North and South Comparison

The Northern and Southern colonies were culturally different in that the South was agriculturally motivated leading to a wide diversity and the North was religiously focused causing isolated societies. The South in states like Virginia and the Carolinas were chartered for quick profits and so they started some nice agricultural businesses. They had an enormous tobacco trade, which required them to use slave labor. The slave labor was needed because of the broad-acred plantation system and was most efficient when used with lots of labor. This slave labor really increased the pace of the work and the diversity of the peoples as Africans from all over were being assimilated into the plantation. This created a melting pot of religions, languages, and cultures that have lasted until the present day. On the other hand, the North was built as an escape for religious denominations and for freedoms. Each denomination tried to create their own miniature colony based of their creed, such as the Massachusetts puritan colony which was completely centered on their faith and anyone against it was kicked out like Roger Williams and Ann Hutchinson. They essentially began isolating themselves from any foreign or “infidel” ideas and people that they did not like.The South's need for labor led to a diverse and rich culture, while the religiously devoted Northerners isolated themselves from other societies to create their utopias.