English Colonies in North America

Since the foundation of the English colonies in North America, the North and South have been different places. Discuss the origin and evolution of these differences. What were the first northern and southern colonies like? How were they similar? How were they different? In what ways did patterns and trends established in the earliest part of the colonial period continue up until the American Revolution? What role did the differences between the North and the South play in the Revolution, the Articles of Confederation, and the creation of the Constitution? How did the North and the South evolve from the early Republic until the Civil War? What consequences did these divisions have for national politics? How did these differences contribute to attitudes within the North and the South? How did these differences shape perceptions of one another in the North and South? How did slavery come to symbolize the core of these differences? Finally, in your opinion, was the Civil War inevitable given the differences between the North and the South or could it have been avoided? What events propelled the North and the South tSince the foundation of the English colonies in North America, the North and South have been different places. Discuss the origin and evolution of these differences. What were the first northern and southern colonies like? How were they similar? How were they different? In what ways did patterns and trends established in the earliest part of the colonial period continue up until the American Revolution? What role did the differences between the North and the South play in the Revolution, the Articles of Confederation, and the creation of the Constitution? How did the North and the South evolve from the early Republic until the Civil War? What consequences did these divisions have for national politics? How did these differences contribute to attitudes within the North and the South? How did these differences shape perceptions of one another in the North and South? How did slavery come to symbolize the core of these differences? Finally, in your opinion, was the Civil War inevitable given the differences between the North and the South or could it have been avoided? What events propelled the North and the South towards war?

owards war?