Colonization to 1770
People were migrating to America from Britain The American population went from 250,000 colonists in 1700 to over 2 million in 1770 with most of them living within 50 miles of the Atlantic Coast. Throughout this time the ethnicity and race changed in the colonies as well as the economy. This caused a higher demand for labor because of the development of the wilderness in the west. New England was made up of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Middle Colonies were made up of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. The Southern Colonies were made up of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. | This picture shows the colonies in America. (http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/media/map.gif)  |
They would move throughout America to where other colonists believed in the same things.
In New England people believed that society was based on religious standards and many opposed combining the Church and State. They had an economy based on small farms, fishing, and trade ships.
In the Middle Colonies there were multiple religious groups and most colonists believed in religious tolerance. There was a large population of Germans that lived in the Middle Colonies, but also Scots-Irish. The Middle Colonies’ economy was based on wheat farming and factory work.
In the Southern Colonies their society was based on the family state and ownership of land. Large landowners dominated the colonial government and they maintained an allegiance to the Church of England. The economy in the south was mostly large plantations that grew tobacco and rice.. The workers for these plantations were indentured servants and slaves who came from Africa through the Middle Passage.
Citations
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"Immigration to the United States." EH.net. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Jul 2012. <http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/cohn.immigration.us>.
