of puritans which meant they regarded the reformation of the British church. The social organization wasn’t very pronounced here. There were different jobs that people had to do that had different pay but