Ap Us History Dbq Analysis

Isabel Olivas Eliason AP U.S. History 6 September 2014 The New World was a marvel and a chance to make it big in the 1600s. England took its gamble at building colonies in the unsettled region of what is now the east coast. It then was separated into two regions, New England and the Chesapeake. Even though they were both founded by the English, their differences in religion, unity, and motives evolved their societies into polar opposites. In New England, unity was a way of life. They believed in a balance of "some must be rich [and] some poor," (Doc A) but also believed in the idea of charity to "supply of others' necessities." (Doc A) When these beliefs were combined, it created a relationship between colonists that was previously not practiced by settlers before them. New England greatly embraced the idea of a "together" colony. They
It was told that they would "dig gold, wash gold, refine gold, [and] load gold" (Doc F) by their higher archys. They didn't set protection as a high standard, so they had "more rivers than men to protect them." (Doc G) They also blame others for their greed such as Bacon, who said that he was protecting himself from the "sponges [that] have sucked up the public treasure." (Doc H) New England's colonist based society led to a conservative and un hostile environment, while the Chesapeake's goal of money led to constant conflict and distress of their people. Everything the New England colonies did was based off their religion and belief in God. they modeled themselves as the city upon a hill, with the mindset of "the eyes of the people are upon [them]," (Doc A) so they molded themselves in the way that God had professed to them. If they didn't follow the laws that God had given to them their "prayers [would be] turned to curses." (Doc E) shaming God's servants.Their rules are based on God, and the first one even states they will "walk in all the ways of Christ."