Compare And Contrast Northern And Southern Colonies

The beginnings of these two colonies are very similar. Both colonies had a majority of people who migrated from England. The northern and the southern colonies had similar characteristics but these colonies were very different when it comes too geographically and politics. Geographically these two colonies were on opposite sides of America so naturally, they had different climates. The northern colonies were much cooler than the south. Consequently, the life expectancy in north was much greater than the south. Many people in the northern colonies lived longer because of its clean water source and cold temperature which slowed down the spreading of diseases. The economy of northern colony was mostly industrialized while in the southern colony, agriculture was an important factor because of the fact that the south had a much better fertile soil than the north. …show more content…
The southern colonies also depended on exporting woods and tar, which in turn was a major growth factor to their economy. Wood grew well in the Southern Colonies because of the climate. Some of the southern colony farms grew many cash crops that were sold for profit. Some of the cash crops that they grew were tobacco, rice, and indigo. Down sides to growing these cash crops were that they required a lot of work to produce and harvest. Another disadvantage with the sale of these cash crops was that everything that southern colonies grew had to be sold to England and no one else. In order for them to grow these crops, the English sailors had to abduct many African slaves. Although there are many disadvantages towards the growth of the southern colonies, their economy boomed and flourished because of the mere fact that they produced a greater profit than the Northern