How did economic development affect politics in Massachusetts and Virginia between 1607 and 1750?

http://www.scribd.com/doc/9800495/Compare-and-Contrast-Massachusetts-and-Virginia-Economics-and-Politics-

The main difference was that Virginia had an extremely fragile economic system; all the money belonged to the wealthy plantation owners, who also held all the power. In essence, money equaled power.

In Massachusetts, the wealth was spread more evenly - there were multiple sources of income and did not depend on one thing (for Virginia, it was tobacco) - and led to a more democratic and equal government.