Cash Cropping

Religious freedom and, cash cropping provided the basis for the establishment of the English colonies. These two motives are both distinctly American, exemplified by how the ideas of liberty and capitalism are so deeply rooted in American life today. However, American society, even in pre-revolutionary times, became so rich and diverse that the English and the English had begun to overlook the original intent for their formation. The colonies found their own purposes separate from those designated by England through social differentiation, the acceleration of the economy, and the first great awakening. At the dawn of the 18th century, a rise the belief of individuality emerged across the English colonies. This was not due to a lack of community but rather the “rise of geographic mobility” which caused the population to diffuse from the metropolis to small separate farms. This variation between the town and country was a potent and primary suggestion of the social differentiation occurring in the colonies. In …show more content…
This movement existed generally in the northernmost colonies and provided a different option for Christians. This religious philosophy prioritized the individual’s relationship to God over the one found through the church. The Great Awakening undermined tradition in New England further distanced the founder’s philosophies from their descendants. The movement played deeply into the emotions of its followers by instilling the fear of hell. The Southern religious movement was the Baptist Insurgency; the idea that adults could be “born again” by baptism and wash away their sins. . As the variability of religion grew throughout the southern colonies, the Anglican Church collected fewer taxes for the Anglican Church. Both movements undermined authority by differentiating the beliefs of 18th century colonists from the beliefs of their