Monique Pitre Mr. Watson APUSH 9/6/11 DBQ The settlers of New England and the Chesapeake region may have migrated from the same origin‚ but that’s where the similarities end; by the 1700s‚ they differed socially‚ economically‚ and politically. As people began to migrate over to the New World‚ they started to adapt to the regions around them. This being said‚ it only makes sense that the settlers would adapt to the strengths of their geography‚ meaning that regions obviously differed. Socially
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Jorge Zankiz New England vs. Chesapeake Colonies Throughout the 16th century and into the 17th century the Americas started to become very popular settlement areas‚ especially North America’s east coast. This area was colonized by migrating English that either fled from England because of religious persecution‚ the wish of starting a new life with their families or were in the pursuit of gold and wealth. The decision people made between those two choices(religion and family go together)was what
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and rid of any religions that would not conform; so‚ they mainly targeted Puritans. This intolerance motivated the Puritans to pursue their economic interests (which later turned into religious interests) and establish a place for themselves in the New England colonies in 1630. What they originally intended was to create a colony in which they could practice their religion freely. They did not think of accepting others. Eventually‚ their society became just as strict as English society: their political
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explained that an American is a strange mixture of Blood that one cannot find in another country‚ however while it is said that these people come from all over it is also stated that Americans drop their past prejudices and manners and embrace the new American ones.Why would the proud colonists listen to an assembly 3000 miles away‚ when they had their own representative assemblies that spoke for their interests? It is precisely this question that colonists were asking on the eve of the Revolution
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During the 17th and 18th century‚ a war arose in the United States that had a tremendous impact on America as a whole. The war (Civil War) shaped America into what it is today. It made a change‚ a good change on the American people. Throughout this essay‚ I’m going to discuss what caused the civil war. In other words‚ there were many things that led up to the civil war‚ including‚ slavery‚ the south depending on the north‚ and the violence that was happening in both the South and the North. Therefore
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up to seventeen hundred‚ most of the settlers inhabiting the land happened to be of English origin. Although‚ they came from the same whereabouts‚ the two poles of the colonies‚ north and south‚ developed two distinct societies. For example‚ in the New England area the settlers developed an egalitarian‚ unified‚ and organized atmosphere‚ while in the Chesapeake region residents created an aristocratic‚ unloyal‚ and scattered environment. But‚ if they are of the same origin‚ how did they develop such
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There is always a consequence for not standing up to stop a situation at the first sign of trouble. Unfortunately‚ that consequence was one that the world had to pay because the world leaders did absolutely nothing to stop Hitler at the first sign of trouble. They just let Hitler continue with what he was doing in order to “keep the peace”. However‚ they didn’t realize that by letting Hitler do these things‚ they were opening a door to a world tragedy that would change history as we know it forever
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US History 1 Honors October 4‚ 2010 The events leading up to 1700 that occurred in the New England colonies and the Chesapeake colonies made both of these establishments vastly different. While both the New England and Chesapeake colonies can be separated by their culture‚ and government and religion‚ their motivations for colonizing was the most significant factor in differentiating the two. The New England and Chesapeake colonies were both settled for different purposes‚ and this played a
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First of all‚ there was a greater impact socially than economically after the colonization of the New World because of the slave trade. Many slaves were horribly mistreated before they even came to America. Proof of this is (Doc. H) where the slaves are shown being brought onto the Middle Passage. These slaves‚ including young children‚ are shown with shackles around their necks. Once on the Middle Passage‚ slaves were kept in the hull of the ship. There was just enough food and water to keep
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The noose swung back and forth. Another execution had taken place in Salem in 1692‚ the victim falsely accused of witchcraft. Why were citizens fearful enough the killed others? The Salem witch trials were caused by poor‚ young girls who acted possessed because they were jealous of the rich. These girls hated being bossed around‚ so they pretended to be controlled by witches‚ who were the rich people they were jealous of. According to document B‚ the young girls didn’t want to be told what to
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