Compare And Contrast The New England Colonies

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Part of the famous Thirteenth were the New England colonies,
It included either Royal or Charter government policies,
Their harbors and abundant fisheries helped give them a geographic plus,
From there they got their lumber, fish, and small manufacturing with no mistrust,
They were involved in the Triangle Trade,
Along with Africa and the Caribbean giving mutual aid

The middle colony is similar to here in Casa Grande,
Government started as royal then Propriety slowly took over unplanned,
Geographic influences were the good farmland, timber, furs and coal,
When it came to economy trade, the environment took total control,
Religious freedom in the middle colony was well known,
There were three different classes in the social zone,
The gentry

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