Most immigrants come from Asia or Latin America
<u>New England </u>
Religion-Puritanism.
Society- Family centered. Did not tolerate dissenters. Quite religious compared to the other colonies.
Politics- Theocracy. Town meetings.
Economy- Fishing, shipbuilding, lumber,
<u>Mid-Atlantic</u>
Religion- More religious freedom, especially in Pennsylvania. (Quakers, Catholics, Protestants, etc.)
Economy- Growing wheat (breadbasket)
<u>Southern </u>
Religion- Mostly Anglicans and Baptists. Maryland was formed to provide religious tolerance to Catholics. (Toleration Act of 1649. However, people like atheists and Jews would be decreed death).
Society- Slavery. Large plantations. Most people were small farmers.
Politics- Large plantation owners dominated colonial legislatures. Had strong ties to Great Britain (sold their crops to them).
Economy- Largely agricultural based. Grew cash crops like tobacco
The ideology of Manifest Destiny in America influenced Westward Expansion in the late 18th century.
It endorsed the ideas presented in the constitution.
