Society Differences During the 1600s and into the 1700s Europe rapidly colonized in America. Europe traveled to America for resources‚ religious reasons‚ and to claim territory. Both the Chesapeake and New England regions had colonies founded on them around 1630. Although each colony was founded England‚ by 1700 both of these colonies became very distinct societies. These differences in societies developed from differences in purpose‚ the geographical regions‚ and the economics of each colony.
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New England Colonies were established by people who were exile because of their religious beliefs‚ Most were known as separist. Most wanted to escapes and break free from the Anglican Church which was also known as the Church of England. They wanted the freedom to worship God in their own way. Yet‚ they however did not want to extend the freedom to everyone. Those who wanted to “purify” the Church of England were known as the puritans. They believe the Church of England was too similar to the Catholics
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Columbus had not discovered Spice Islands south of China‚ but a whole new world to the Europeans. Expeditions of exploration in search of wealth were the first action of the explorers of the new land. Immediate metal wealth was not found in the Caribbean Islands‚ but it was found later on the Americas mainland. England was then enticed to claim land for itself‚ and claimed the lands of North America and benefited from early trading posts. Spain and England both participated in the exploration and
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The New England colonies include New Hampshire‚ Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. The Chesapeake colonies include Virginia and Maryland. These colonies were primarily settled by the english‚ but in about one hundred years later the New England‚ and Chesapeake colonies have became very different. These two sets of colonies have very different social‚ economic‚ and political structures. First of all they were very distinct economically. The Chesapeake colonies wealth mainly
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the New England and Chesapeake Bay Regions During the 1700’s‚ people in the American colonies lived in very distinctive societies. While some colonists led hard lives‚ others were healthy and prosperous. The two groups who showed these differences were the colonists of the New England and Chesapeake Bay areas. The differentiating characteristics among the Chesapeake and New England colonies developed due to economy‚ religion‚ and motives for colonial expansion. The colonists of the New England
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How Life in the North was Different from the South Before the Civil War there were many differences between the North and the South. These differences created problems between the North and the south. Three of the differences were transportation‚ geography‚ and society. Clearly‚ one of the differences between the North and the South was there source of transportation. In the North they traveled by railroad and steamboats. In the South they traveled by steamboats and railroads. The South’s main
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From their very genesis‚ the New England and Chesapeake Colonies displayed stark differences and contrasts. The former was founded mostly for religious reasons and the latter for purely economic ones. Though both regions were in relatively close proximity‚ comparably‚ they greatly differed religiously‚ politically‚ socially‚ and morally (in so far as their perception/exploitation of Native Americans was concerned). The exploration of these different colonies will prove to be particularly fruitful
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entire difference between economic form of both north and south is the fundamental reason that lead to the war. The north’s economy was based on commerce and capitalism.They built industrial factory and produced mechanical components.So they didn’t need much slave because local people could handle the work needed for the industrialized production.However‚ the south’s economy was largely based on agricultural manufacture—cotton.Being the biggest part of sectionalism‚ economic difference increased
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The New England Colonies http://www.ushistory.org/us/3.asp I chose “Settling New England” as my topic. The website I had chosen has many intriguing facts. While reading it‚ it just made me want to read more and more. It also had very descriptive pictures that one could visualize what it was like back in the day will reading. This site is related to chapter 2 out of the book that we read because it talks about the Mayflower and Plymouth Colony‚ Thanksgiving‚ Puritan life‚ and how New England expanded
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different from the South LIfe in the North had a lot of differences than life in the South. They both had different economies‚ societies‚ geographies and transportation. For example‚ the North’s economy was based on working on industrial machines and the South’s economy was based on working on their farms and picking cotton out of their fields‚ those are two totally different economies. That shows how they both had different ways of living. Living life in the North was different from the South because they
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