Life in the America colonies was rough. Most people died on the first attempts to establish settlements in the late 1600&#x27;s early 1700&#x27;s...  There were 3 main areas in Colonial America. They were the New England colonies, Middle colonies, and Southern colonies. There was also an area known as the Backcountry, where there was a lot of  swampland and it was hard to make a living. All of the colonies had different lifestyles.