In the colonies, there were many differences and many similarities. There are three sections within the colonies, the Northern Colonies, the Middle Colonies and the Southern Colonies. These colonies are different because of the agriculture, the economy, the religion, the land, and slavery. In the end, most of these things brought the colonies together, and eventually toward the American Revolution.
The Northern Colonies were mainly based on religion. When settlers came over, they also brought with them their constant religious faith. They could come together for church; they felt that they had more religious freedom. They didn't have very good soil, so they had to survive by other means. They ended up having sheep, maple sugar, barrel heads, sold animal skins, and they had part time employment in fishing and shipbuilding (due to the seasons). There was also use of Black Slave Labor. The main factors that were going for the Northern Colonies were the demands of the Puritan religion, the threat of Indians, the rocky soil, the climate, and the proximity to the sea. .
The colonies if the middle of the eastern seaboard was some of the best areas to start a colony. The Middle Colonies consist of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The land had more fertile soil; they were able to grow enough to export. They also had a lot of livestock. Black Slave labor was used, but less than in the south, and more than in New England. They were very civilized; they used fertilizer and created irrigation systems that were brought over by the Germans. The population was very diverse and it included English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Scotch, Scotch-Irish and Finnish. .
In the Southern Colonies the tobacco was the most important thing. John Ralph was the first to think of tobacco in 1612. Tobacco eventually took over all of Virginia. With all the work and agriculture, the colonists needed workers.