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Early Colonies

house assemblies felt that since they gave the commoners a little bit of voice, say, and power, that they should be able to manipulate the system and make a profit. Despite the many problems, the government of the Carolinas was more democratic than any other colony so far.In some colonies, economy was a less significant element of colonisation. However, many were founded for economic reasons. The New England commerce colonies were centred around ports and fishing. The middle Atlantic colonies based themselves upon tobacco harvesting. The southern colonies, such as Georgia and the Carolinas, made their money from sugar from Barbados. Labour Intensive Crops, or LIC, are Georgia, a colony not yet discussed, is a wild card in its own identity. It has completely different origins than any other colony. Founded by James Ogelthorpe, Georgia was very diverse in its inhabitants. Outlaws and debtors were sent there by King George, and therefore there was a conservative law. King George had to loosen restrictions because people left. Georgia was also a military boundary or buffer zone between Spanish Florida and the British colonies. Georgia was different because it was ruled under the military and was occupied by criminals. It was a quite unpopular place to live.There are clearly many similarities and differences in overall religious, economical, and governmental origins in American colonies. Many colonies were founded for exclusive religious diversity. However, many came to be motivated in origin by economy. Also, the American colonies evolved from non-representative and elitist governments into a more democratic system, which is closer to the pure democracy of today....

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