What was a difference between the english colony established in virginia and the spanish colonies established in other parts of the americas? group of answer choices virginia colonists mostly lived along the coast, and spanish colonists mostly lived in high altitude cities. virginia was established to protect catholics from england, and spanish colonies were protestant christians the english adopted a more capitalist model, with private investors financing the venture the english colonists financed their efforts through gold mining, and the spaniards profited mostly from slave labor.