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Everyday life in the colonies consisted of many religion based activities. Each colony had their own way of life, and each colony’s religion also shaped the way the people lived. The New Englanders came over seeking religious freedom, so religion played a huge part in their every day life and the characteristics that define them as Puritans. The Chesapeake region took a different approach, and did not put religion at the center of life. Both of these regions were in some way affected by religion, but each had their own way of incorporating it into every day life. The New Englanders were traditionally hard-working, strict, and religious people. They wanted their colony to be a “city upon a hill.” They thought