The people who settled the North were puritans who came because they thought the Church of England was corrupt and had vestiges of the roman church. Down South people came looking for gold. They ended up not finding anything but they soon discovered that tobacco grew well there. In the North they had bad soil and a short growing season while in the South they had great soil and a long growing season. In the North they had a more rocky soil so they didn't grow the production goods like tobacco and coffee. they grew more vegetables and fruits due to their short growing seasons they needed the food. While down in the South they had a long growing season and rich soil. They could afford to grow the more production goods. Even though they had all these differences they all came from England to start a new life. Everyone in the colonies boarded their ships to begin a new life whether there goal was for riches or religion they all started out in the same
The people who settled the North were puritans who came because they thought the Church of England was corrupt and had vestiges of the roman church. Down South people came looking for gold. They ended up not finding anything but they soon discovered that tobacco grew well there. In the North they had bad soil and a short growing season while in the South they had great soil and a long growing season. In the North they had a more rocky soil so they didn't grow the production goods like tobacco and coffee. they grew more vegetables and fruits due to their short growing seasons they needed the food. While down in the South they had a long growing season and rich soil. They could afford to grow the more production goods. Even though they had all these differences they all came from England to start a new life. Everyone in the colonies boarded their ships to begin a new life whether there goal was for riches or religion they all started out in the same