Compare And Contrast Virginia And Massachusetts Bay Colonies

Even though the Virginia and Massachusetts Bay colonies were the some of the oldest and most heavily populated of the English colonies, their differences in their economies, politics, religions and society set them apart. Some of the differences include the southern Virginia colony having a representative assembly, while Massachusetts Bay colony had a democratic assembly, and the main crop of Virginia being tobacco, while the Massachusetts economy revolved around lumbar, fishing and trade. Virginia and Massachusetts were both colonies that were set up by the British empire, they were both some of the most populated colonies and most economically thriving. They both were setup by people who crossed to the New World from England, and