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    Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both of English Origin‚ they evolved into two different colonies. Major points such as different motives for settling‚ religion‚ and the different geography led to contrasting views. As they continued to evolve‚ the colonies adapted to their own unique economic‚ geography‚ and social structures. The settlements in the Chesapeake region‚ such as Virginia were only settled to increase wealth. The colonists wanted to gain riches. After the

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    Although the New England and Chesapeake regions were settled by basically English‚ each region was clearly different than the other. This could have happened for many reasons‚ but difference in how the families were structured and the effect of religion on each region were probably two very big influences on the different developments of the societies. In New Englandpeople who immigrated there came mostly in the form of families. In 1635‚ "Ship’s List of Emigrants bound for New England‚" showed

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    DBQ #1 Many new settlements were rapidly being colonized by Europeans in the 16th century. The two major European colonies were the New England and Chesapeake regions. The New England and Chesapeake regions were both settled by people of the English origin‚ but by the 1700’s the two colonies drifted to become to distinct societies. What was the differences these two regions had in creating such different societies? Even though the colonies were both settled by English settlers they came to

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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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    Although the New England and Chesapeake regions originated from England‚ they developed into two different societies. Religious toleration‚ economic opportunity‚ and government positions attributed to their development. The New England colony was made up entirely of Puritans and Separatists. The goal of these two religions was either purify the Church of England religion‚ or completely separate from it. Their main reason for immigrating to the New World was for religious purposes. Their whole

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    APUSH 3P  25 September 2014  "I abide by the honor code"  1993 DBQ Essay   During the late sixteenth and into the early seventeenth centuries‚ colonizers reached the  New World‚ which had previously been discovered‚ for various incentives. England‚ in  particular‚ sent numerous groups to two major areas. The New England and the Chesapeake  region were of English descent‚ however‚ both emerged to be very different societies by 1700Both grew to have their own unique identities. These separate identities spurred from the 

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    Differences between New England and Chesapeake Colonies – DBQ By the 1700s‚ Colonial America was a diverse society; the northern colonies of New England and the southern colonies of the Chesapeake regionalthough mainly made up of British settlers‚ were already becoming distinct areas unlike any seen before this time. However‚ they shared little in common‚ as both regions were drastically different from one another. The differences started with the initial reasons for the founding of each colony

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    "Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two different societies‚ why did this difference in development occur?" For different reasons‚ settlers chose to inhabit the regions of New England and Chesapeake. The social economic and political reasons separated these groups. This was mostly because of the different founding purposes; New England being founded on religous values and the Chesapake being

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    9/10/09AP US History P.4Today‚ the country of the United States of America is well known for it having the most diverse population in the world. There are people of many different religious beliefs and ethnicities. If one thinks back on it though‚ it is strange how such a thing could have happened. We were originally settled by on country; England. Although the colonies in the New England and Chesapeake regions of North America were settled mainly by the English‚ by the 1700s both developed into

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    sixteenth century English settlers began moving to the New World in search of a new‚ prosperous life. There were two main areas in America that the English settled in‚ New England and the Chesapeake region. These settlers voyaged to America for either religious freedom or to start a new life. Religion seekers came to the New World to escape the oppression of the Catholic Church. Others came in search of a job‚ or because of their low social class. The New England and the Chesapeake regions became two distinct

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