The Chesapeake and New England colonies had two different and distinct societies. If I had to choose between the two I would choose New England as a place to live. New England was family oriented men, women and children moved to the area. Which means that they had the ability to be more stable and efficient as a community. A family could contain many skills as opposed to the few elite men and their servants may have. Their communities were self-sufficient and they were able to farm, even though the land wasn’t as fertile as in the Chesapeake. They still had enough to survive and could possibly sell the extras. With New England being on the coast they had access to excellent harbors which meant the fishing was good. They could also use the
