One settled by heavily Protestant beliefs....the other by heavily Roman Catholic beliefs.
I think you should be able to figure out the differences.
I’ve been saying that for years. Seemingly the Rio Grande is the divider between Protestant/prosperity/freedoms and Catholic/poverty/crooked governments.
Both North & South Americas started out with similar resources and opportunities.
Every time we watch a Mafia movie and a gangster goes to confession, my wife remarks that the Catholic faith encourages law breaking and corruption. Just go clear your conscience with a good confession, and go out and murder someone else.
I do not necessarily agree with her, but my beef has to do with unchecked homosexuality/child molesting going on there.
Compare Bavaria - heavily Catholic, versus Prussia - heavily anti-Catholic.
The USA was primarily Anglican/Episcopalian until the mid 1800s - and they in form were Catholic to a large extent.
The Calvinistic beliefs date to well after independence