Chesapeake and New England Colony DBQ The Crusades of the middle ages introduced much innovative and formerly unheard of merchandise into Western Europe; however the scarcity of these luxury goods instilled Europeans with drive to find easier access to the Far East. Although desired “Northwest Passage” never was found‚ joint-stock companies‚ like the Virginia Company of London‚ settled colonies in the New World for untapped resources such as silver and other tradable goods. Many more corporations
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Chesapeake and New England colonies Comparison During the early 16th century and into the early 17th century‚ European colonies rapidly colonized the newly found Americas. England in particular sent large groups to the east coast of North America to two separate regions‚ which would later become known as the Chesapeake and New England areas. The Chesapeake region included Maryland‚ Virginia‚ Pennsylvania‚ and the New Jerseys. The New England region of the colonies included Rhode Island‚ Plymouth
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Colonies in the North and South were adversely affected by differences in climate and geography which shaped the political‚ economic‚ religious‚ and social developments in these regions and the future nation they would become. Tobacco cultivation was a large factor of society in the south around which many aspects of civilization developed. It was the primary crop grown in the south because of its ability to grow in the Chesapeake soil. The intense physical labor required of southern famers led
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Southern Colonies Religion | Southern Colonies claimed to have religious freedom but that tended to be a superficial idea. In these colonies Anglican faith was the most predominate. Anglican included Presbyterian and Baptist. While Protestants were somewhat tolerated most were Anglican. They didn’t really consider Native Americans and slaves religion to be an actual religion. Several people tried to convert slaves and Native Americans to their religion. When slaves began to give in they
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In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries‚ the Northern and Southern colonies were extremely different. Each “section” of America was socially‚ economically‚ and politically dissimilar from the next. From the beginning‚ it was difficult to picture the colonies as their own separate nation due to a lack of colonial unity. In the Southern plantation colonies‚ social structure was molded mostly by the emphasis on slavery and racism that was perpetuated. A hierarchy of status and wealth similar to
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The English Colonies alongside the Atlantic Coast in the 1600’s- 1700’s began with the failed attempt to establish the Roanoke Colony in Virginia‚ which was later surpassed by the Virginia Company‚ a joint stock company‚ that established the colony of Jamestown in the Chesapeake Bay. Following the success of establishment of Jamestown was a series of devastation known as the “starving period” as food sources were scare‚ conflicts with natives arised‚ and starvation characterized the lives of the
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In New England colonies‚ slaves were not needed as much as the other colonies‚ specifically the southern colonies because there was no labor for slaves to do because of the lack of good farming areas. Due to the cold‚ long‚ and harsh winters‚ farming in the New England colonies was a challenge and the growing season was very short. The soil was also rocky as well‚ so the farmers had to talk all the rocks out before planting. Due to these conditions they only farmed enough for their family‚ themselves
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Jorge Zankiz New England vs. Chesapeake Colonies Throughout the 16th century and into the 17th century the Americas started to become very popular settlement areas‚ especially North America’s east coast. This area was colonized by migrating English that either fled from England because of religious persecution‚ the wish of starting a new life with their families or were in the pursuit of gold and wealth. The decision people made between those two choices(religion and family go together)was what
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makeup of the colonists. Generally‚ the colonies may be best understood as being divided in the following way: New England (Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Connecticut‚ Rhode Island)‚ Middle (New York‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsylvania‚ Delaware)‚ and Southern (The Carolinas‚ Georgia‚ Maryland‚ Virginia). While these colony groups had many things in common‚ they also had their own distinctive features. Colonists brought traditions from their home countries and developed new ways of life in North America as they
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The Thirteen Colonies‚ that joined together to become the United States of America were part of the first British Empire. Each colony was founded by different people and for different reasons. The main reason was the opportunity to make money to bring together valuable natural resources and selling them to England in exchange for goods that were difficult to get in the New World. Other colonies were set up by the Protestants who wanted to avoid the religious they experienced in Britain‚ and also
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