Northern Colonies Vs Southern Colonies

The colonies were developed by the people’s intentions as well as the environmental climate in which they landed. However, almost all of the colonies did not reach the intended purpose of their establishment. The different environments and ideas led to many similar as well as many completely different ways of life. The southern and northern colonies both developed because of their specific circumstances as well as the people who live there.
There were many similarities in the Southern Colonies. Many of the founders came with different ideas on how to make money than what they eventually ended up with. Nonetheless the south had perfect climate and the areas for growing various cash crops. This caused numerous large plantations to dominate the …show more content…
This caused many of the families who owned most of the wealth in the south to be in power for a long time. The south also had some religion interest. The Anglican Church was the major church throughout the Southern Colonies. The church was tax supported and mandatory to attend, but the need to work caused attendance to be low and short sermons. This caused religion to be less influential in the south than in the north. With the similar aspects of the Southern Colonies, each colony had it’s own unique situations.
Virginia was settled by the Virginia Company in the early 1600s. The company sent a large amount of young men and very little women over to the New World in the search of gold only to find that there was none to be had. Many of the colonies inhabitants died within the first year because they did not possess the survival skills needed deal with the harsh environment. However, after the arrival of the most famous Virginian, John Smith, the colonists were taught how to survive but this lasted only while he was …show more content…
As a result of the cash crops found throughout the southern region, big plantations were spread all over the region. It was a region that had very little to no social movement for those newcomers whose ancestors didn’t set them up as one of the top classes. The south was very agriculturally orientated. Their plantation growth and need for free labor that weren’t indentured servants because of Bacon’s rebellion, which was a rebellion of free indentured servants who had nowhere to go, increased. Causing these aristocracies to become known as slaveocracy. Southern colonies were shaped around their need to expand and sell their cash