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    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

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    There are many differences between New England and the Chesapeake. This was because there were a lot of culture differences between the two. Whether it was coming to america to search for gold like the chesapeake or escaping religious injustice like new England. The chesapeake’s hot and humid climate tended to drive people away so they came to New England for dry and mild weather. Farming was a huge part of the Chesapeake’s economy unlike the New England people who had a very diverse economy even

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    George Sotereanos DBQ 09/15/06 Unit 1 The Distinct Differences of New England and Chesapeake By the year 1700‚ the New England and the Chesapeake regions were both settled largely by people of English origin‚ although the regions had evolved in two distinct societies. The people who made the epic voyage to the new world came here for many different reasons. They wanted to lead the lives they wanted. Some were poor and needed money and saw America as a place to strike it rich. Others did not

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    New England was settled by English Puritans‚ mostly Congregationalists‚ in the 1620s. It was held together by its common religion‚ which gave the region stability in its early years. Contrastingly‚ the mid-Atlantic colonies were made up of a variety of different religious groups‚ including Lutherans‚ Catholics‚ Jews‚ Congregationalists‚ and Quakers in Pennsylvania. During the Great Awakening of the 1730s‚ the influence of older forms of Protestantism‚ especially Calvinism‚ increased dramatically

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    Despite New England and Chesapeake regions both having similar English settlers‚ these two colonial areas developed vastly unique identities because of politics‚ economics‚ and the reasons for settling.The Chesapeake region includes the colonies of Virginia and Maryland where the New England colonies were New Hampshire‚ Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. One of the main differences between the two regions was the reasonings behind the settlements which was the causation of

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    01 December 2011 Gulliver’s Travels and Historical England Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift is a famous‚ classic novel that satirized many aspects of government‚ religion and human nature. Written in the eighteenth century‚ this three-hundred-year-old novel remains well known today because of its timeless criticism that can still be applied to contemporary politics and religious faiths. In eighteenth century England‚ the home of both Swift and his character Lemuel Gulliver‚ the ruling constitutional

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    New England Puritanism was a religious movement in Seventeenth century which was mainly based upon building a purer Church but it also had political‚ economic and cultural implications. In early sixteenth century‚ King Henry VIII decided to move away from Roman Catholic church and created the Church of England. He declared himself the supreme head of the church. The Puritans were Englishmen and women who overtime became dissatisfied with the direction taken by the Church of England. They perceived

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    Introduction Stonewalls of New England are rich with history and archeologists are still trying to determine who may have built the first stonewalls or if our concept of when North America was first settled is wrong. Items of stone and metal lead archeologists to believe that the archaic period is when the Northern New England portion of America was first inhabited. There have been many different types of fences built in New England‚ natural debris‚ wood‚ and stone included. Stemming from

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    Why was Britain the first country to industrialize? The industrial revolution‚ which occurred during the hundred years after 1780‚ was a true european revolution. It was in England that the industrial revolution first took hold. This change‚ which occurred between 1750 and 1830‚ happened because conditions were perfect in Britain for the Industrial Revolution. Having used wood for heat instead of coal‚ Britain was left with large deposits of coal remaining to fuel the new ideas. Any raw supplies

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    contrast essay its not appropriate to side with one person in the writing but with all the different people and that is something I must improve upon. Log#10;4/8 The Social Order in Colonial New England Summary: This article talks about the Role of men and women in Colonial New England. Men were not responsible for anything that went on in the house back in that time. Married and divorced parents spent more time now with their children than 40 years ago. Children time for fathers increased

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