Differences between New England and Chesapeake Colonies – DBQ By the 1700s‚ Colonial America was a diverse society; the northern colonies of New England and the southern colonies of the Chesapeake region‚ although mainly made up of British settlers‚ were already becoming distinct areas unlike any seen before this time. However‚ they shared little in common‚ as both regions were drastically different from one another. The differences started with the initial reasons for the founding of each colony
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DBQ #1 Many new settlements were rapidly being colonized by Europeans in the 16th century. The two major European colonies were the New England and Chesapeake regions. The New England and Chesapeake regions were both settled by people of the English origin‚ but by the 1700’s the two colonies drifted to become to distinct societies. What was the differences these two regions had in creating such different societies? Even though the colonies were both settled by English settlers they came to
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New England and Chesapeake region Divergence New England and the Chesapeake region were very influential in the founding and prosperity of the United States. Both were founded by English explorers and both were able to thrive because of the determination and bravery of Englishmen. But even with these similarities‚ by the 1700’s‚ the settlements were drastically different. The New England settlement turned into an aristocratic colony focused on the belief in God and religious freedom while the Chesapeake
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The New England and Chesapeake colonies were both settled by English colonists. Most colonists moving from Great Britain to New England were families searching for religious salvation‚ rather than mostly the single men that traveled to the Chesapeake area in search of wealth. The immigrants of the Chesapeake area were greeted with a climate and soil that were perfect for cultivating tobacco‚ cotton‚ indigo‚ and rice. Those settling in New England could not rely on farming to support themselves because
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Intro: During the colonial periods‚ English emigrants traveled to America for a new life and better opportunities. Some settlers came because of debts and charges that they want to avoid or pay off. Others came for the freedoms of the new world. The English settlers came to develop colonies such as New England and The Chesapeake. Although the settlers in New England and the Chesapeake came from the same place‚ they started to separate into two distinct societies based on the reasons founded
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Although people from England settled in the Chesapeake and New England area‚ the regions evolved into two distinct societies due to their differences in religion‚ politics‚ and especially‚ economies by 1700. The religion of the Chesapeake and New England areas differed. Because New Englanders came to escape religious persecution‚ one would think that it would become a land of complete tolerance. This was not the case‚ though. The New Englanders were very religious-based‚ and considered themselves
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2013 The New England and the Chesapeake Colonies were two very distinct colonies. The colonist came to the Americas in order to escape religious toleration and economic prosperity. As time passed the colonist were changed by their different surroundings. Although the New England and Chesapeake colonies both had English immigrants‚ they differentiated due to economic‚ social‚ and religious causes. In contrast the colonies were very different societies. There is many differences between the New England
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Although New England and the Chesapeake regions were both settled largely by people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. Why did this difference in development occur? Since Columbus discovered America‚ people from Europe were avid to lunch there to explore the New World. Most people went there for religion purposes and money‚ but as they set up their own regions‚ they governed their lands in different ways. Specifically‚ New England and Chesapeake‚ which
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come of their own colony. However‚ although both settled regions were the new homes to a majority of the English‚ two separate societies formed. In New England‚ the colonists were religious extremists hoping to form a perfect society‚ while gold hunters with little or no desire to create a permanent home flocked to the Chesapeake region. The colonists in the north were more concerned with family values than those in the south‚ whose society suffered from a great lack of women and such a high death
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The people of both the New England and Chesapeake region came from the same English origin‚ however‚ by 1700; their social‚ economical‚ and political differences led them in two different directions. They adapted to their region‚ and evolved in a way where they can benefit from their geography and region. They constructed their society based on circumstances and conditions that needed to be met in order to prosper and survive. The Chesapeake settlers had a difficult time surviving in America’s
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