New England and Chesapeake DBQ

By 1700, the New England and Chesapeake region evolved into two distinct colonies although both were settled by people of the English origin. One of the major distinctions between the two colonies is the populations of the two regions were settled by different people. New England and Chesapeake also had different reasons for settlement in these areas. Another cause for the development in the two societies was the difference of the way of life. New England and Chesapeake formed into two distinct societies because of who the population was the reasons for settlement, and the experiences or way of life. The populations in the New England and Chesapeake areas were settled by different people. During the seventeenth century and into the eighteenth century, the persecution of Puritans took place in England causing many of the Puritans to separate from the country. As a repercussion, the Puritans and Separatists sought a charter to form the Massachusetts Bay Company, which ultimately led them to land in Cape Cod. According to records of ship’s list of emigrants bound for New England, many of the people travelled by household or in families. (Document B) In New England, puritans were a group of Protestants who demanded the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline. This area was mainly made up of Puritans who put God and all other clergy above anyone else. John Winthrop believed that New England was a city upon a hill which served as a model for society. God led New England. On the other hand, in the Chesapeake, the population consisted of young males who sought to make a living. According to records of ship’s list of emigrants bound for Virginia, most of the people were young males between the ages of eighteen and forty. (Document C) Most of the people in the region were merchants who came from England looking got gold and built joint-stock company. Unlike the Puritans, the merchants were not expecting to stay in the