Aside from religious freedom, the English established colonies in America because of economic gain, land grants to investors, and create a better government. In the Southern colonies, the colony of South Carolina was where slavery was huge and slave owners made a lot of money from selling their crops, and it had the most fertile soil for farming. The Middle Colonies however, has the busy seaports in America, but especially the largest populated cities as well. For example New York City and Philadephia were the biggest cities and provided the most jobs. The Hudson River transported a lot of goods. Thirdly, the New England Colonies are fully industrial and have seaports as well, but the proclamation of 1763 angered investors that bought land
