New England: Farmers, Craftsmen, Merchants
High-level politicians gave out plots of land to male settlers, or proprietors, who then divided the land among themselves. Every white man who was not an indentured servant was intended to have enough land to support a family.
Chesapeake region was known for tobacco plantations, introduced by John Rolfe.
Middle and southern colonies have in common? The middles colonies had rich farmland and a moderate climate.
