Chesapeake Colonies Dbq

DBQ ESSAY: DIFFERENCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW ENGLAND REGION AND THE CHESAPEAKE REGION OF THE NEW WORLD

When the first colony of Virginia was established in the year 1607, there had been many theories as to what the New World could bring and offer to different people of the time, looking for a new and hopefully better life than in the past. But this new and better life did not come easily for many people. It is known, however, that primarily Englishmen, locating themselves from the New England regions of the north, to the Chesapeake regions of the south, first settled the majority of the east coast of the New World. But although the New England region and the Chesapeake region were largely colonized and populated by Englishmen, by
Through the chartering of these colonies and the ability to produce tobacco, the southern colonies became one of the leading economic suppliers of the mother country of England. The first of the navigation acts in 1951 had a large effect on the development of the Chesapeake region of the New World. The navigation acts prevented English merchant ships from trading with any other country, forcing it to dock in British Ports to trade their goods. These acts, seeming a little strict, were actually barely enforced at all. Even though these acts were put in place, smuggling of different goods from different regions of the world, (primarily the west Indies), in fact helped everyone out in the end. It was all linked to the triangular trade system in which the English economy relied upon for their success. An economic difference, which was noted through the development of the two regions, was the use of indentured servants which eventually were replaced by African slaves. Through the beginning development stages of the Chesapeake colonies, many indentured servants were used to tend to the land of the wealthy estate owners, in return, after due timing
Unlike the Chesapeake region, the New England region was mainly inhabited by families with sons, daughters, husbands, and wives, who were, in most cases, looking to escape religious persecution from the English in England. As shown in document B, many of the immigrants coming into New England, were part of families. The New England region of colonies was mainly an area where families came to escape the hardships of England. During this time period, many puritans from England, who were being persecuted just because of their religious views, traveled to colonies such as Plymouth, Mass Bay, and eventually extend out to Rhode Island and Connecticut. The majority of the Puritans who came over from England chose to live in the Mass Bay area. The Mass Bay area was considered an area which was a safe haven for all puritan peoples looking to live by and support the laws set down by god, (document D). The Mass Bay area was quoted to be named "the city on the hill". This name, given by the puritans, had a symbolic meaning which represented the fact that the puritans thought that the city of Boston was to be looked up to as a role model society in which everyone should pay attention to its religious followings of god and the roles in which god plays in their society. They thought that because they were above everyone else, every other area