New England Colonies: Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Small farms/family run businesses - little need for slaves, Homogenous society based on ideas of perfect, godly, religious community, Abundant natural resources included fish, whales, trees, and furs, In order to vote, you had to be a landowner, Middle Colonies: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Diverse, heterogenous society of many cultures, langues, and religions, Many small businesses tended to rely on indentured servants, Mild climate for growing grain, Almost every white male owned land, Southern Colonies: Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Growth of plantations led to reliance on slavery, Religion played very minor role in politics, Economy based on single crops like tobacco and rice, No middle class; unequal society of very wealthy and very poor small farmers,

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