SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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They were ethnically diverse.
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They were very strict.
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They were religiously tolerant.
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They only allowed Puritans and followers of the Anglican church to live in the Middle Colonies.
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Detailed explanation-1: -New England had skilled craftsmen in the industry of shipbuilding. The Mid-Atlantic presented a diverse workforce of farmers, fisherman, and merchants. The Southern Colonies were primarily agricultural with few cities and limited schools.
Detailed explanation-2: -Generally speaking, The New England colonists were largely Puritans, and the Southern colonies were largely Anglican. The Middle colonies became a mixture of religions which included Quakers, Catholics, Lutherans, Jews, and others.
Detailed explanation-3: -That is, they honored the right to worship without interference. This laid the foundation for the well-known religious tolerance of the Middle Colonies. In contrast to New England, where the English Puritans dominated reli-gious life, many different religious groups settled in the Middle Colonies.
Detailed explanation-4: -The New England colony was based more in manufacturing while the southern colony was about agriculture as far as their economy. One big difference is that New England colony didn’t believe in slavery like the southern colonies believed. Slaves and indentured servants were the backbone of the Southern economy.