T<em>he term lords proprietors</em> refer to a certain group of persons granted with a royal charter which allow them the establishment and government of an English colony in the 17th century. Before the American Revolution such British America colonies consisted of thirteen colonies; the New England colonies (Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island), the Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware) and the South Colonies ( Virginia, Maryland, Georgia and South and North Carolina).
Each of these colonies had contrasting governments which resulting in different political, social, economic, and spiritual development. For instance, in the <em>Province of Carolina</em>, one of the southern colonies, had an <em>economy</em> based on large plantations while the economy of the New England and Middle colonies consisted mostly of merchants.
Regarding <em>society</em>, South Carolina exhibited a biracial social-stratified society, based on English tradition. In contrast, Middle Colonies’ society was a heterogeneous and diverse with many cultures, language, and religions.
Finally, with respect to <em>religion</em>, in South Carolina, it played a minor role in politics and economy while in New England colonies it dictated political and social lives of the colonists.