What were the similarities among the Thirteen Colonies?

The thirteen colonies were all established by a royal charter or grant, making them all possessions of the crown. Legislation passed by the Parliament applied to all thirteen colonies and legislation passed by colonial legislatures was subject to a veto by the colonial governor, the English Parliament, or the King. The vast majority of initial settlers in most of the colonies consisted of English or Irish immigrants, though some of the Middle Colonies also had relatively high numbers of other groups. Christianity was the dominant religion in the all thirteen colonies, though the denomination differed (Congregationalists/Puritans in New England, Quakers and other Protestants in the Middle Colonies, Catholics in Maryland, and Anglicans in the Southern Colonies). Finally, the purpose of all thirteen colonies was to provide profit and resources to England.