Colonies of America were all founded by England in the 17th century. However‚ the origins‚ beliefs‚ economies and governments of these colonies are as varied and diverse as America itself. The Northern Colonies of New England and the Southern Colonies were the most prolific of the New World and were very different in most cases. The New England colonies to the north and the southern colonies were vastly different in their economies. The New England colonies’ colder climate and low soil
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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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among three major sections known as the New England colonies‚ the Middle colonies‚ and the Southern colonies. The New England colonies consisted of Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island‚ Connecticut‚ and New Hampshire. The Middle colonies contained New York‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsylvania‚ and Delaware. The Southern colonies included Virginia‚ Maryland‚ Georgia‚ South Carolina and North Carolina. Geography was a primary influence on the colonial way of life. The New England colonies and the Southern colonies vary
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Differences Between New England and the Chesapeake regions Although the English settled into both the Chesapeake and New England regions‚ they had formed into two completely opposite communities. Both regions came to America for different purposes. Whether the founders of this land was to make a profit‚ farm more land‚ or seek religious freedom‚ they did it to please their own intentions. There were many differences between the two regions‚ however two main places where they were opposites‚ were
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The colonies of New England and Chesapeake sprouted from a common origin and spoke the same tongue yet had little in common with each other. Despite geographic and demographic differences in the Chesapeake and New England colonies‚ the most influential factor in determining why each colony developed differently was each colony’s motives. It was through this motivational difference that distinctly divided the New World into the North and South. When immigrants fled form England due to religious
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New England and Middle Colonies developed differently because the Anglican Church was persecuting Protestants and Catholics. Therefore these groups settled in New England and not Virginia/Middle Colonies. This impacted political development because the Middle Colonies were for profit‚ and as a result they developed different politically. All of the Middle Colonies came to the new world for religious freedom. The separatists came to the new world to get away from the English Church. They wanted
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New England vs. Chesapeake While both the people of the New England region and of the Chesapeake region descended from the same English origin‚ by 1700 both regions had traveled in two diverse directions. Since both of these groups were beset with issues that were unique to their regions and due to their exposure to different circumstances‚ each was forced to rethink and reconstruct their societies. As a result‚ the differences in the motivation‚ geography‚ and government in the New England and
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Kenneth Lockridge‚ A New England Town: The First Hundred Years (New York: W. W. Norton & Company‚ Inc.‚ 1970) Many historical texts about the American Revolution and the events leading up to it are generalized‚ unspecific and do not investigate the preliminary causes of the changes America underwent before the Revolution. However‚ A New England Town by Professor Kenneth Lockridge attempts to describe how the colonies in America developed by following the progress of a typical Puritan colonial
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completely different societies. There are several reasons why differences in development occurred between the Chesapeake and New England regions. Differences can be seen socially‚ economically‚ and politically. First‚ the biggest differentiation between these regions is social. The main difference is their goals of settling. In the list of immigrants bound for New England‚ more than six families and their servants are listed. The migrating of whole families exemplifies an intention of permanent
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social structure‚ family nature and society itself the diversities in the New England and Chesapeake cultures grew immensely. Some differences proved to be too much of a challenge for some and prosperous for others. New England families kept the traditional family structure known as a nuclear family‚ consisting of the head of the household‚ the father‚ mother and their children. The religious traditions carried over from England by these families were easier to practice because of the support of immediate
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