What religous beliefs did early middle colonies have?
The Northern colonies were largely Puritan Separatists and very religious. Although religious was practiced in the Southern Colonies, many people were not pious and devoted to religion. Instead, they mainly focused on gaining wealth. The South was almost entirely agricultural and a large part of the workforce was African slaves, which were introduced in 1619. Tobacco became the main export and the basis of the early Southern economy. In the Northern colonies, farming was carried out on a much smaller scale and usually provided for just the family. The economy of the New England, Northern, colonies was based on fishing and farming for the most part while the economy of the Southern colonies was based solely on farming. These are just some of the differences on the colonies, for their differing natures began even before they were fully settled and functioning as part of the world. The motives of the people beginning a new life for themselves were very different between the two regions. P
