Differences Between Colonial America And Virginia

There were many differences in the evolution of the American character represented in the two settlements. The Virginia settlement was created for financial gain whereas, Massachusetts was created to express religious freedom. Religion was the foundation for Massachusetts as opposed to Virginia, where religion played a minor role in their society. Virginia had a plantation system dependent on unfree labor and Massachusetts’ society was town centered and implemented free labor. The establishment of Virginia was poorly planned and not self-sustaining, which ultimately led to its demise. Much more planning went into establishing Massachusetts and they built their society around agriculture farming, ship building, and oceanic trade which was more self-sustaining than Virginia. The colonists in Virginia were lazy and did not want to work but wanted a quick profit. The colonists of Massachusetts were hard working and were self-disciplined. Today there are some people who live by greed, like the Virginians, and who want a quick profit with little effort. Then there are people who work hard for what they have, like the colonists of Massachusetts and they are able to make a good life for themselves. Some remnants that evolved from these settlements today are freedom of religion and speech, our systems of government, …show more content…
The colonies did not want to be subjected to laws made without their consent. One of the main forces that played a role in developing this document were the new taxes implemented by the King and limitations placed on trade. There were many things the colonists did not agree with and they felt they should be able to govern themselves which eventually led to the development of this document. The relevance of this document today is that each state has individual liberty and they don’t have to implement the same laws as other states if they