To what extent did the northern and southern colonies develop into different societies?

Question

To what extent did the northern and the southern american colonies develop into differernt societies based on economics politics social differences an states?

Answer 1

The Southern Colonies became overly dependent upon a plantation economy that seemingly required Slavery. Actually slavery was a false solution to the labor problem but because a small cliche 'owned' a lot of people and since that ownership was viewed as their wealth they were loathe to give up those slaves without financial consideration. The Northerners took the cowards way out. They gradually emancipated the slaves from their States once America became a Nation, and since the problem was 'down there,' 'in the South,' they treated slavery as a 'peculiar institution' and did their best to ignore it. It became impossible to ignore - - - having embraced Slavery as 'needed,' the Southern Leadership, mainly owners of Plantations of Cotton & Tobaco & Rice & Indigo and Brokers of Cotton & Other Commodities, they became super paranoid whenever they perceieved a threat to their cherished instititution, they raised the argument of States Rights, and argued that only a State had the right to decide what was right & wrong within it's borders. Meanwhile the North pursuing a Society that rewarded initive & innovation became both an agricultural & manufactering giant and so when the issue came down to a not so Civil War the society that said Slavery was an Immoral Evil triumphed over a Society that said a State had a Right to Keep People in Bondage. Peace
See 'The Bost Brahmins' for a look at the anti-slavery movement.

Answer 2

The EARLIEST colonies were the SPANISH COLONIES in the Southwest. . and some of them predated the EAST COAST colonies by nearly 100 YEARS. Santa Fe was started as a colony in 1608 and made the official capital of Northern New Spain in 1610. but there were already SPANISH colonies by 1564. The Spainsh colonies were ALL Catholic, of coure. The OLDEST EUROPEAN COLONY was SAN GABRIEL was located in the south part of what is now Georgia. It was founded by Hernando De Soto on his expedition from Tampa Bay to Mexico

Answer 3

the northern society had a short growing season so they had to relay of factories to produce wares. Slavery in many Northeren States ended during the 1800 and didn't have free labor. Southern society relyed heavily on Slave labor and also had a long growing season.

Answer 4

The northern area of the country was the right geographic area for manufacturing where as the southern area being more rural it became a agricultural region.

Answer 5

I am not a scholar, but my guess is quite a bit of difference. They could have been two countries as far as I can tell. It is not as pronounced now. But in the 60's when I was a tyke and visited relatives there, it was very different.