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Similarities Between The New England Regions Of British North America

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There are many similarities and differences between the three mainland regions in British North America in the time span of 1720 and 1750. These regions are New England, the Middle colonies, and the South. The biggest thing all the regions had in common were that their population increased drastically due to the result of natural increase, European migration, and the American slave trade. All these regions were different in a political manner, they had different systems that pushed for a more representative government as yeomen and poorer farmers started to rebel against government policies that exploited them, or were unfair. After being acknowledged of these differences and similarities, conclusions have been made about the character of American society in the mid-eighteenth century. One of these conclusions are that overall the character of American society was increasingly similar and unified but also becoming more complex and diverse, at the same time. …show more content…

Another important similarity was the Great Awakening and Enlightenment that influenced the inhabitants of each colony to think about about religion and politics. This similarity was significant because everyone started to think about changing their lifestyle and open a door to a new world of ideas. New England, the Middle colonies, and the South were brought together by the French and Indian War in policies against Britain. This created a bonded team between the regions who were fighting for the same purpose. Each region took over land that belonged to the Indians, but the lack of land over time for large colonial populations produced lower class resentment toward gentry elites. Yes, they might have all gained land, but it caused no more space in highly populated areas, due to this the upper class people moved to little by little. Overall, these similarities helped bring these regions together as

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