During the colonial era, Britain's policy of mercantilism primarily affected the economy and commerce of the thirteen colonies. culture and society of the thirteen colonies. religious institutions of the thirteen colonies. politics and government of the thirteen colonies.

There were fewer slaves in New England than in the other regions. Three were three principal colonial areas of the British colonies in North America. The New England region, or the New England Colonies, included Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. This region had mostly manufacturing jobs.