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 two distinct societies because of their environmental surroundings‚ their reasons for settlement‚ and their way of life. The regions had somewhat similar climates‚ but it was their surroundings that set them apart. Both regions had harsh and unforgiving climates that neither the Chesapeake settlers nor the New England settlers were
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early seventeenth century two separate groups founded two very different colonies. The first to be colonized was the settlement of Jamestown‚ located on the Chesapeake Bay which is in present day Virginia. Just over a decade later the colony of Plymouth was founded on what is now known as Cape Cod‚ Massachusetts. Though both the Massachusetts Bay colony and the Jamestown colony were established in a similar historical timeframe‚ they developed distinctly different social views regarding the future‚
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Mr. Scanlan 1st Period 6 September‚ 2010 DBQ #1 Although both the New England Colonies (Rhode Island‚ Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ and New Hampshire)‚ and the Chesapeake Colonies (Virginia and Maryland) were both settled by people of English origin‚ by 1700 they were both very distinct for a multitude of reasons; Three of which being‚ their economics‚ African Slave population‚ and their life expectancies. The New England colonies vs. the Chesapeake colonies had many differences in there economical
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The settler societies of New England‚ the middle colonies‚ the Chesapeake‚ and the South had similarities as well as many differences‚ some being religious beliefs‚ labor‚ and their societies economic standpoint. In the article‚ “Advice to a Young Tradesman” by Benjamin Franklin‚ it’s stated‚ “…the way to wealth‚ if you desire it‚ is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words‚ industry and frugality; that is‚ waste neither time nor money‚ but make the best use of both.” Even though
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English came to the New World and settled in The Chesapeake and New England regions. The lives of the people settled in these regions were centered on two dissimilar lifestyles. Distinctive differences between these regions were in expectations‚ beliefs‚ and social cultures. The differences created a clear cut between North and South. The wide gap between the development of The Chesapeake and New England regions was mainly because of the way their lives were centered. The Chesapeakes were geared around
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This site is related to the topic we are currently studying in the manner of its main subject: the settlement of the Chesapeake Bay. One thing I found interesting was George Percy’s journal entry on April 26th‚ 1607 (the day of arrival): "The six and twentieth day of April‚ about four o’clock in the morning‚ we descried the land of Virginia; the same day we entõred into the Bay of Chesupiocé we could find nothing worth the speaking of but fair meadows and goodly tall trees‚ with such fresh waters
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¨VA town tries to move on 40 years after Kepone disaster. ¨ In Hopewell‚ VA the James River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds were impacted by an environmental catastrophe. This disaster is known as the Kepone disaster or chlordecone‚ it harmed thousands of people some even severely ill. This chemical was a white insecticide that caught national attention‚ aided to urge the passage of legislation to regulate lethal chemicals and fueled potential environmental activism in VA. This chemical outburst
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Most of the land in the Chesapeake region during the 1600s was part of a plantation‚ plantations which were a major player in the shaping of the society both economically and socially. Plantations slowed the growth of cities and hindered the development of an advanced economy. Few merchant class folk existed. Most people were either a plantation owners or workers. A lack of a middle class meant few consumers‚ and many industries never arose to a great extent. Most goods were bought by the rich landowners
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History DBQ During the early 1700’s‚ both New England and Chesapeake regions were settled largely by the people of the English origin. The settlers of the two colonies were foreigners to the land who established two exceptional‚ but contrary societies due to the diversity of English citizens
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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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