By the 1700s, New England and the Chesapeake region had developed very distinct societies. This categorization is derived from the very foundation of the colonies. The New England colonies were founded as samples of pure religion. In contrast to this worthy cause, the Chesapeake colonies were originally founded during the great hunt for gold, and later continued as slave supported plantation colonies. The New Englanders would come to grow through their labor, thrift, and the quality of their commitment to religion and their