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Change and Progess Group 2

__**Change in Economics**__

In colonial America, there were many changes that happen to their economy. England had a large population which was overcrowding the country. Thankfully, the Colonies had an abundance of land. England didn't have a lot of natural resources than Colonial America. The colonies were part of the English Imperial System. The Navigation act of 1660 monitored trade by having goods being shipped on English ships with English crewmen. Mercantilism also played a part in the change in economics. Mercantilism made the colonies existed because they had materials and a market for manufactured goods that would be shipped over to England. Any trades with different countries had to go through England. Products like tobacco, sugar, cotton, etc. were allowed to only be shipped to England or other English colonies.



__**Politics of the New World**__

When the colonist arrived, they set up their own government. The settlement of Virginia was the work of London Merchants. New England was formed by Puritan refugees escaping form persecution. The other colonies were formed by proprietors which the king established a large territory. The government of Plymouth was formed without any restrictions. It was formed by a group of men who crossed the Atlantic Ocean for religious liberty. A colony was composed of equal people provided without a governor. The Massachusetts colony fell into that category. The colony took its government into its own hands, which had the same democracy as Plymouth. The first government of New England was formed on the Mayflower. It was the democratic government of the Puritan congregation. They chose their governor as they would have if they were choosing a new pastor.



=__Progress in Crops__=

Once the thirteen colonies were established, they were split up into 3 different sections: New England, Middle, and Southern. States such as Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire were known for have thick forests and fur trapping. The area did not have good land to farm on, so they focused more on fishing, lumbering, ship-building, and fur trading. The Middle Colonies were Deleware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. They had great land to farm, so they grew grain and raised livestock. Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia were the Southern colonies. They grew their own food, along with 3 major cash crops: tobacco, indigo, and rice. These were grown on plantations usually worked by slaves and servants.

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