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Colonial Life: North Vs. South. North vs. South By Acea Schomaker The northern
colonies badly needed the services their isolation denied them. ...
... to understand the similarities of the colonial regions in ... New England, and by
contrasting the future North to the ... Life expectancy in New England and the Middle ...
... From a colonial perspective, the traditions which surface in ... used the technology
to combat the North/South pull to ... of the American way of life, without doubt ...
... At no time in his life did he mingle freely with ... like to compare their struggle with
the Colonial revolt against ... and the contempt of the folks up north on the ...
... At no time in his life did he mingle freely with ... like to compare their struggle with
the Colonial revolt against ... and the contempt of the folks up north on the ...
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North vs. South
By Acea Schomaker
The northern colonies badly needed the services their isolation denied them. The people needed doctors and surgeons and carpenters and blacksmiths. And although they could survive without many of the manufactured goods available only at high prices, they dreamed of owning these things. They dreamed also of luxury items-perfume, spices, silk cloth.
It became obvious very early in the colonial experience that Spain would not make goods available to the northern colonies. It was, therefore, natural that the colonists should welcome foreigners who might provide them with the things they wanted. Thus began the first really severe threat to Spanish sovereignty in the American possessions.
In the northern colonies the settlers made most of the things they needed. They did not have the money or credit to import items from England. The southern colonists exported tobacco and more of them had credit with England and were able to import much of what they needed.
In the North they learned to supply their own needs. Grease was saved--it was used for lighting and making soap.
They learned to use wood in place of iron for many years. Clothing was made in the North, which involved weaving the cloth as well as fitting, cutting, and sewing the garments. In the South they imported garments from England (although some feared catching the bubonic plague from hidden fleas).
In the New England colonies, where the Puritans were, the church was the center of everything. The clergy was in complete political control.
The Puritans believed in punishing sin. When someone was caught in sin they were publicly punished. Puritans believed strongly in humiliation. They locked the guilty people in the stocks or the pillory (a frame with holes for head and hands) with a sign on them describing the sin--where everyone could see it. This was a big...
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