New England vs. Southern Colonies

The culture of the New England colonies depended more on the simple town expansion then on the wealth and status of a family, as it was in the South. The economy of New England was also more based on fishing and shipbuilding rather then growing tobacco and rice for profit and trade, as it was in the South. For example, new towns were chartered by colonial authorities and were built simply by the colonists. In the South however, “gracious manor houses were build to resemble the aristocracy in England”. A luxurious way of life was more important to the Southerners then it was to the Northerners. The economy of New England depended most on the climate of the region and enabled the colonists to make a trade of fishing and shipbuilding, since fish and lumber was available all year round. In the South, the economy solely depended on tobacco growth and the imported slaves from Africa. Not only did this present an immorality of human behavior, it was and unhealthy cycle which would cause problems in the future.