“Economic Issues, Not Religion Determined The Development English Colonies In North America.”

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Economics was important in establishing the Virginia colony.
In Maryland, an owner/leader took the ownership of the land. The whole area was given to Lord Baltimore. Under him, there was talk of joint stock companies, monopolies and distribution of the farmland. Even though it would seem as if the statement would be perfectly relevant to Maryland, there were religion issues facing Lord Baltimore. He and other settlers were Catholic, but there were also Protestants living in Maryland. To escape any major religion problems, he decided that it would be good to fix religious freedom in his colony.
The establishment of Pennsylvania had all to do with religion. The population of Pennsylvania arrived there to live in a colony where religious freedom was the point of living in the area. But, as in Maryland, economics did play a part in developing the colony. The land was very fertile and suitable for farming. Trade was established with grains. The statement wouldn’t pertain to ...

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