The New England and Southern Colonies had many of the same purposes for establishing colonies, what separated them is the land in which they settled and their specific backgrounds. Both the Southern and the New England Colonies were established by the king, or were indirectly controlled by the king, in order for the king to gain money, which the colonists didn’t like although there were often indirectly rules by the king, which was better than living in England. Georgia, a southern colony, was established in order to relieve colonists of their debt to the king, and the New England colonies were established for religious freedom. Both the Southern and the New England Colonies were early democracies; in Virginia there was the House of Burgesses, and in Connecticut there was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut. The colonists were tired of a monarchy and were ready for democracy and freedom. The South had a very different climate than New England, which caused some of the differences between these colonies. New England had lots of trading, fishing, and lumber due to the colder climate. The South, on the other hand, used the warmer climate to grow cash crops and run plantations. In order to aid the Southern farmers, lots of slaves were …show more content…
New England was a theocracy where one religion was incorporated into the government. The design of cities reflected this, for all of the houses in a town or city were centered around the Church, which was also used as the town hall. In the South, however, religion mixing was more common, where multiple religions would live together. Originally Maryland was set up as a Catholic experiment, but this ended up going away as Protestant religions took over and mixed up the religions. This did not happen in New England because the goal of the New England colonies was religious freedom, for they did not receive this is