SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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The Mid-Atlantic colonies were more ethnically diverse than the New England colonies.
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The New England colonies had farms, the Mid-Atlantic colonies had none.
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The Mid-Atlantic colonies had large port cities, the New England colonies did not.
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The New England colonies supported revolution, the Mid-Atlantic did not.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The New England colonies were founded to escape religious persecution in England. The Middle colonies, like Delaware, New York, and New Jersey, were founded as trade centers, while Pennsylvania was founded as a safe haven for Quakers.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Mid-Atlantic had a workforce of farmers, fishermen, and merchants. The Southern Colonies were mostly agricultural with few cities and limited schools. New England’s economy at first specialized in nautical equipment. Later the region developed mills and factories.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Middle Colonies were the most ethnically and religiously diverse British colonies in North America with settlers from England, Scotland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and German states.
Detailed explanation-4: -People from all across Europe came to the Middle Colonies due to the religious and political freedom, and the Colonies lacked a single dominant ethnic or religious group, and thus the Colonists learned to tolerate their differences.