Question: New England and the Chesapeake Region Alec Brevé AP US History September 13th‚ 2011 7th Period The Chesapeake Region and New England both started as English colonies‚ but by the 1700’s they had already become two completely different societies. The so-called “Chesapeake Region” was born with the foundation of Jamestown in 1607‚ the first English colony in the New World. In the area of New England‚ it all started when the colony of Plymouth was founded in 1630. New England also
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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‚ women and children of English
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Colonial New England with Chesapeake. Include description of their economics‚ religious practices‚ labor sources‚ government and familiar patterns. Were these differences caused more by topographical factors or immigration patterns? Upon evaluating the New England colonies versus the Chesapeake bay colonies‚ it is important to outline their similarities and differences in order to assess why one flourished more successfully than the other and the root of this occurrence. Although Plymouth New England
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Many of the differences that separated the Chesapeake from New England before 1700 were a result of the types of people that moved there‚ and the land that was available for use. New England‚ which consisted of Rhode Island‚ New Hampshire‚ Connecticut‚ and Massachusetts‚ was a center for industrialized businesses while the Chesapeake that included the colonies of Virginia and Maryland‚ was a farming community. The societies of New England and the Chesapeake were very different by 1700‚ this can be
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Both the Chesapeake 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
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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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Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both of English Origin‚ they evolved into two different colonies. Major points such as different motives for settling‚ religion‚ and the different geography led to contrasting views. As they continued to evolve‚ the colonies adapted to their own unique economic‚ geography‚ and social structures. The settlements in the Chesapeake region‚ such as Virginia were only settled to increase wealth. The colonists wanted to gain riches. After the
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IN THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW ENGLAND REGION AND THE CHESAPEAKE REGION OF THE NEW WORLD When the first colony of Virginia was established in the year 1607‚ there had been many theories as to what the New World could bring and offer to different people of the time‚ looking for a new and hopefully better life than in the past. But this new and better life did not come easily for many people. It is known‚ however‚ that primarily Englishmen‚ locating themselves from the New England regions of the north
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different purposes? The Chesapeake and New England colonists can prove this point. For several different reasons‚ the Chesapeake colonies and the New England colonies are working towards a main goal. In order to establish a type of freedom‚ independence‚ tradition‚ and profit‚ these colonies must be formed and settled in by colonists. The main goal in the settlement of the Chesapeake colonies is driven by a motivation for profit‚ whereas the main goal for the settlement of the New England Colonies is
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The Differences Between The Chesapeake and New England Area In Colonial Times Europeans began the colonization of America in the early 1600’s. In the beginning they all came to escape from something in Europe‚ and while there were many various reasons for leaving‚ most were fleeing from religious persecution. The other main attraction was economic prosperity in a new world rich with resources‚ to either be sent back to Europe‚ or to simply use here and make a new life for themselves‚ better
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