life in british colonies
Life in the British Colonies Life for colonists arriving in North America in the seventeenth century had both similarities and differences. ... We see this in the British colonies of New England, the Chesapeake, and the Mid- Atlantic. ... Since people were being prosecuted in Europe, especially England, because of their religion, religious groups such as the Pilgrims and the Puritans migrated to New England with their families wishing to settle and to start a new life for themselves. ... Slavery was never a very important part of New England life. ... The Mid-Atlantic colonies had little in common with New England beginning with the purpose behind colonization. ... In the Mid-Atlantic colonies agriculture was the main force driving the economy. ... Native Americans were attracted to the Mid-Atlantic colonies because of toleration. ... The one way the Mid-Atlantic colonies resembles the New England colonies is the way they both handled slavery. ... The people of the Chesapeake were mainly Christian, but religion was not as focused upon as it was in the other colonies.