After the eighteenth century, France was in a stalemate and had a hard time finding people to colonize land in the New World. France wanted to colonize near the delta of the Mississippi river, but there was too many issues involving the landscaping of that region to settle in. So, France took the initiative and hired a company to build settlement in New Orleans, Natchez, and near the Mississippi. To their dismay, the company went out of business and New Orleans was for the most part consider uninhabitable due to the climate and difficulties farming. Colonists travelled westward in hopes to find more furs to trade.The Chesapeake colonies, also affected by climate, had terribly low life expectancies. In Virginia, the James River was mostly at fault in the arid summers because the salt water obstructed the water full of pollutants, so the colonists were unknowingly consuming bad water. This resulted in people contracting bloody flux and the few who were able to survive it were still at risk of getting Malaria. In the 1700’s, the average life
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In result, a lot of people began to work jobs in relation to the trade system. For those who worked in other fields, struggling to make a living and having less involvement in politics became their reality. The northern colonies cultivated crops and caught fish to trade, receiving slaves and wine in return. Whereas the colonies that made up the south exported the goods and the colonies in the middle both produce and exported goods. The middle colonies also contained people of many different ethnic and religious backgrounds. People who belonged to various religions came to the New World to escape religious persecutions in Europe. There were many land ownership opportunities that made the transition from Europe to the colonies an easy decision. Land was given to immigrants at a low cost along with limitless opportunity in places that made farming
In result, a lot of people began to work jobs in relation to the trade system. For those who worked in other fields, struggling to make a living and having less involvement in politics became their reality. The northern colonies cultivated crops and caught fish to trade, receiving slaves and wine in return. Whereas the colonies that made up the south exported the goods and the colonies in the middle both produce and exported goods. The middle colonies also contained people of many different ethnic and religious backgrounds. People who belonged to various religions came to the New World to escape religious persecutions in Europe. There were many land ownership opportunities that made the transition from Europe to the colonies an easy decision. Land was given to immigrants at a low cost along with limitless opportunity in places that made farming