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    The Chesapeake and New England regions were settled by people of English descent‚ but by 1700‚ they had become two distinctly different societies. They had evolved so differently‚ mainly because of the way that the settlers followed their religion‚ their way of conducting politics and demographics in the colonies. Even though the settlers came from the same homeland: England‚ each group had its own reasons for coming to the New World and different ideas planned for the colonies.  On his way to the

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    the 1600’s English settlers came to America seeking refuge‚ and land. Upon coming to America the settlers crossed paths with the natives and eventually lead to a variety of relationships. There were various factors that shaped the relations in certain regions such as the Chesapeake Bay and New England. The events that lead up to tension between the natives were the settler’s lust for new land‚ diseases and the on-going disputes between the natives and the settlers. In the Chesapeake Bay the Powhatans

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    During the 1700sEnglish immigrants and explorers began settling in the Americas. They began developing the Chesapeake region‚ Middle Colonies‚ and the New England Colonies Out of these three‚ the New England and the Chesapeake Region were the largest. The Chesapeake Colony‚ which included Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ and New England Colonies‚ which included the Massachusetts Bay‚ were mostly settled for religious freedom‚ economic opportunities‚ and adventures. People began leaving their land because of

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    century‚ two colonies emerged from England in the New World. The two colonies were called the Chesapeake and New England colonies. Even though the two areas were formed and governed by the English‚ the colonies had similarities as well as differences. Differences in geography‚ religion‚ politics‚ economic‚ and nationalities‚ were responsible for molding the colonies. These differences came from one major factor: the very reason the English settlers came to the New World. 
The Chesapeake colonies

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    DBQ Essay Chesapeake Colonies vs. New England Colonies The English had no desire to colonize the new world prior to defeating the Spanish Armada. However‚ once they defeated the Spanish in 1588‚ thus ending Spanish colonization‚ the English became the rulers of the Atlantic and a newly found patriotism flourished in England. The English had tried desperately to colonize the new world‚ failing two times before succeeding in Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ one of the Chesapeake Bay colonies. The northern most

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    express ourselves‚ no matter what region we live in. In America‚ there are 3 million square miles from one end to another. The geography of the state’s beginning and end is determined by river lines‚ political lines‚ and mountain ranges. There are four main regions in the United States like: Northeast‚ Midwest‚ South‚ and the West. Each region has different jobs‚ foods‚ religions‚ and style of clothing‚ customs‚ music‚ sports‚ and much more. Also‚ some regions can have some similarities. The

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    REGION XII- SOCCSKSARGEN SOCCSKSARGEN[2] (pronounced [sokˈsardʒɛn]) is a region of the Philippines‚ located in central Mindanao‚ and is officially designated as Region XII. The name is an acronym that stands for the region’s four provinces and one of its cities: South Cotabato‚Cotabato‚ Sultan Kudarat‚ Sarangani and General Santos City. The region is more formally known by its older name Central Mindanao. The regional center is Koronadal City located in the province of South Cotabato.[3] Cotabato

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    By the 1700sNew England and the Chesapeake region had developed very distinct societies. This dichotomy can be traced from the very foundation of the colonies. The New England colonies were founded as examples of pure religion‚ each was to "be as a city upon a hill."1 In contrast to this worthy cause‚ the Chesapeake colonies were originally founded during the great search for gold‚ and later continued as slave-supported plantation colonies. The New Englanders would come to prosper through their

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    and settled in Maryland and Virginia. This colony‚ known as the Chesapeake Bay colony‚ was colonized and settled by the English men of Anglican Church beliefs. Later in 1630 a wave of English men‚ women and children settled in the areas of Main‚ Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Rhode Island ‚ Connecticut and Vermont who were all believers of Puritanism. This colony was named the New England colony. In spite of both colonies being settled by men‚ women and children of English ancestry by the 1700’s both

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    In British North America‚ three colonial regions appeared in the different geographical areas; New England‚ the Middle colonies‚ and the Southern colonies. Although these colonies were founded by the English‚ different agricultural and industrial oppurtunities and immigrancy led to a distinctive economy‚ religion‚ and social order between the sectional differences of the American colonies before 1750. Each region had its own type of houses‚ crops‚ churches‚ and values but the things keeping them

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