1700 that occurred in the New England colonies and the Chesapeake colonies made both of these establishments vastly different. While both the New England and Chesapeake colonies can be separated by their culture‚ and government and religion‚ their motivations for colonizing was the most significant factor in differentiating the two. The New England and Chesapeake colonies were both settled for different purposes‚ and this played a major role in why the colonies were both so distinct. John Winthrop
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shaping the development of the British colonies in North America during the 1600s. Although the primary factor in shaping the development of the British colonies was geography‚ religion also influenced the British colonies during the 1600s.The New England colonies were initially founded to be a safe haven for the Puritan religion‚ while the middle colonies and southern colonies were founded for trade and profit. Once founded‚ the British colonies began producing different goods based on their geography
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In the colonial United States up to seventeen hundred‚ most of the settlers inhabiting the land happened to be of English origin. Although‚ they came from the same whereabouts‚ the two poles of the colonies‚ north and south‚ developed two distinct societies. For example‚ in the New England area the settlers developed an egalitarian‚ unified‚ and organized atmosphere‚ while in the Chesapeake region residents created an aristocratic‚ unloyal‚ and scattered environment. But‚ if they are of the same
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“Was Ireland a colony of the British Empire?” The literal definition of a colony is: “A subject territory occupied by a settlement from the ruling state.” Whether or not Ireland fell under this classification‚ in its unionist days‚ is hotly debated. One could argue that because Ireland was incorporated into Great Britain as a single kingdom‚ was included in parliament and involved in colonial affairs‚ that it was not a colony itself. However one could
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strongly influenced by the geography of the regions settled and the ethnic 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
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came over to the English colonies because they wanted to escape religious prosecution and were seeking religious freedom. When Charles I disbanded parliament and drove England’s economy into the ground‚ some Puritans joined up with entrepreneurs and created the Massachusetts Bay Company (MBC). The MBC soon colonized the Massachusetts Bay area‚ which was run by these non-separatist Puritans. This colony of mostly Puritans did not agree with some of the ways other colonies managed their settlements
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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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the North and South colonies the populations grew phenomenally. Colonists of all different backgrounds lived in varied environments under thirteen different colonial governments. “[In the south] slaves made the most striking racial composition of the population. Slavery became the defining characteristic of the southern colonies during the eighteenth century‚ shaping the region’s economy‚ society and politics.” The economic‚ political‚ and cultural differences between the colonies of the North and
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Processing What was life really like in the colonies? Everyone either had a farm or in a city‚ no one lived in the suburbs. Many people made money on their farms or plantations where many slaves worked for the landowner. Also‚ many children didn’t receive education unless you were quite wealthy. So‚ let’s see what was life really like in the colonies. Let’s start off where people live‚ many people were farmers and that’s how they made a living. They grew their own food and even made things out
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Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by the people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions evolved into two distinct societies. This difference occurred because the New England colonies was based off of escaping religious persecution while the Chesapeake colonies was based off of profiting of natural resources. Document A was a speech called A Model of Christian Charity by John Winthrop‚ a Puritan traveling to New England for religious freedom. It was written on board
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