The Southern Colonies had fertile soil and had a flatter geography.
The New England Colonies in the North had rocky soil and had hills/mountains inland which made them more on the industry side (this is also how the Union won the Civil War later on, the North was able to manufacture things while the South had mostly agricultural plantations). There wasn't much use for slaves in a factory, and much more in the South where plantations and large farms were.
The North was very religious besides Pennsylvania where the Quakers resided.
The South barely was religious because your nearest neighbor would be a few farms over, so you don't really converse with them much.
