Chesapeake Bay and New England ColoniesThere are many key differences that distinguish the inhabitants of the New England colonies from those of the Chesapeake Bay colonies. These dissimilarities include but are not limited to the differences between the social structure‚ family life‚ forms of government‚ religion‚ and the lives of indentured servants and children in the two colonies. The social structure and family life of the two colonies varied greatly. The inhabitants of the Chesapeake Bay colonies
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Virginia Founding religion It was named after the Virgin Queen or Queen Elizabeth I in 1607‚ a time where several settlers landed in the bay area of the Chesapeake. The people settled in the colony called Jamestown. The founding religion of Virginia at that time was Anglican. Form of government Virginia was a royal colony where laborers were allowed to own private property as well as start their own businesses to make profit in their work. Sir William Berkeley was Virginia’s royal governor who
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Jamestown was a small colony situated on an island in the James River. The Jamestown colony was on a course to fail from the beginning due to the poor location‚ lacking leadership and ill prepared people‚ and deadly conflicts with the natives. Colonists began arriving at the first permanent English colony in 1607‚ the first group consisted of 110 settlers of various backgrounds.(Doc C) Jamestown’s location on an island was a rather poor decision for many reasons. One of which was the lack
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The colony at Jamestown‚ the colonies at Plymouth‚ and the colony at Boston had different nature‚ goals‚ successes and failures. There was a cross of similarities and differences. One thing that remains obvious is each was looking for something that was lacking in their home land. There was a perception and a picture that each group had when they left their homelands. Arrival in the new would prove to be an alternate reality from that which was envisioned. The new reality still provided a challenge
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Massachusetts was first colonized by principally English Europeans in the early 17th century‚ and became the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the 18th century. Prior to English colonization of the area‚ it was inhabited by a variety of mainly Algonquian-speaking indigenous tribes. The first permanent English settlement was established in 1620 with the founding of Plymouth Colony by the Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower. A second‚ shorter-lasting colony‚ was established near Plymouth in 1622 at
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during the early 1600’s were founded by different people groups withfor different motives and on different principles‚ they held many similarities. in addition to their contrasts. Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ was founded in 1607 by a group of men and young boys as a commercial project while the settlements of Plymouth and Massachusetts were to be refuges for persecuted Separatists and Puritans. The goals‚ environments‚ and backgrounds of the people who settled these areas affected ? the success and failures of
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of development and land. Explorers looked for a Northwest Passage and other things to gain power for their country. The first successful Colony‚ Jamestown‚ was founded in 1607. In 1624 Jamestown became of royal colony with a governor after losing its charter. Later the pilgrims‚ a subgroup of the Puritans‚ traveled and founded Plymouth‚ the first English colony in present day Massachusetts.The pilgrims formed the Mayflower Compact because they were outside the boundaries of their charter and
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08/11/2006 AP US History A Comparison of the New England and Chesapeake Bay Regions During the 1700’s‚ people in the American colonies lived in very distinctive societies. While some colonists led hard lives‚ others were healthy and prosperous. The two groups who showed these differences were the colonists of the New England and Chesapeake Bay areas. The differentiating characteristics among the Chesapeake and New England colonies developed due to economy‚ religion‚ and motives for colonial expansion
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Jamestown and Plymouth were the first two successful English colonies in North America. Jamestown was established in 1607 and Plymouth in 1620. Jamestown and Plymouth had many similarities. For example they both had some sort of government in some way. Jamestown had the first legislative assembly among the Western Hemisphere in 1619. This would later be called the‚ “House of Burgesses.” This served as a good model for many law making bodies in the U.S. Plymouth had a similar government. Their
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The Jamestown Project discusses the monumental landmark‚ the colony of Jamestown‚ was in Atlantic History. The story of Jamestown is told in a much more authentic‚ elaborate style than our textbooks has presented. As Kupperman points out‚ Jamestown was not only important to United State’s history but also to British history. From the motivations to the lasting effects‚ she gives an accurate account of all components involved in Jamestown. Also‚ there is a chapter devoted to the Native American experience
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