How Did Tension Occur In The 17th Century

By the first part of the 17th century the English had established several major colonies in the New World. This however was not done without unique hardship and the colonists found themselves facing problems that they could never have imagined. In the 17th century, as colonial America grew, it experienced tension politically and socially as well as in other areas such as religion and economics, as such, the social tension combined with economic growth gave way to hysteria in New England, in particular the witchcraft controversy in Massachusetts.
The main reason for political tension in the colonies at this time was twofold. The colonies had increasing commercial success, needed more structure in terms of British rule, but the English were

Small farmers, even though they were the most populous, were far beneath the planters. In the north, land was distributed from fathers to sons. As the population grew so did the strain. Sons were forced to move further away which left fathers with no source of labor.
Religious tensions grew in the 17th century due to the vast diversity of faith in the colonies. Even though many had originally come to the New World to practice their own religion freely, not all of them were able to allow others to do the same. The Puritans thought that to ignore God's work was completely unthinkable and when “free-thinkers” such as Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams chose to speak their minds, conflict was inevitable (“Dissent in Massachusetts Bay”).
The economic landscape of the colonies was small and isolated. Tension was inevitable because the colonists did not have much, if any, gold and silver. The British Parliament outlawed any attempt that the colonies made to create alternate forms of paper currency, such as tobacco or land certificates. It was also quite difficult to maintain a sufficient supply of goods and to find suitable markets due to the lack of information regarding foreign

The colonies became home to people of many different classes and religions so tension was inevitable; however, this period of strife and growth created the alarming notion that witches also lived among the colonists.
By the early 18th century, immigration of other European groups was increasing primarily due to politics, religion and economics. These newcomers took full advantage of their physical environments; the south was fueled by plantations, while the north was fueled by manufacturing and industry. The southern plantations required more labor so the 18th century saw a rise in African slaves, which were quite different than the indentured servants that had come from England