The geography of the Southern Colonies featured rich soil. Coastal plains, forests, rivers and swamp areas were perfect for farming. The economy was heavily depended on timber, fish and, farming. Also, they were exported agricultural products to other colonies. Similarly like Middle colonies in the Southern colonies free people had religious freedom.
The southern states included Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. These colonies were part of the original 13 that settled in the Americas. The geography included coastal plains, hilly areas and lots of forests. In addition too, the colonies were bordering the Atlantic Ocean. This allowed for two things, a food source (fish) and it also allowed implement mercantilism to happen such as trading with Europe and gaining a profit or trading in the triangular trade.
Small farms populated the region and mainly grew wheat, corn, oats, and hay. The labor was arduous and only half of the white population owned slaves. There were some factories, mills, and artisan work in the region but was not as prominent as the farms. Formal education was mainly limited to boys who attended academies or private home schools across the county that provided primary education. Most of them were connected to a church, many of them being Presbyterians who originally settled in the New World for religious freedom.
The slaves’ men had to do manual labor in the sugar plantation throughout the day and guarding the same at night. They had no rights of getting an education since their masters presumed that doing so will enlighten them. The slaves were denied the fundamental principle of life such as education, the right of having a family. For instance, Stuart was the only black student in the
By the mid seventeenth century, England had secured its claim to several west indian islands. The colonies continued to develop between 1607 and 1754. In the Southern Colonies, religion was a big factor in the development of this colonial region because it impacted the political developments, affected the social developments, and lastly the religion sometimes varied with the development of the New England Colonies. Colonists in the southern territory were a mixture of religions including Baptist and Anglicans. The Southern Colonies consisted of Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
In my opinion the Southern colonies and the New England had many similarities between them. One of the characteristics in which they were similar was in the form of government; both were ruled by a Royal Government. They were administered by people directly elected by the King. They were constituted by a governor, a royal council and an assembly of representatives which was chosen by the people. In this political system the one who took the important decisions was the governor; controlled expenses and taxes; but the people also had an opinion within the government since they could elect their representatives.
The New England and Southern Colonies had many of the same purposes for establishing colonies, what separated them is the land in which they settled and their specific backgrounds. Both the Southern and the New England Colonies were established by the king, or were indirectly controlled by the king, in order for the king to gain money, which the colonists didn’t like although there were often indirectly rules by the king, which was better than living in England. Georgia, a southern colony, was established in order to relieve colonists of their debt to the king, and the New England colonies were established for religious freedom. Both the Southern and the New England Colonies were early democracies; in Virginia there was the House of Burgesses, and in Connecticut there was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut. The colonists were tired of a monarchy and were ready for democracy and freedom.
During Colonial Era, there were nine founding colleges: Harvard, William and Mary, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth, Rutgers, and Pennsylvania. All nine colleges existed in the British colonies. The colleges were established mainly for theological, social and political purposes. They mirrored Oxford and Cambridge schools, which was the collegiate system of higher education. This system mixed both student learning and living experiences.
Religion in the Southern colonies wasn’t as big of a deal like it was in the Middle, and Northern colonies. The main religion in the south was, Anglican. The economy in the south was like no other. The South has warm weather and a good amount of rainfall. The two main crops included: tobacco and rice.
The settling of the Northern Colonies began with the arrival of the Pilgrims, or Puritan separatists, to Plymouth. The Massachusetts Bay Colony, led by John Winthrop, was formed shortly after and became known as the "Bible Commonwealth" for its large religious influence. However, religious tensions began to arise with dissidents like Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams. The Rhode Island Colony was formed as a haven for these dissenters and exiles, and it became known as being strongly liberal and individualistic. The third New England colony, Connecticut, was led by Thomas Hooker and was the first to establish a "modern constitution" through the Fundamental Orders.
According to my reading, I have learned that each geographical area has unique principles for influencing education. In the Southern colonies, philosophical skills were valued in Southern education, and some wealthy families funded it. The Southern planters emphasized fundamental skills such as math, language, history, and more. Citizens of this geographical area gained efficient skills in managing the populations to be profitable for the large farms. Because the planters wished to have the population practice religious morals, they offered religious education from tutors in this area of expertise.
After reviewing the reading, it’s very clear that the southern colonies would be the best place to settle. I would become a farmer because of the business of it. To be more exact I would live in Virginia even though Carolina happen to be more smart when it came to basically everything else than any other colonie. Most importantly why I would chose to be here is because they had access to the cash crops of the time, Tobacco. It allowed the lowest of society to become something and to become very wealthy.
The main purpose of education during the Colonial era was to uphold social order, impart cultural values, and get people ready for their responsibilities in society. Education was frequently restricted due to laws and reforms, it was mostly for wealthy families, and prioritized the education of boys over girls. The purpose of schooling during the Revolutionary era was how reading, writing, and math were taught in schools to gain students with the knowledge and skills they needed in a society and knowledge about their rights. Laws and reforms that reflected the idea that education was essential for the growth of the new constitution about increasing access to schooling and basic education through the curriculum. Lastly, the main purpose of schooling
Northern colonies started as just state all bunched into one. They are now there own separate states now. The northern colonies are now the states of Plymouth,Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and finally New Hampshire. Plymouth Colony: Plymouth colony was an English colonial venture in North America from the years of 1620 to 1691. The first settlement of the Plymouth Colony was at New Plymouth, a location previously surveyed and named by Captain John Smith.
During this time, people believed that women were only good at cooking, cleaning, or nurturing their children and couldn’t do much else. Because people thought this way, women were uneducated unless they were in the upper class. Wealthy women would sometimes have private tutors that would teach them.
