Introduction: The different colonies -- New England, Middle, and Southern -- all have things in common and they also have many differences. The way the colonial system was made is that if the colonies were to survive the husband and wife had to work together. However, there was definitely a difference in power between the father (was in control) and the mother (who cleaned and kept the house in order). New England Colonies: The New England Colonies had primarily English settlers, and in the seventeenth century, New England included the Plymouth Colony (1620, absorbed by Massachusetts Bay in 1691), the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1630), Connecticut (1636), New Haven (1640), Rhode Island (1636), and New Hampshire (separated from Massachusetts …show more content…
The father’s job was to be the head of the household, with the mother as his main assistant. Under the father's authority, she took care of the house and the children. Most of the men along with their sons spent days in the fields working while younger children were in school. People who had more money could send their children to school, but the people with less money were forced to make their sons/children work. On the other hand, mothers in more rural areas (where poorer people lived) farmed with the men, while richer woman stayed home and took care of the household along with their children. No matter what social class the mothers were, they all knitted and sewed. Their husbands were chosen by their parents. Children had few toys in their homes and boys played sports with their family. During their free time the girls played with dolls. The wealthier families had enough money to buy their daughter's porcelain …show more content…
Instead, many people just owned small gardens near their homes where they could plant and grow crops. This led to a weak economy because they ended up not having a lot of food leftover for trade. Middle Colonies: The Middle Colonies included Delaware (1638), New Jersey, New York (1626), and Pennsylvania (1682). Like the New England Colonies the Middle Colony homes were generally very small and made of wood. However wealthier families could afford larger homes that were made of bricks while middle class families lived in log cabins. Clothing: The men wore shirts, breeches, and boots. Women dressed more nicely than woman of New England colonies as they wore dresses, and bonnets as opposed to long skirts and coifs. Children under the age of five usually dressed like their parents but instead of shoes, they wore slippers. Jobs/Family
Victorian clothing for the rich boys.During the last decade of the nineteenth century young Victorian boys continued to wear variations of the sailor suit, a favorite Victorian boy's clothing since the 1870s (Haug). They would wear a dress to so they could change easier. Once they got older they wore a boyish frock and a pair of box pleats. When they were between five to seven they would wear a double breasted pea or a reefer jacket. They would were a dicky or a vest under it. In the winter they would dress in black warm clothes. They would dress in navy velvet outfits.
Settlement patterns, family life, population growth, economic and social structure, government/polity, education, and homes differed greatly in the New England and Southern colonies in the 17th-century. Although a family could move from Massachusetts to Virginia or from South Carolina to Pennsylvania, without major readjustment, distinctions between social institutions within the individual colonies were marked. Settlement of New England was financed in 1607 and established in November, 1620 (Plymouth) by "The Second Colony of Plymouth" (Marshall, 49; Tindall and Shi 65). "Once the ship came to rest, the passengers crowded on deck, and the religious among them knelt down and prayed to God for their deliverance" (Marshall 49, 52). They arrived
Similarities and differences of New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies As slavery was being used as a form of labor from 1619-1865 it was practiced differently varying on the colony. The Southern, New England, and Mid-Atlantic colonies all had their similarities and differences on the way they practiced slavery. The colonies differences mainly were how they treated their slaves, and the need for them.
As England started to take enthusiasm toward the "New World", colonization by Englishmen started to spread definitely in the 1600's. English provinces occurred on the eastern bank of the United States. Two early settlements created were in the New England and Chesapeake area. Albeit both were settled to a great extent by individuals of English starting point, by 1700 these two locales had advanced into two different social orders, because of reasons including the purposes behind settlement, topographical contrasts prompting distinctive matters in profit making, religion and legislative issues. The settlement of the New England district was carried out by individuals, basically families, getting away religious mistreatment in England, and
Socially the three groups of colonies developed differently. The New England Colonies life was dominated by the Puritan religion.
The thirteen English colonies can be divided into four geographic sections/ regions. The two sections I would be making a comparison and contrast about are the Southern colonies and Mid-Atlantic colonies. I would also be making a comparison and contrast of the development of the regions of Chesapeake and New England, making a summary of each regions European history, the reasons for their founding, religion, pattern of settlement, their unique characteristics, the characteristics both region have in common, and how they differ.
When we think of our country now, we think about how it is separated into states, but back then the states were part of colonies. Some of the main colonies were the Chesapeake colonies which consisted of Virginia and Maryland, the middle colonies were Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, and lastly, the New England colonies which were Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. In the colonial regions of New England, Chesapeake and the middle colonies they all share similarities and differences, most predominantly shown in family life, rank and status.
Some of the most populous colonies were the ones situated in the Chesapeake and New England areas. Although these colonies were both settled by the English and had other key similarities, there were also many differences between them. The New England and Chesapeake colonies both had an aristocracy that governed over them, and had frequent issues concerning the Native Americans that previously inhabited the lands. However, their political and economic systems were considerably different. Chesapeake had an oligarchy whose main export was tobacco, while New England had a theocracy whose exports included timber, fur, and fish. Therefore, although the colonies had similarities their differences outweighed the resemblances.
Starting off as a single colony, the New England colony eventually expanded to form the Middle colonies, Southern colonies, and the Chesapeake colonies. The Chesapeake and New England colonies both stemmed from England, but developed in a way that made them each very unique in the way that they developed. Developing around different intentions, the New England and Chesapeake colonies were unique due to their different economic and social structures.
In the early seventeenth century, the English began to establish colonies in the New World. The colonies in New England consisted of New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. While, the colonies making up the Chesapeake region were Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Given that the New England and Chesapeake region were both largely settled by those of English origin, by the 1700 they had evolved into two distinct societies because of the contrast in their geographical locations, their political structure, and their social hierarchy.
Some differences in the Mid-Atlantic and other colonies would be how in document 5, some slaves were set free because of an act of assembly passed on March 1, 1780. Cato petitioned to the Pennsylvania assembly requesting how the slaves should not be sent back after being set free because their masters would be so angry at them for leaving. In the other colonies they didn’t have the act of assembly and they wouldn't be able leave because the masters wouldn't let
Both the New England colonies and the Southern colonies seemed as though they might be the same. They both started out with the majority of people being from England, they were both in the New World, and they were both ruled by England but, as time went on this theory was proven wrong. The New England colonies and the Southern colonies had many common characteristics but these two regions were very different geographically, politically, and socially.
American colonies. I took a deep breath through my nose, while wlaking in the city and immediately gagged. Animals ran loose in the streets, the seweres were open, letting out a putrid stench. But in the midst of this, there were marketplaces, streets full of shops and sounds of church bells ringing all around. Contrasting to these bustling cities, were the many farms in the colonies. Families owning farms slept in a one room house. Necessities, such as clothes, food, and drinks were provided from
their older sons to carry on in his absence. Women usually did most of the household chores and
After waiting over 100 years before England joined the race for colonization, in 1607 England has finally established a permanent colony in Jamestown. Years later, in 1620, supposedly trying to land in Virginia, the Puritans accidentally landed in Plymouth Massachusetts. Therefore, while New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled and ruled by the English, by the 1700s they had evolved into two very separate distinct societies due to the differences in colonization, settlers, and economic activities in each region.