"The Southern and New England colonies were so different from each other, that there was not one feature shared by these two groups of colonies." This statement is true because of mainly two reasons. While cultural forces contributed to the differences of both regions, the distinction of economies played the key role in driving the quote true. These two characteristics made each of these regions unique in its own way.
Economy was the major distinction of the New England and Southern colonies. The New England colonies were more diverse than the Southern colonies. This was a key role between the two regions. The South was more agricultural and had more plantations than the North. Sometimes the plantations would separate from the town and become self-contained communities. This is what the South was mostly made up of, self-contained communities. The South grew more cash crops than the North since they were more agricultural.
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Map showing the Connecticut, New Haven, and Saybro...Some cash crops included indigo, tobacco, rice, and cotton. The North in contrast had plantations but not as many as the South. The North was more city and industrious than the South. The North was forming many different types of industries that made them more diverse than the South. The South on the other hand, barely had large industries and large towns or cities. With the self-contained plantation societies in the South and the cities and industries in the North, theses two regions were very different among each other. One other factor that contributed to the differences of the colonies is the location. The New England colonies were located in an area with rocky soil and a very short growing season. While the Sothern colonies had great fertile soil and a growing season much longer than their friends up north. The longer growing season made the Southern...