This is a 3 page paper that compares life in the Southern Colonies of the Chesapeake Bay and those in the "deep south" with that of the Colonies of New England and the Middle Colonies. There are 3 references used. Introduction The Early American Colonist faced different challenges and led a different lifestyle depending on where in the country they lived. These variances ranged from schooling, to terrain, to the crops they planted and the climate they endured.
The Farming Communities
Farming was essential to all of the regions. Large-scale farming was better for the South. The climate there was warmer and the soil was richer. Tobacco and rice were grown on large plantations to be exported to Britain. Each plantation was like a small village. The owners of the plantations were the "mayor, judge, sheriff, preacher, doctor, lawyer and storekeeper (unknown, 1996)." There was a blacksmith, cobbler, tanner and carpenter on each plantation. The wood used by the carpenter and blacksmith came from the trees on the plantations. The wood was used by the blacksmith to make hot coals necessary in making horseshoes and ironware. Thread for weaving cloth was made from...

Cattle and sheep were raised for wool, milk, meat and leather (unknown, 1996). Some plantation owners became so rich they didn't wear homemade clothes, but imported fine clothes from Britain. In contrast to the rich soil of the South, New England had rocky, poor soil. Here the farms were small. Instead of growing crops to export, each family grew just enough food for it's needs. The houses here were built in a square, facing a common area of shared land where the livestock grazed. The houses were made of wood or stone. New Englanders rarely bought British goods. The North had great forest and thus the colonist there became fine furniture makers. They also made all of their own tools and clothing. Most of the northern colonist money came from "fishing, shipbuilding, shipping and whaling (unknown, 1996)." Voyages were made up and down the Atlantic coast by trading ships. From the New England ports, whaling ships left for journeys that could last 2 or 3 years.
The most important export for the middle colonies was wheat and thus they became known as the "bread" colonies. The farms here were run by single…