Northern Colonies Dbq

Comprehension Questions
The three colonial regions economically was that the Northern Colonies were very dependent towards the ocean. Importing goods through trade however affected Northern Colonies through the Navigation Acts due to not being able to trade out of region such as Europe. Shipbuilding and fishing were its main factors to the economy on making profit. Since the Northern Colonies are close to the ocean, they were high on fish and as well as being able to be part of the fur trade where it was major for both natives and the English. Southern regional colonies economy was based on sugar, rice, cotton, and tobacco. This is due to large lands of farm and consisting good farmland resources. For Middle colonies the economy was based

on wheat, rye, and corn but similarly to other regions have fishing and shipping ports. Economically all the regions made profits and were able to trade for profits using the sea trade routes and using resources as advantage to make money.For religion, the Northern Colonies was to support the religion of the Puritans. The major key difference was that religious freedom in these colonies do not exist. The Puritans didn’t tolerate other religions. Both the southern and Middle Colonies consisted of religions freedom for anybody who lived in that colony and for the middle colonies there was no single church or religion dominated in the Middle Colonies. For them they had Quakers who believed that people wouldn’t need a preacher or some sort of religious object to worship god.
Politically, the Mayflower Compact in the Northern Colonies was the platform of the government. The society was built on conformity based on the Puritan religion. The meeting house was the central feature. For the Middle Colonies, they ruled largely by the British monarchy until when William Penn was granted land and then became throne to the land that he inherit from his father now formed as Pennsylvania. The Southern Colonies were ruled by the oldest legislative body in America. Counties were established to provide government on the local level and were administered individually by the board of commissioners known as the county court. However both Middle Colonies and Southern Colonies had immigrants seeking religious freedom and economic opportunity which the government was self governed. Specifically for Southern, they even allowed people who are really poor to start a new life and even criminals to start a new life. All three had different motives but some that fit well with many all around people who are either rich or poor in status, each gives an opportunity to express religion and strong economic opportunities.