New England Colonies Dbq Analysis

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 origin, how did they develop such divergent societies? This difference was a result of opposite immigration and settlement patterns, and motives. Immigration patterns greatly differed of the north and south regions of the colonies. In the Chesapeake region mostly men, especially younger male siblings who did not get land in England due to primogeniture laws, immigrated to this area for land. However, they served as indentured servants for several years of their lives before obtaining their promised land in the New World. According to the Ship’s List of Emigrants bound for Virginia of 1635, males ranging from the ages of fourteen to forty came to America for opportunity in vast numbers, while a scarce amount of women migrated to this area (Doc. C). In contrast, the New England area was more desireable to families. On March 20, 1635 in the
However, in the New England area the settlers primary motive was religion. Mostly Puritans came to the New World seeking a haven after being discriminated in the Old World and because of their shared religious beliefs this allowed them to develop communities harmoniously, while having the same end goal, being a model for the world. The first governor of Massachusetts Bay colony, John Winthrop, wrote A Model of Christian Charity and said, “knit together in this work as one man… community as members of the same body… a city upon a hill… the eyes of all people are upon us” (Doc.