Early and mature colonies of different regions resemble each other more than contemporaries do.

Evidence

Each colony suffered through a first, precarious period, before the social order solidified. In a way, it is more enlightening to compare early Georgia to early Massachusetts, than to compare a bustling, mature Massachusetts, in the 1700s, to the infant colony of Georgia. — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 139

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Traditional societies resembled each other more than modern societies do; Local conditions, not colonial ideology, determined the form of colonization — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism: A Critique of…, 425

Broader Connections

• Traditional societies resembled each other more than modern societies do #expands (0.85)
• Local conditions, not colonial ideology, determined the form of colonization #corroborates (0.80) — Wael Hallaq, Restating Orientalism, 425