due to their differences. The northern and southern colonies differed in many ways due to economy, population and religion. These three reasons provide the differences between the two colonies. The Northern economics compared to the Southern economics were completely different due to the way they were controlled. While the north was based on more industrialization, the south south was heavier on a rural economy and depended on plantations. (Notes) They also grew different crops, the north grew faster
Chapter 4 | American Life in the Seventeenth Century 1. “Describe the basic population structure and social life of the seventeenth-century colonies.” The social structure in the South started with the plantation owners on top, then small farmers, followed by landless Whites, and finally Black slaves. In 1676 in Virginia, a rebellion occurred that was led by Nathaniel Bacon who tried to combat their low social standing and were also dislikes Governor William Berkeley’s friendly policies towards the