Compare and Contrast the Religious, Economic and Political Development of Two of the Regions of the 13 British Colonies.

Compare and Contrast the Religious, Economic and Political Development of Two of the Regions of the 13 British Colonies.

The diversity of the United States goes back to its beginning as a collection of northern, middle, and southern colonies. Their differences in religion, politics, economics, and social issues, and the way they dealt with them, are what shaped our country into what we are today. The New England colonies consisted of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire, they hold an important part in the survival of the English colonies. Then there were the Southern colonies, which were made up of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland, here, the large plantations is what made the south so successful. Although there were numerous differences that divided the New England colonies from the Southern colonies religiously, economically, and politically, there were also quite a few similarities as well.

It was the year of 1606 when King James I of England issued two charters, one each for the Virginia Companies, of London and Plymouth. The two companies were required to maintain a separation of 100 miles, even where the two charters overlapped. The London Company was authorized to make settlements from North Carolina to New York, the main purpose of both was for trade and to claim land for England. Later on, Virginia was founded in 1607 by the London company, and soon after that in 1620, Plymouth colony of Massachusetts was established by the Puritans. From there, more colonies were popping up and at last came the 13 colonies. One of the larger differences that arose between the New England and Southern colonies dealt with religion. In the New England colonies, Many individuals who lived in the New England area were Calvinists or heavily influenced by John Calvin's works and thought. English government reforms enhanced the power and prestige of non-Puritans in the area, especially large landowners and merchants. Because they were forced by the crown to obey the English Toleration Act of 1689, Massachusetts Puritans had to allow, for...

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