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 make-up‚ as
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The New England and Chesapeake Regions The Chesapeake and New England regions were made up of mainly Englishmen. Though the settlers came from the same place‚ their communities evolved into two different societies by 1700. The cause of this split‚ despite the fact of coming from the same place‚ was the difference in geography‚ religious freedoms and social/moral values. Geographically‚ the settlers were not prepared. Life expectancy for the Chesapeake was very low. The New England
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things that almost wiped out the whole settlement. There were three main causes of death; disease‚ starvation/dehydration‚ and attacks. Most of the available water supply was brackish and contaminated by the settlers themselves. The American land was new to the settlers‚ and gave them a harder time with unskilled workers. Obviously‚ there would be Indians (most likely were Jamestown is located because it is nearing water) crossing paths. I think that they thought too confidently about the conditions
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the early 1600s‚ England sent groups of settlers to the “New World” to establish permanent colonies. They founded the Virginia Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Although the two first colonies of America were similar‚ they also had very distinct differences. Virginia was founded by merchants and adventurers looking to profit from the land. Massachusetts was founded by Puritans looking for freedom from the Church of England. These Puritans settled in the north‚ in New England‚ whereas the Virginia
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Northern and Southern Colonies Differences The Northern and Southern Colonies of North America were politically‚ economically‚ and culturally very different from one another. The people of northern and southern colonies came to the new world for very different reasons and as time went on their differences would only grow. The differences between them would ultimately culminate in the American Civil War‚ which took place in the mid-nineteenth century and nearly ended destroyed‚ the country we
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Northern & Southern colonies were close to each other‚ they held many similarities and differences. America was a place of dreams until immigrants began sailing to its’ shores. An influx of immigrants came to America in the 17th century were English‚ but there were also Dutch‚ Swedes and Germans in the middle region‚ a few French Huguenots in South Carolina and elsewhere‚ slaves from Africa‚ mainly in the South‚ and a scattering of Spaniards‚ Italians and Portuguese all through the colonies. They had
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and New England colonies originated from England to alleviate their past oppressions. However‚ Chesapeake’s economy and societal structures deviate from the New England colony due to varied skill sets of settlers and their diverse motives. Although they bear some minor similarities between the two‚ the Chesapeake and the New England colonies have very profound differences. The Chesapeake colony and the New England colony both migrated from England due to oppression. The Chesapeake colony consisted
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The Southern Colonies and their Social Groups To the immigrants‚ the colonization of the south was a chance to have religious freedom‚ to find gold and to have good trade. For some it was a getaway from the debt that they had collected over the years as well for the poor. The south was established in the year of 1607 by Virginia. It was soon followed by Maryland‚ the Carolinas and Georgia. From these opportunities‚ three social groups were created. These were the Great Planters‚ Yeoman farmers
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what 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
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took religious very seriously. The American’s were not active communicants. One in fifteen people that was in the southern colonies was a member of the church. In the eighteenth century‚ a church became official. The religious belief and practice in the eighteenth century‚ it was not as demanding as in Puritan‚ New England and Quaker‚ Pennsylvania. The colonial Anglicans from England‚ was a lot more rational‚ formal and conservative with their modes of worship. The Anglicans did not make the members
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