As the colonies of America were being settled and beginning to grow‚ each colony began to develop its own differences and identity in the New World. Many people immigrated to the colonies be it puritans‚ slaves‚ farmers‚ quakers and various other groups‚ all came to escape persecution‚ start a new life‚ or make money in the New World; giving the colonies their own mix of personalities. From the rocky coasts of New England to the large fields and plantations of the southern colonies‚ the different
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September‚ 2010 DBQ #1 Although both the New England Colonies (Rhode Island‚ Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ and New Hampshire)‚ and the Chesapeake Colonies (Virginia and Maryland) were both settled by people of English origin‚ by 1700 they were both very distinct for a multitude of reasons; Three of which being‚ their economics‚ African Slave population‚ and their life expectancies. The New England colonies vs. the Chesapeake colonies had many differences in there economical make-up‚ as far as their
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to different lands where their new lifestyles had very little in common. This was obvious in the settlement of the New England and Chesapeake colonies before 1700 which caused the development of dissimilar societies. The people of New England and the Chesapeake colonies formed different governments upon arrival to North America. They had different motives and incentives for immigrating to America. The composition of the colonists of New England and the Chesapeake area were nothing like one another
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Differences Between New England and the Chesapeake regions Although the English settled into both the Chesapeake and New England regions‚ they had formed into two completely opposite communities. Both regions came to America for different purposes. Whether the founders of this land was to make a profit‚ farm more land‚ or seek religious freedom‚ they did it to please their own intentions. There were many differences between the two regions‚ however two main places where they were opposites‚ were
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settlers began arriving in America in the 1700’s they mainly settled in two regions - New England and the Chesapeake. Even though both groups of people were English by origin‚ they had developed two very different societies. Each group had it’s own beliefs and expectations of what they will find in this new world‚ and the results of their settlement were very different as well. When the ship headed for Virginia left England in 1635‚ it was filled mostly with men in their twenties and thirties. The ship’s
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By the 1700s‚ New England and the Chesapeake region had developed very distinct societies. This dichotomy can be traced from the very foundation of the colonies. The New England colonies were founded as examples of pure religion‚ each was to "be as a city upon a hill."1 In contrast to this worthy cause‚ the Chesapeake colonies were originally founded during the great search for gold‚ and later continued as slave-supported plantation colonies. The New Englanders would come to prosper through their
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Dorian Zimmerman Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by the people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. These two colonies divided based on their values and goals for their future‚ New England believed in unity‚ religion‚ and family‚ while the Chesapeake region believed in success‚ working alone‚ and entrepreneurship. Their lives really centered around what they believed in and was the determining factor on why these
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two colonies in North America of the East Coast. The colonies were known as the New England colonies and the Chesapeake colonies. The New England colonies included of Connecticut‚ Colony of Rhode Island‚ Providence Plantations‚ Massachusetts and Province of New Hampshire. The Chesapeake colonies consisted of Virginia and Maryland. These colonies were settled in by Englishmen with similar resolutions and ethnicities and faced similar obstacles. But these colonies became two distinct colonies with
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Compare and Contrast the Chesapeake and New England colonies The dawn of the 1600’s brought about a new chapter in American history. The United States experienced an influx of almost 400‚000 Europeans and 350‚000 Africans‚ most of which were (indentured) servants. Most settlers‚ seeking the benefits of unclaimed land‚ migrated into the West Indies‚ Mid-Atlantic‚ New England‚ or South regions/colonies. It would be the differences between these groups that would set them apart from each other
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The New England and Chesapeake Regions The Chesapeake and New England regions were made up of mainly Englishmen. Though the settlers came from the same place‚ their communities evolved into two different societies by 1700. The cause of this split‚ despite the fact of coming from the same place‚ was the difference in geography‚ religious freedoms and social/moral values. Geographically‚ the settlers were not prepared. Life expectancy for the Chesapeake was very low. The New England
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