In order to adequately answer this question we must first identify the reasons for colonization in each of these regions. To begin, the southern colonies were colonies that were established by the English and included Roanoke, Jamestown, Maryland, Virginia Company, Georgia and the colonies in the Carolinas. Roanoke was the first English colony in the New World, in response to the French founding several colonies in the New World. The purpose of Jamestown was for economic gain. Furthermore, investors had hoped it would be there way to get rich quick and easy, though it turned out as anything but. Maryland was founded as a Catholic haven in a time in which there was religious conflict. The history of Maryland could contribute to the idea that
