The New England and Southern Colonies were both settled largely by the English. By 1700, the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. The southern colonies have characteristics that are the antithesis of the New England colonies attributes. New England was colonized for Freedom of Worship and freedom of political thought. The Southern colonies were developed for freedom of economic opportunity. The New England colonies had aspirations for a distinct society, where they could show their …showed first 75 words of 973 total…

…showed last 75 words of 973 total…the southern colonists from the New England colonists is that the motivation of the two were distinct, and as a result two colonies diverged in their goals. The southern colonists were aiming for economic prosperity; the presence of vast quantities of cheap land in America opened opportunities for economic advancement unknown in overcrowded Europe. The religious freedom was a major contribution because in Europe religious toleration was almost unknown, and dissenters were looked down upon.