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Joey Burchard AP US History  During the colonial ages of America, the diverse immigrants had to settle in many colonies on the eastern coast of the vast continent. __New England was a unique region in these ages in many ways. This region had a vast economic situation, which allowed the English settlers to prosper.__ These people had mainly the same culture, which helped them settle and get along with one another. These Englishmen had a unique style of farming that enforced less labor than other colonies.  Many can say that the New England colonies did what they could to prosper with little help. This is why the amount of slaves decreased in this region. In the colonies of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire the number of African slaves decreased to a mere five percent and below (SB 89-90). These Englishmen most likely believed in equal rights for everyone, which is why they had such a low slave percentage. It might have been the fact that these colonies did not have huge plantations which in these times needed the extra assistance. They had smaller farms where they could mainly control by themselves. Because the New England colonies were mainly from English background, they never had assistance at the farms they had back home (TB 85). English settlers did not see the need for more assistance when they could mainly take care of their farm by themselves.  The New England colonies had a rich economic situation during these times. They had many different ways to make a profit in this new world because of where they were settled. Unlike any other colony, the New England region was able to make a profit on rum, ship building, and naval supplies (TB 92). This was unique because it was just like a major monopoly on this settlement. They would have a large demand, which would pay large sums of money for what they needed to ship their goods across the ocean. They could also make earnings on farming grain, trading with natives, and selling cattle to the people that needed it (TB 92). This region had the vastest economic situation for all of the thirteen colonies. They were able to trade and sell materials that some of the other regions were not able to, which made it a monopoly with these materials. New England colonies were able to prosper because of the economic situation that they were given.  The region of New England was able to have a unique religion which was uncommon in any of the other colonies. The Congregational religion was the most popular religion in this region of the new world (TB 95). These colonists probably did not change much to their religion from what it had been in England. They were able to think for themselves and decided to change some of the beliefs from the Anglican religion. The settlers were able to choose a religion to fit their lifestyle, yet in Massachusetts, the Puritans became more tolerant of other religions that did not believe the same thing they have believed for so long. The congregational religion was formed in New England by the colonies of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. This religion was probably the one religion that the King of England still had an eye on, which is most likely why it stayed longer than all of the other religions (TB 95). New England colonies had a unique set of beliefs that made them able to continue with their lives.