The British colonies of New England, Middle, and Southern developed during the 17th and 18th centuries as a result of the competitive nature of the European explorers to colonize and obtain more land than the others. The New England colonies were built upon the objectives of religious freedom and economic prosperity. The population was consistently increasing as child birth doubled and life expectancy improved. They experienced long winters and short summers. The colonies were located nearby the Atlantic Ocean, which provided the colonists with great seaports. These ports were used for trade as well as fishing sea life such as whales and fish. Here is where they set up the Atlantic trade network, importing and exporting goods with England, the …show more content…
The treatment and relationship between the natives and colonists varied in each colony. The New England colonies consisted of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. In the Plymouth Colony of present day Massachusetts, the pilgrims and Native Americans were at peace. They taught the pilgrims how to produce better corn crops by fertilizing soil with dried fish. In return, they provided the natives protection from their rivaling tribes, the Narragansett tribe. They signed a treaty of alliance that solidified the arrangement. However, the Plymouth court later began imprisoning rebellious natives and sold them for a profit, opening up more land for them to claim. This led to King Philip’s War during which thousands of natives were sold. In Salem, Massachusetts, the pilgrims were not as lucky to find helpful natives. Instead, they were attacked and experienced many other disasters such as over population and a case of the smallpox. Aside from the differing of Native American relations, the New England colonies consisted of the same religious and political developments. The colonies were mostly dominated by puritans escaping from the Catholics and Anglicans of England.