development had a larger impact on colonial settlement than religious concerns‚ but this varies with the individual colonies. Each colony had something different to offer England and a different motive for settling. New England came about because the Puritans and Separatists wanted a place to worship free the original Church of England. Virginia‚ on the other hand‚ was established at first as a trade colony and base for gold and precious metal expeditions. The Maryland colony was founded in order to
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New England: A Matter of Perspective John Smith’s A Description of New England and William Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation both present a picture of the same pre-colonial land of New England. Mr. Smith’s writing‚ out of necessity‚ painted a rosy picture of the new land‚ while Bradford’s historical account shows early New England was not Heaven on Earth. Mr. Bradford and Mr. Smith are writing about one land‚ but they present two different accounts of the life in the land. John Smith’s writing
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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
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Puritans settling in New England lead to the social‚ economic‚ and political shaping of Massachusetts. Puritans originally came to New England in order to create a more godly world away from corrupt England. Many Puritans originally didn’t want to settle in America‚ but after being attacked in England‚ and seeing how corrupt the Angelicin church was they sought refuge in the new colony. There were many economic opportunities in establishing the colony as well as political and social opportunities
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a time period between 1683 and 1830‚ which is during the Colonial times. The Colonial times reinforces the importance of Christianity by encouraging the idea that children can only be successful if they follow the moral laws of the Bible. “The New England Primer” serves to provide the religion in education by having the alphabet and a syllabarium alongside stories from the Bible‚ as well as separate prayers and promises to be memorized in the book. The text conveys the importance of the alphabet
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Black bears are the only specie of bear that live in New England. (Whittle) Normally humans and black bears are able to coexist peacefully‚ however‚ the population of black bears in New England is growing–and it’s causing problems for the locals. In fact‚ there are currently around 36‚000 bears in Maine‚ 6‚000 more than there were five years ago. (Whittle) While some states are calling for hunters to increase the number of bears they kill during hunting season‚ some people are saying this method
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In religious and political matters‚ Virginia varied considerably from the New England colonies. The Church of England was the established church in Virginia‚ which meant taxpayers paid for the support of the church whether or not they were Anglicans. A lack of clergymen and few churches kept many Virginians from attending church. Religion thus was of secondary importance in the Virginia colony. While New England was a land of towns and villages surrounded by small farms‚ Virginia and Maryland were
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Compare and contrast the New England‚ the Chesapeake/Southern and Middle colonies. The New England region consists of Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Connecticut‚ and Rhode Island. The Southern region consists of Virginia‚ North and South Carolina‚ Georgia‚ and Maryland. The Middle colonies consist of New York‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsyvlania‚ and Delaware. In the New England Family‚ the Puritans came in large family units‚ about 8-20 in each family. They had a long life span‚ the women aged up to 68
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Settlement in the new world occurred for different reasons‚ which led to the development of two different societies. New Englanders attempted to create a religious Utopia while the members of the Chesapeake created their society based off of economic goals. People of English origin were the main settlers in the two regions even though they were two very distinct societies. They had major differences in ideas‚ values and settlement strategies‚ which were led‚ by stark difference in the economical
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There were multiple differences between the life of those who populated the early settlements of Jamestown and New England‚ I actually think they were completely opposite; these differences were influenced by the different formation of these settlements. Jamestown was a settlement supposedly built to spread Christianity but the true aim was to make profit. Jamestown was populated with a majority of men‚ amongst them there were gentry‚ gold seekers‚ criminals‚ men with nothing to lose. Once tobacco
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