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New England Society Vs West Indies Society
1. The West Indies and the New England societies were very different in many different ways. Their religions, foods, economies, etc were all very different, and were not similar to the other at all. The Chesapeake inherited a little bit of everything from these two societies, which is why they were considered a middle ground. They didn’t have everything from New England, and didn’t have everything from the West Indies. Because of this, Chesapeake was considered a middle ground between the polar opposites - West Indies and New England.
The religion was one main difference between the West Indies and New England. New England was primarily Puritan, which is a denomination from the Church of England. People from the West Indies were more fond

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