The first being the different backgrounds the groups of people who colonized them had. Virginia was colonized much before all of the New England colonies were which means that those who colonized New England had seen more of the “original” England and therefore had different views and perspectives. The second main reason behind the differences between the colonies is their climatic and geographical features. With one area being mountainous and infertile in terms of soil and the other being very flat and fertile. This impacted the way the colonists were able to make a living, stay alive, and enjoy themselves. By looking at all of this information, we can easily compare these two regions to each other.
In conclusion, by looking at the similarities between the New England colonies and Virginia and the middle colonies as well as examining the many important differences between the two, we can accurately compare the two regions and then we are able to see why these regions are so different and how they got to be that way. Differences in climate, geography, and society forced the colonies to develop in different directions from one