Middle Colonies

During the period of settlement from 1607 to 1763, the American colonies began to branch out farther than past British practices and ideals. They were beginning to form their own sense of identity and liberty, separate from the mother country. Differences in religion, economics, and social structures show the process of Americanization of the colonists. Some tax-supported churches still remained in some of the colonies, but others began to allow more religious toleration, especially after…

learned was based on the region of where they lived. These regions are known as the New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies. In addition to the location as to where they lived, the children grew up during the Enlightenment, also known as the Age of Reason. The ideas of science widened and the influence of several great authors, such as John Locke, and philosophers expanded…

affected the British colonies in America and how the colonists reacted to them. In the early 1700s, the New England colonists started using paper money. They did this because there was a shortage of government money and coins, and the government allowed the paper money’s usage as long as the colonists “would accept the currency as payment for taxes” (“Currency Act of 1751(England)”). Eventually, the…

in developing the British colonies in North America, but it was not the primary reason. Religion was definitely the most significant factor in characterizing the British colonies. The differences in religion of New England, the Chesapeake, and the Southern colonies had a much greater effect than those in geography and politics. Geography did help create distinctions amongst the three areas in the British colonies, New England, the Chesapeake, and the Southern colonies. In New England, the…

States” (chesapeakebay.net). Within this continent “Virginia and Maryland make it up and they worship God, in other words their religion is Christianity. North Americans viewed them as a source of gold, wine, citrus fruits, and olive oil. Later, the colony began to grow tobacco” (George Brown Tindall and David Emory Shi 35-41). The New England continent, which is “north of the Chesapeake Bay Area…

In mainstream media, when one would refer to “America” or “North America” they would refer to it as a whole- but, within this area are a bunch of sub-groups; “colonies”. Even though they were mainly British colonies, they had a lot of similarities but there are also great differences within them. Southern colonies consisted of Virginia (1606), north (1663) & south Carolina (1713) , Georgia (1732) & Mary land which came last. Virginia’s main source was tabacco, North & South Carolina…

During the 1700s, Britain’s 13 colonies were divided into three regions which were New England, the Middle Colonies, and the South. These regions each had their own economical and social lifestyle. The colonies developed their own ways to survive and make a living, and eventually they united. New England was the region that most struggled with farming because of the harsh weather conditions they faced. They had few goods to export, which made it difficult for them to make money. Because of…

Think about being a settler of the 13 colonies. And having to choose between the 3 regions. The thirteen colonies were british colonies of the east coast of North America. A colonie is a country or area under control of another country there were New England, Middle, And southern. What do you think the New England region looked like? sunny? rainy? hilly? Well the New England region includes Connecticut, Maine,Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by New York…

shaping the development of the British colonies proves to be a true statement. When Columbus set sail he misjudged the earth’s size on his journey to the Indies and landed in the Bahamas (Kennedy 9). The first British colony established in the New World was Jamestown in 1607. Due to the geographical placement of rivers and mountains and anything that could be a barrier in that time period in the land itself was a huge contributor to the development of the colonies. The availability of…

allowed for readily accessible timber to supply the growing shipbuilding industry in these colonies. -Land and climate were perfect for crop production. -Crops such as wheat, oats, rye, and barley grown in this region led to these colonies earning the title of being the ‘breadbasket” colonies. -Geography in this region ranged greatly from mountains further inland, rolling hills as the transition point in the middle, and coastal plains along the coastline. -This region had great…