Although the Chesapeake and New England colonies were both settled by people of the English origin, by the 17th century, both of these colonies had established distinct societies. ... These colonies "shared a devotion to tobacco, the true faith of the Chesapeake.... The defining factor of the New England colonies was strictly for religious reasons. ... The southern Chesapeake colonies' and the northern New England colonies' were made up of a population with varying social classes, which in turn defined each of their distinct governments and politics. ... The increase of slavery ...

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