Differences Between North And South Colonies

English colonies, North and South

The origin of the United States’ diversity refers us back to its beginning, particularly to the Northern, Middle and Southern colonies. Their differences in religion, economics, politics, social issues, and the way they dealt with them are what shaped the country into what it is today.

In the year of 1606 King James I of England issued two ships, one for the Virginia Companies of London and one of Plymouth. English settlements of North and South emerged and developed as different societies but there were similarities as well. I am going to argue that this difference occurred because of doctrinal, social and environmental reasons. Regions of New England and Chesapeake, which represent North and South respectively,

It is true that founders of most Northern colonies were Puritans, many of them fled England to escape religious persecutions. They believed that together with preachers, worshipping and Bible ministries they would get God’s blessing to survive. A good example of how people bound their life with religion can be John Winthrop’s speech aboard the ship to New England, “The eyes of all people are upon us, so if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so cause him to withdraw his present help from us, we shall be made a story and a by word through the world”. Quakers came after Puritans and they were treated badly by the other communities although they were able to populate some states in the North. They believed that only worshipping and internal human union with Christ will lead to salvation. Religion in the southern colonies was practiced significantly less willingly. Landowners could only rely on plantations and their workers. Other people followed Catholicism and Protestantism, which were the major ones. Catholics held the power and influence they got at first upon arrival. Protestants became more spread with the growth of population and soon outnumbered