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The first colonies in North America were along the eastern coast. ... Other English colonies sprang up all along the Atlantic coast, from Maine in the north to Georgia in the south. Swedish and Dutch colonies took shape in and around what is now New York. ... England won the war and got control of Canada, as well as keeping control of all the English colonies. By this time, the English colonies numbered 13. ...
By and large, the people who settled in the New England Colonies wanted to keep their family unit together and practice their own religion. ... The people who founded the Middle Colonies were looking to practice their own religion (Pennsylvania mainly) or to make money. ... The founders of the Southern Colonies were, for the most part, out to make money. ... The New England Colonies were largely farming and fishing communities. ... The Middle Colonies were part agriculture, part industrial. ... Trade with England was plentiful in these colonies as well. The Southern Colonies were almost entirely agricultural. ... The differences in the settlers’ reason for moving to the colonies can also be explained by where they decided to settle. The first colonies were built in areas that the colonists thought would best support new towns, and where the Indians happened to be helpful enough to assist the newly formed towns in survival. ... The Puritan Commonwealth that was formed in England tended to England and not the colonies. ... The North American colonies were also not the huge financial success the southern colonies were to be.
Approximate Word count = 1256
Approximate Pages = 5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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