on country; England. Although the colonies in the New England and Chesapeake regions of North America were settled mainly by the English‚ by the 1700s both developed into two distinct societies because of their environmental surroundings‚ their reasons for settlement‚ and their way of life. The regions had somewhat similar climates‚ but it was their surroundings that set them apart. Both regions had harsh and unforgiving climates that neither the Chesapeake settlers nor the New England settlers were
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Settlement in the new world occurred for different reasons‚ which led to the development of two different societies. New Englanders attempted to create a religious Utopia while the members of the Chesapeake created their society based off of economic goals. People of English origin were the main settlers in the two regions even though they were two very distinct societies. They had major differences in ideas‚ values and settlement strategies‚ which were led‚ by stark difference in the economical
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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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colonizers reached the New World‚ which had previously been discovered‚ for various incentives. England‚ in particular‚ sent numerous groups to two major areas. The New England and the Chesapeake region were of English descent‚ however‚ both emerged to be very different societies by 1700. Both grew to have their own unique identities. These separate identities spurred from the reasoning behind their settlement to the New World. By 1700‚ New England and the Chesapeake region became two distinct societies
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The four British colonies in North America can be known as the New England colonies‚ the Chesapeake colonies‚ the Middle colonies and The Carolinas. All four of these colonies have various similarities and differences that characterized and influenced the settlement‚ including religious beliefs‚ laws‚ government corruption‚ economics‚ disease‚ and population. The New England colonies consisted of New Hampshire‚ Massachusetts‚ Connecticut and Rhode Island. The Chesapeake colonies consisted of Maryland
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T E R 2 NEW WORLD EXPERIMENTS: ENGLAND’S SEVENTEENTHCENTURY COLONIES SUMMARY In the seventeenth century‚ different and sometimes disparate groups of English settlers established several colonies in North America. The English way of colonization differed from that of the Spanish in that English colonization did not emanate from a desire to create a centralized empire in the New World. Breaking Away English migration to the New World was part of a larger pattern of mobility—the New World was
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New England vs. Chesapeake: The New England and Chesapeake regions varied in many ways. They varied economically‚ socially‚ and religiously. At first there were many small colonies but then they grew into two distinct regions‚ the New England and Chesapeake areas. The New England region was a more superior place to live in than the Chesapeake region because the people in New England developed swifter and better. The Chesapeake region suffered because it had social‚ climatic‚ and religious problems
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of the wonderful opportunities the New World promised to the European countries. While sharing a continent‚ the Spanish and New England colonies had major similarities and a plethora amount of differences. The Spanish and New England colonies shared significant similarities with the treatment of the natives‚ yet these colonies had extreme differences with the role of religion and the control of European government. The Spanish and New England colonies shared significant similarities with
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ESSAY: DIFFERENCE 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
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There are many differences between New England and the Chesapeake. This was because there were a lot of culture differences between the two. Whether it was coming to america to search for gold like the chesapeake or escaping religious injustice like new England. The chesapeake’s hot and humid climate tended to drive people away so they came to New England for dry and mild weather. Farming was a huge part of the Chesapeake’s economy unlike the New England people who had a very diverse economy even
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