compare and contrast

Question 1 The settlers from the early 1600’s settled in the Virginia and the Massachusetts Bay colony areas. These two colonies included states from New England colonies like Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut and the Carolinas. These two colonies were very different socially, politically, and economically. The Massachusetts Bay settlers didn’t have as many problems as the Virginia, also known as the Chesapeake Colony, people because they were much smarter and had better living experiences. The Massachusetts settlers were also similar to each other in the way that they were mostly puritans and believed in the same things. The Virginia people on the other hand went through many situations leading to all of the deaths and all of the hard times that they had to experience. Massachusetts Bay colony and the Virginia Colony had very different characteristics and beliefs socially. The Virginia Colony was very unhealthy which caused many deaths there. Many of the settlers died because of the different diseases and unhealthy living conditions. They also went through a very harsh winter season. The people had very little to eat and ended up starving, freezing, dying, and some becoming cannibals. By 1622, only about 1240 people still remained because of all the deaths that occurred that past winter. There was also a Virginia scandal that was caused from greedy people settling into the colony without a house to begin a life with which started the indentured servants. They were people from European countries that were going to be thrown in jail that agreed and signed a contract allowing them to work for others, for 4-7 years, in return for a pass to the colonies. They hoped that after their contract ended, they would be able to have their own land. These indentured slaves were some of the first people to arrive in this colony. They came between 1619 and 1622. The people that did arrive had very odd family units. The men to women