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    The middle colonies include New Jersey, New York, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. Note: There are no promises everything will be perfect but, definitely a better life in the long run for your ancestors to live on. I can not pay to get over: That is not an issue, You can work for 4 to 10 years as a helper to a family and your boss will pay for our ticket over. That will give you food and a place to live. As well, You have rights at your home. Daily life On a normal day for the middle and upper class, you 're going to have to work long hours on farms and in the house However, you get to work with your family and friends which makes the job fun. If you are a man, be ready to control the family economy and work on farms. The benefit is the young boys help you plant and harvest crops that you eat, sell, and trade…

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    William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, once said, “True religion does not draw men out of the world but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavors to mend it.” This is one of the many things that makes the Middle Colonies the best place to live. In addition to freedom of religion we have great farming land, a thriving economy, a notable climate, and long rivers useful for many things. So, because of our geography, independence, and economy you will be convinced to leave…

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    Over the years, multiple colonies would form and become classified into three regions: The Southern Colonies, The Middle Colonies, and The New England Colonies. The Chesapeake Colonies (Virginia and Maryland) and the New England Colonies (Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut) can be analyzed by reasons for immigration, economy, gender roles, demographics, religion, and relations with nearby Indians. To showcase the beginnings of Colonial America, an…

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    among the colonies in north America, what life was really like in the colonies, and what the different features and economies were like in the New England, middle, and southern colonies. Believe it or not there were in fact some differences and similarities between the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. The New England colony was the first colony that was built when the pilgrims first arrived. They built there economy small farm, lumber, fishing, ship building and trade. They also came…

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    The Middle Colonies and the New England Colonies way of life was similar and different in many ways. Even though these two colonies had many differences they all had one thing in common, they all worked very hard everyday, and it all payed off. The Middle Colonies, and The New England Colonies flourished with crops, jobs, and many people living and working there! Even though these are two different regions with their own lifestyle, these colonies had some similarities! No matter what your…

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    New England’s land was covered with thick forests. While this made it difficult to farm, it provided the colonists with timber for building houses, ships, and tools. The natives taught the colonists how to hunt and trap the forest animals. The New England colonies suffered from a harsh climate. Colonists endured cold winters and mild summers. In addition to the thick forest, land became hilly and mountainous farther inland. The soil in New England was thin and rocky. Colonists used the rocks…

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    had two major colonies they were called the southern and middle colonies. The had many similarities and many differences. Dealing with their population, religion, and economy just to name a few. They also had a different type of economy, one might have been rich and great to harvest on, and the other may have be hard clay like soil. The southern colonies population at first was really low, then during the 1650’ the population to off and drastically increased, the population was mainly slaves,…

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    the Middle and the Southern colonies; moreover the way in which their separate labor systems were usually conducted. I will begin by explaining how the labor systems in the Middle colonies were generally operated, and I will then move on to how the majority of Southern colonies implemented their system of labor. The Middle colonies, of the pre-Revolutionary War America, consisted of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. These colonies were settled by a large variety of differing…

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    The Southern and Middle colonies are alike in that they are both English colonized, and they differ in religious and economic ways. The development in society was changed drastically. A new world was found, and a ton of opportunities were discovered. This was great for most, but some not so much. Slaves were brought to this new world and worked until told otherwise. A society is the totality of people regarded as forming a community of interdependent individuals. The United States, what the…

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    New England New England’s economy developed around the water and land resources available to the colonists. Massachusetts’ bay and harbors, enabled colonists to develop a thriving ocean-based economy. Fishing, shipbuilding, and whaling made the colony prosperous. The economy of New England also centered around the use of forest products. Since the soil in New England was too rocky to farm, colonists used timber from the forests for building houses, ships, and tools. Timber was also exchanged for…

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