Colonial America There are many myths about early America and the original thirteen colonies. Some people may think that all the colonies were the same. This is not true by any means. People of different cultures populated certain areas, and therefore practiced different religions, knew how to grow different crops, etc. The climate was far different between the New England colonies and the Chesapeake colonies. This also had an impact on the types of crops …showed first 75 words of 778 total…

…showed last 75 words of 778 total…Chesapeake colonies. The New England colonies focused on trade, fishing, lumber, and shipbuilding. The Chesapeake colonies focused on tobacco, indigo, and rice. These vary so much because of the climate and location. There are huge amounts of differences between the New England colonies and the Chesapeake colonies. They include, but are not confined to, the crops and family life. It\'s amazing that 2 areas of the same [soon to be] country could be so different.