South, New South Democracy or New South Creed is a phrase that has been used since the American Civil War to describe the American South, after 1877. The term "New South" is used in contrast to the Old South of the plantation system of the period.
In the North they had people doing farming with equipment. In the south farming was done by hand.
In the south, slaves were used mainly for farming. The southern colonies' staple crop was rice. The middle colonies' staple crop was tobacco.
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"The New England Way" Was the term used by puritans to describe both their beliefs and the society they were building. It was a society that ephasized duty, god-liness, hard work, and honesty.
The Plain Style was a technique used by the Puritans. This style was characterized by simple, direct, and unambiguous rhetoric, speech, or writing.
William Bradford
He is old and wise, like Methuselah.
He is old and wise, like Methuselah.
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William Bradford used the Puritan plain style and typology.
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William Bradford
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Telling the thing in the plain speaking tongue of a simple person is the most common style used by the writers and poets everywhere.
Puritan Plain Style was the Puritan way of writing. Their theory of literary style was a belief in a plain style of writing, in which the highest goal are clear statements. They believed one should write this way because a clever or ornate style would be a sign of vanity, which would not agree with God's will.
Typology and plain style