Most of the land in the Chesapeake region during the 1600s was part of a plantation‚ plantations which were a major player in the shaping of the society both economically and socially. Plantations slowed the growth of cities and hindered the development of an advanced economy. Few merchant class folk existed. Most people were either a plantation owners or workers. A lack of a middle class meant few consumers‚ and many industries never arose to a great extent. Most goods were bought by the rich landowners
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Differences between the Chesapeake Bay and New England ColoniesThere are many key differences that distinguish the inhabitants of the New England colonies from those of the Chesapeake Bay colonies. These dissimilarities include but are not limited to the differences between the social structure‚ family life‚ forms of government‚ religion‚ and the lives of indentured servants and children in the two colonies. The social structure and family life of the two colonies varied greatly. The inhabitants
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A curriculum evaluation of The Chesapeake Bay‚ A Problem-Based Unit (Weaver‚ B.‚ Adkins‚ J.‚ & College of William and Mary. (1997). The Chesapeake Bay: A problem-based unit. Dubuque‚ Iowa: Kendall/Hunt.) I. Introduction This unit for the Chesapeake Bay was designed specifically for the gifted and high ability learners in middle schools. The diversity of living organisms in the Chesapeake Bay as well as human impact on its ecosystem provides an opportunity for students to identify and evaluate
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Virginia. This colony‚ known as the Chesapeake Bay colony‚ was colonized and settled by the English men of Anglican Church beliefs. Later in 1630 a wave of English men‚ women and children settled in the areas of Main‚ Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Rhode Island ‚ Connecticut and Vermont who were all believers of Puritanism. This colony was named the New England colony. In spite of both colonies being settled by men‚ women and children of English ancestry by the 1700’s both regions evolved into two very
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differences that separated the Chesapeake from New England before 1700 were a result of the types of people that moved there‚ and the land that was available for use. New England‚ which consisted of Rhode Island‚ New Hampshire‚ Connecticut‚ and Massachusetts‚ was a center for industrialized businesses while the Chesapeake that included the colonies of Virginia and Maryland‚ was a farming community. The societies of New England and the Chesapeake were very different by 1700‚ this can be shown by looking
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United States History DBQ During the 1700s‚ the regions of New England and the Chesapeake experienced dramatic changes and stimulated development due to the increase in immigration from Europe to this new world of the Americas. The immigrants that came to the New England colony differed in terms of reasons for coming and differences in ways of establishing a foundation for the society verses the Chesapeake colony. The differentiating motives‚ interactions between the natives‚ and the formation
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England. Although the colonies in the New England and Chesapeake regions of North America were settled mainly by the English‚ by the 1700s both developed into two distinct societies because of their environmental surroundings‚ their reasons for settlement‚ and their way of life. The regions had somewhat similar climates‚ but it was their surroundings that set them apart. Both regions had harsh and unforgiving climates that neither the Chesapeake settlers nor the New England settlers were prepared
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Contrast Colonial New England with Chesapeake. Include description of their economics‚ religious practices‚ labor sources‚ government and familiar patterns. Were these differences caused more by topographical factors or immigration patterns? Upon evaluating the New England colonies versus the Chesapeake bay colonies‚ it is important to outline their similarities and differences in order to assess why one flourished more successfully than the other and the root of this occurrence. Although Plymouth
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England and Chesapeake Bay Colonies" Why is religion so important? Religion is an important means through which many people form an identity within their society. Religion gives people sanction and something to stand for and to live for. Religion greatly shaped the growth of colonial life in North America. Religion greatly shaped the growth of the colonial life in North America. The people needed religious freedom therefore they created the new colonies of New England and Chesapeake Bay. The two societies
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APUSH Essay Even though the Chesapeake Bay Colonies and New England Colonies would share ethnic roots they would differ greatly in their development. With New England’s society centered on religion and Chesapeake Bay’s around profit both came to the new world with their own intentions. Other aspects in which these societies differed was in economy and social structure. However regardless of differences and similarities both colonies would find their own way to thrive. When it comes to
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