In the early seventeen hundreds, after the establishment of both New England and the Chesapeake, many similarities and differences arose between the two settlements. Some of the similarities and differences included such things as family life, economy, life expectancy, and society. In the Chesapeake area, the life expectancy and general healthiness of the settlers was dangerously low. Diseases like malaria, typhoid, and dysentery had a deadly effect on the inhabitants of the area, cutting 10 years off the life expectancy. Family life in the Chesapeake was also a problem. Women were very scarce which made a strong family life almost...
growth. New England also established Harvard, the first college, in 1636 as a training school for the ministry. This school opened only eight years after the founding of the colony. In Virginia, the first college of William and Mary did not open until 1693, eighty-six years after Virginia was founded, this shows an example of the much more organized society of New England.

In conclusion, these two civilizations shared a few similarities, but many differences in their societies. But no matter how many differences they had, both colonies built up strong economies and became the cornerstones of the nation.