Religion
Gold
Power
They did NOT have slavery. Only the south did.
The main reason the Portuguese and Spanish enslaved Africans in New World colonies was to meet the demand for labor in industries like mining and agriculture. Africans were seen as a ready source of labor due to their physical capability, and the transatlantic slave trade provided a constant supply of enslaved people to support the economic development of the colonies.
New York was the main city.
Many colonists came to escape religious persecution
tobacco
The reason there are only 8 colonies is because New England (NE) accounts for the 5 smaller colonies; Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersy and Delaware. The reason there are only 8 colonies is because New England (NE) accounts for the 5 smaller colonies; Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersy and Delaware.
well a similarity in the new England colonies is that shipbuilding was a main industry and in the southern colonies it was to
establishing new colonies
slavery
well some had slaves and the new England colonies only had a few.
because someone lost it JK for the same reason that all the other colonies were found
The main reason was so that they would have the freedom to practice religion as they saw it.