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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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    in America. Europe traveled to America for resources‚ religious reasons‚ and to claim territory. Both the Chesapeake and New England regions had colonies founded on them around 1630. Although each colony was founded England‚ by 1700 both of these colonies became very distinct societies. These differences in societies developed from differences in purpose‚ the geographical regions‚ and the economics of each colony. Chesapeake and New England are both in present day in the Eastern Region of the United

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    Jimmie Simmons Professor Neissner Eng 100 Oct 7‚ 2012 How To Get In Shape Many people are struggling with a very serious epidemic in the United States today. That epidemic would be obesity. If we do not start doing something about this 75% of our children will be overweight. Getting in shape definitely takes a lot of will power and determination. The hardest thing about getting in shape is the initial motivation needed to get started. I have been an avid weight lifter for the past 8 years

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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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    century church enforced religious unity through the inquisition‚ and was mostly successful in doing so. The author Christine Caldwell Ames1 showed that the church used the inquisition as a force to create a cohesive religious civilization during the 13th and 14th century. Further evidence of the use of the inquisition to enforce religious uniformity is found in the contemporary account of Bernard Gui‚ a Dominican inquisitor.2 The Inquisition was operated by a religious order known as the

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    a time period between 1683 and 1830‚ which is during the Colonial times. The Colonial times reinforces the importance of Christianity by encouraging the idea that children can only be successful if they follow the moral laws of the Bible. “The New England Primer” serves to provide the religion in education by having the alphabet and a syllabarium alongside stories from the Bible‚ as well as separate prayers and promises to be memorized in the book. The text conveys the importance of the alphabet

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    Pennsylvania was the last colony to become established in the seventeenth century. The owner‚ William Penn‚ hoped to create it as a place where those who were facing persecution because of their religious beliefs‚ could practice religious freedom. William Penn was a supporter for religious freedom and a dedicated member of the Society of Friends or also known as Quakers. The Quakers followed their inner belief instead of following others. His religious views separated him from other people and he

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    century English settlers began moving to the New World in search of a new‚ prosperous life. There were two main areas in America that the English settled in‚ New England and the Chesapeake region. These settlers voyaged to America for either religious freedom or to start a new life. Religion seekers came to the New World to escape the oppression of the Catholic Church. Others came in search of a job‚ or because of their low social class. The New England and the Chesapeake regions became two distinct

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    most important change that occurred in the colonies was the extension of British ideals far beyond the practice in England itself. Changes in religion‚ economics‚ politics‚ and social structures illustrate this Americanization of the transplanted Europeans. By 1736‚ although some colonies still maintained established churches‚ other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation from Church and state. In England‚ the Anglican Church was dominated and the other

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    “Belief in religious freedom was central the development of some colonies‚ while other colonies such freedom was denied‚” is very much true. Looking back to the Northern Colonies‚ it’s evident that the Puritans were completely set on the Christian faith.Different from the New England Colonies: the Middle Colonies were very diverse with their religion and just everything having to do with things among that nature. Moving onto the Southern Colonies‚ the major religion was‚ like in New England‚ Christianity

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