(New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.)

1. Originally established by Puritans, or those who did not agree with the Church of Britain.

2. New England did not have much to offer to England, so they relied heavily on imports which later caused inflation.

3. Also relied heavily on the fishing industry and the fur trade. 

(New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.)

1. The lands allowed the colonies to be very successful, and they were almost completely self-sustainable. 

2. These colonies exported much more than they imported. 

3. They had the weakest relationship with Great Britain of all of the colony groups.

(Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia.)

1. Were a major part of the Triangular Trade. They received slaves after the Middle Passage.

2. Relied heavily on slave labor. That was their whole economy.

3. Agriculture sustained the Southern colonies. They relied on cash crops. 

The Triangular Trade operated from Europe to Africa to the colonies (mainly the Southern colonies.) The Triangular Trade effected everything as it allowed the colonies to import and export with other countries. This kept them afloat, and later allowed them to become successful on their own. The Triangular. Trade can also be considered the reason slavery became so popular. It gave the colonies easy access to slaves which led to bad things.

The first settlers in the colonies from Great Britain excepting the Jamestown colonists were people escaping religious persecution from Great Britain. These "Puritans" did not think that the Church of England was as orthodox as it was supposed to be, so they sailed for North America aboard the Mayflower. From this they established many colonies, which later became the first states of the United States. In the beginning, religious reasons started the migration to  North America which led to the birth of the United States.