Similarities And Differences Between The Northern And The Southern Colonies

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The Northern and the Southern colonies in the seventeenth century have many similarities and differences between them. Even though they both had difference on who has the biggest voice in there society. The colonies were divided into four original New England societies which is also the Northern Colonies included New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The people who settled there in New England Colonies were from England. Farming there was very difficult for them due to poor soil. There cold climate and very short growing seasons cause them to not grow enough food for themselves and their families. But their natural resources they use were fishing, whales, trees, and furs. New England Colonies was Puritan. Religious freedom

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