When comparing the Chesapeake colonies to the New England settlements:

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While both regions relied on indentured servants in the early years, the Chesapeake colonies tended to have more of them. Virginia and Maryland both had large labor-intensive tobacco plantations which required a lot of cheap labor, and indentured servants were the primary source of that labor. In contrast, New England's economy was more diversified and didn't rely as heavily on indentured servants.

When Comparing the Chesapeake Colonies to the New England Settlements