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    discovered “The New World”‚ which led to the establishments of different societies. Soon after the English had begun to make impressive establishments that then attracted many English settlers‚ before you knew it there were many distinctive colonies. Although Chesapeake and New England were established by people from English origin the two regions developed differently due to political‚ economical‚ and social reasons. The Chesapeake society was made up of single males looking to profit‚ and the New England

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    During the 17th and 18th century‚ English populace felt that England was over-crowded and oppressive. They longed to mitigate the problems that arose because of the exaggerated population boom and to establish a government that would allot them the freedom they thought they deserved. The English believed that the best way to go about this was to colonize the New World. Subsequently‚ many colonies began to develop‚ and of these colonies‚ Massachusetts and Virginia were the most well-known. The early

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    and lumbering. Geography/resources - Their soil was rocky and not suitable from growing crops. But‚ corn‚ pumpkins‚ rye‚ squash and beans were planted. They had rocky mountains with thick trees. Also some of their natural resources were fish‚ whales‚ forests. New England imported some of their agricultural products from other colonies. Nationalities - People in the New England colonies were all from England‚ and came to practice their own religion on the Mayflower. Year Founded : New Hampshire; 1638

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    SLAVERY IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIES Slavery has had a big impact on the southern colonies. Between 1607-1775 slavery evolved in the British North American colonies due to economic factors-such as the slave trade‚ the use of cash crops‚ and the plantation system- Geographic factors-such as climate‚ diseases‚ and the Caribbean connection- and social factors-such as racism‚ bacons rebellion‚ and the headright system. Slavery definitely had some big economic factors influencing it. Slave trade was

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    The New England Colonies http://www.ushistory.org/us/3.asp I chose “Settling New England” as my topic. The website I had chosen has many intriguing facts. While reading it‚ it just made me want to read more and more. It also had very descriptive pictures that one could visualize what it was like back in the day will reading. This site is related to chapter 2 out of the book that we read because it talks about the Mayflower and Plymouth Colony‚ Thanksgiving‚ Puritan life‚ and how New England expanded

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    Chesapeake‚ SouthernNew England‚ & Middle colonies? ●Warm-Up Question: ○Based upon the documents provided‚ what are some key differences between the Virginia & New England colonies? Four Colonial Subcultures ●The different values of the migrants dictated the “personality” of the newly created colonies; led to distinct (not unified) colonies ○ The Chesapeake ○ New England ○ Middle Colonies ○ The Lower South European Settlements in North America by 1660 Chesapeake Colonies: Virginia &

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    Chesapeake vs. New England The majority of those who settled New England and the Chesapeake Colonies were from England however‚ both groups came to the New World for different reasons‚ settled different areas‚ and therefore upheld two distinct societies. New England settled for religious reasons Back home in England the Puritans‚ who wanted to purify the Anglican church‚ and Separatists‚ who wanted to separate from the Anglican church‚ were trying to live in a country that was going through a

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    1607 the first British colony was founded in North America 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

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    United States History DBQ During the 1700s‚ the regions of New England and the Chesapeake experienced dramatic changes and stimulated development due to the increase in immigration from Europe to this new world of the Americas. The immigrants that came to the New England colony differed in terms of reasons for coming and differences in ways of establishing a foundation for the society verses the Chesapeake colony. The differentiating motives‚ interactions between the natives‚ and the formation

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    Reflective Essay (9/14/2014) Compare the early development of New England with the Chesapeake as depicted in Massachusetts and Virginia colonies. How do the governing structures differ and what do they tell us about the early challenges the two colonies faced? In 1606‚ King James I re-initiated England’s efforts to establish a viable colony in the New World. The 1606 Charter was granted to the Virginia Company for the establishment of a colony in the Chesapeake region of North America. On May

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