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The American Colonies 
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Relations with England
England and its largely self-governing colonies prospered under a mutually beneficial trade rela-
tionship.
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The Navigation Acts, however, did not sit well with everyone. A number of colonial merchants resented the trade restrictions, and many continued to smuggle, or trade illegally, goods to and from other countries.
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The Navigation Acts; No country could trade with the
colonies unless the goods were shipped in either colonial or English ships..
Colonial Economies
In the southern colonies, a predominantly agricultural economy developed. The northern colonies developed an economy based on mostly commerce and trade.
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Life in the Colonies
Both the northern and southern
colonies developed diverse
societies. The South was mostly
rural, and the North was mostly
urban.
SLAVERY IN THE NORTH Because raising wheat and corn did not require as much labor as raising tobacco or rice, northerners had less incentive to turn to slavery than did southerners. However, slavery did exist in New England.
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to slavery than did southerners. However, slavery did exist in New England
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