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  • Essay / The Middle Colonies - 580

    After the first struggling colonies advanced into the New World, more and more colonies arose from untested North American soil. Ultimately, there were three main categories in European colonies. They were each unique, although a certain class contrasted sharply with the other two. This group, the Middle Colonies, was halfway between the New England and Southern Colonies – and not just geographically. The Middle Colonies extracted some of their neighbors, such as agricultural habits and spiritual sects, but the Middle group managed to retain its own flavor. Perhaps one of the most important circumstances of the New World was the variation in climate. The North American continent was not the same as its southern counterpart. It was cold in the rocky north, while it was terribly humid in southern areas like Georgia and the Carolinas. The Middle Colonies were a bit average in terms of temperature, which greatly affected resources. They had an advantage over the New England colonies, as the Middle Eastern colonies had slightly warmer weather with more efficient soil fa...