Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Agriculture and industry differences

PLANTATION life created a society with clear class divisions. A lucky few were at the top, with land holdings as far as the eyes could see. Most Southerners did not experience this degree of wealth. The contrast between rich and poor was greater in the South than in the other English colonies, because of the labor system necessary for its survival, and the south largest export is tobacco.
In New England the puritan lifestyle took over and everything is going the puritan way. 

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