One very important similarity between the British colonies in the Chesapeake region and the British colonies in New England in the period 1607 to 1754 was that both colonies received settlers from England that wanted a better life than what they were used to. England’s population was growing at a rapid rate, allowing the economic recession to leave many without work. They were looking for land which could be made into large farms creating work, and different skilled opportunities for work. Many wanted to escape religious persecution. These colonies allowed them to do that. Settlers were looking for a fresh start in the everlasting new colonies. They were forgetting their old lives, in order to make new better ones.

Although settlers from British