The Importance Of Life In New England

I look up at the sky, and close my eyes. Attempting to imagine myself anywhere else, but on an old stale ship filled with 30 other men for what seemed like decades, although, in reality only measures up to a few weeks. I give up my feeble attempt at day dreaming, open my eyes and look around. Taking in the smells of the salty see and a vague underlying odor of sweat and musk that has accumulated along this never ending journey. But I must admit, I would take this stinky old ship over the guillotine back at home any day. A promise of work and possibly a second chance of life was all that I was told before being thrown on this ship and sent off to a place no one has ever heard of before. This was one of the many ways, and reasons, many immigrants …show more content…
In the Northern colonies, also known as the New England colonies, were mainly fisherman and tradesman. They did not have the soil for large cropping profits, so their options were limited to trade of lumber and what they were able to bring in from the ocean. The Northern colonists were very resourceful not only did they established a strong fishing market but as well as creating oils, perfumes, and even corsets for women all made from whales. As you can see the New England Colonies had very many prospects for trade. As important as trade was to Northern Colonies education was even more important. They believed they needed educated boys to grow and become educated men, that could lead their community. They also held strong religious beliefs that everyone should be taught the word from the bible, may that be children from their parents and apprentices from their masters. There were actual laws written that required children to attend school in exchange for fire wood, and if they did not attend school fines would be enforced on the parents. Girls rarely were able to advance into higher learning in early colonial life because men were still viewed as the dominant “money bringing” figure. As you moved down the coast toward the Middle Colonies education was important yes but not as heavily enforced as the Northern Colonies had made it. They made it a point to have schools and higher education programs just as the New England colonies had done and the Church was also a main contributor towards the educational institutions established there. When it came to trades and crops you could say that the middle colonies had the best of both worlds. They were able to grow large plantations of corn and wheat as well have large trading ports of the coast. Though their trades were not as big as the New England colonies and nor was their