The Northern and Southern colonies were very different from each other. In the North‚ they didn’t have as much fertile land as the south so their economy was more based on natural resources‚ such as lumber and fish/whales. Also‚ the North had a plethora of ports in which they traded with Great Britain‚ while the south only had a few. The North had cold winters and bearable summers‚ the south was the exact opposite with hot summers and bearable winters. The geography of the North consisted of mountains
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September 2012 Compare and Contrast: New England and Chesapeake Settlements The founding of the economic and social footprints in America began before it was even a country during the period of colonization before 1700. These colonies were split up into two main portions‚ New England and the Chesapeake Bay areas. And though these areas share a few of the same characteristics‚ the key differences between New England and the Chesapeake Bay are what made each region unique. While New England was formed
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ways did ideas and values held by Puritans influence the political‚ economic‚ and social development of the New England colonies from 1630 through the 1660s? During the 1600s‚ waves of Puritan immigrants arrived in the region of New England‚ settling the area and establishing population centers in areas like Massachusetts Bay‚ where the part of Boston was established. In contrast to the Chesapeake region’s inhabitants‚ the Puritan settlers did not come primarily for economic interests‚ but rather out
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So Jamestown and Plymouth are two colonies that were established by Europeans around the 1600‚ but when established‚ they both had different reasons for creating their colonies. When reading these two stories‚ you can already tell that these two colonies have a tremendous difference‚ but also you can identify the similarities of these two colonies. Jamestown a colony in Virginia‚ which was a humongous disaster in my opinion. Around 300 settlers migrated to Jamestown and arrived on May 14‚ 1607 and
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A report on the middle colonial region in preparation for a possible war with France. The middle colonies would be beneficial in the upcoming war with its exclusive geography‚ economics‚ political and social aspects. In terms of the geography and climate‚ the middle colonies provides plentiful amounts of food. There are wide rivers‚ bays and harbors and the climate is just right. The winters and summers are mild and the temperature slightly varies as you move farther north or south. The land near
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The Quakers of London came and inherited land between Maryland and New York. When William Penn came to this land‚ the King named the property after his father‚ Admiral Sir Penn. In the making of this new colony‚ there were many steps they had to achieve before they were successful. How did this new colony start out? But‚ how did this colony use other ideas to help start out? What were the advancements that they were able to make that contributed to the industrialization we have today? Then‚ who
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Massachusetts Bay‚ and the Chesapeake region were both part of the New World where England was starting to colonize. Even though the people from these two locations originated from the same land (England)‚ these colonies turned out to be extremely different from one another. They differed in the reason they settled the land‚ the economic activity of the region‚ and the demographics of the colonies. II. Motives for Settlement 1. Captain John Smith settled Chesapeake Region. Massachusetts Bay settled
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explorers and settlers to America. The two most eminent countries that colonized area of America were Spain and Great Britain. Britain began to establish colonies in the northeast; in the area they called New England. The Spanish interest lied in the southwest. Living in two unassociated areas caused the Spanish settlements and the New England colonies to be quite unlike each other. When faced with the task of finding similarities between the two‚ not much can be found. It is the differences that stand
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England was governed by strict laws and regulations created by the King‚ who didn’t allow the citizens much freedom. The Englishmen weren’t allowed to practice religious freedom without being prosecuted nor were they able to give input into their government. They also grew tired of the warfare in England and wanted to seek a new start and thought that America was the perfect suit for them. The King initially rejected the voyage‚ but eventually expected the idea of mercantilism and saw the potential
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reformers‚ the English followers of John Calvin‚ came to embrace that name as an emblem of honor. At the beginning of the seventeenth century‚ England faced a gathering storm in religious life - the Puritan movement. Before the storm abated‚ the Puritans had founded the first permanent European settlements in a region that came to be known as New England. The Puritans believed that God had commanded the reform of both church and society. They condemned drunkenness‚ gambling‚ theatergoing‚ and Sabbath-breaking
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