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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originally settled‚ and when the Mayflower landed‚ the colonists who emerged from the ships had huge plans and tremendous goals for what would come of their own colony. However‚ although both settled regions were the new homes to a majority of the English‚ two separate societies formed. In New England‚ the colonists were religious extremists hoping to form a perfect society‚ while gold hunters with little or no desire to create a permanent home flocked to the Chesapeake region. The colonists in the north were
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New England and Chesapeake region Divergence New England and the Chesapeake region were very influential in the founding and prosperity of the United States. Both were founded by English explorers and both were able to thrive because of the determination and bravery of Englishmen. But even with these similarities‚ by the 1700’s‚ the settlements were drastically different. The New England settlement turned into an aristocratic colony focused on the belief in God and religious freedom while the Chesapeake
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France‚ United States of America‚ and Mexico have all had their similarities and differences. But‚ they all have gone through a revolution. They all lead down to being treated fairly. France’s 3rd estate just wanted to be treated equal to the 1st and 2nd. USA just wanted representation in the government. Mexico wanted freedom. By the end‚ they got what they asked for. The American Revolution was about the colonist wanting fair representation in the government. They had no say in what was going
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Introduction Stonewalls of New England are rich with history and archeologists are still trying to determine who may have built the first stonewalls or if our concept of when North America was first settled is wrong. Items of stone and metal lead archeologists to believe that the archaic period is when the Northern New England portion of America was first inhabited. There have been many different types of fences built in New England‚ natural debris‚ wood‚ and stone included. Stemming from
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The New England and Southern Colonies When the thirteen colonies were finally established in America‚ they were divided into three geographic areas. Two of them were the New England Colonies (Connecticut‚ Rhode Island‚ New Hampshire‚ and Massachusetts) and the Southern colonies (South Carolina‚ North Carolina‚ Virginia‚ Maryland‚ and Georgia). Although they had many things in common‚ both of them had their own religious freedoms‚ crop harvests‚ economies‚ and lifestyles by the end of the seventeenth
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The desire for wealth and land grew as Europe started to enhance as trade grew. When Portugal and China increased trade with each other Spain grew jealous of the trade and Portugal wanted a direct trade sea route to Asia. Portugal found great success in exploring the sea‚ so naturally Spain wanted to be more successful in general. The battle back and forth for who can uncover the best resource‚ who can find the mythical civilization‚ who can find the most land became a lifestyle. Portugal’s discovery
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Although New England and the Chesapeake regions were both settled largely by people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. Why did this difference in development occur? Since Columbus discovered America‚ people from Europe were avid to lunch there to explore the New World. Most people went there for religion purposes and money‚ but as they set up their own regions‚ they governed their lands in different ways. Specifically‚ New England and Chesapeake
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New England: A Matter of Perspective John Smith’s A Description of New England and William Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation both present a picture of the same pre-colonial land of New England. Mr. Smith’s writing‚ out of necessity‚ painted a rosy picture of the new land‚ while Bradford’s historical account shows early New England was not Heaven on Earth. Mr. Bradford and Mr. Smith are writing about one land‚ but they present two different accounts of the life in the land. John Smith’s writing
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has many effects on New England food production. As the temperature rises the crops being grown currently can not survive the warmer climate and a valuable source of food and income has been lost. Farmers carefully plan their growing‚ planting‚ and harvesting seasons and if the temperatures are unpredictable a farmer’s crops could be ruined overnight. Many crops are affected by climate change. Different crops need to be grown at different temperatures in order to survive. New England’s major agricultural
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