Differences in the English colonies in terms of government, population, and origin

The English colonies in the New World differ from one another in multiple ways. Specifically, three main differences among the colonies stand out. First of all, the colonies tended to be dissimilar in their governmental structures. The colonies also had differences in their population. Lastly, the colonies were also disparate in their origins. Overall, the colonies greatly differed from each other.

One of the most significant differences among the colonies was government. Multiple colonies, such as the Massachusetts Bay Colony, developed a theocracy, making the Church the dominant power politically, thereby controlling the government. Other colonies, like Connecticut, did not develop a theocracy. Instead, Connecticut early on became the first colony to compose a constitution. Another excellent example of the differences between colonies regarding government is that, while New York had a very limited democracy (being controlled by the Duke of York), its neighbor Pennsylvania was far more democratic. Even colonies very close together differed from each other how to run a government.

Colonies grandly differed from one another in terms of their population size. One notable fact is that the northern colonies tended to have more urbanized areas, due to large amounts of trade and commerce. The southern colonies, in contrast, were more spread out, with extensive farmland for plantations. Colonies such as New York and Massachusetts had larger populations than colonies like South Carolina and Georgia. On the whole northern colonies tended to have denser populations than southern colonies which were more spread out of wide areas of space.

The English colonies originated for a wide variety of reasons. Some colonies were founded for religious purposes, such as Maryland and Pennsylvania. Others were founded for economic reasons. As a result, colonies like New York which served as trade centers quickly became urbanized. The Carolinas, meanwhile, were founded by proprietors. One that differs from almost all the other colonies is Georgia, which was founded as a buffer colony to protect some of the more important colonies from Spanish invaders.

To conclude, the English colonies had significant differences among them. The colonies differed from one another based on government. They also had varied population sizes. Finally, they were dissimilar when it came to origin. Overall, the English colonies in the New World were different in many ways.