lies in the orientation of the settlers. New England attracted entire families of settlers including men‚ women‚ and children‚ while the Chesapeake regions like Virginia primarily gathered young single men who were not related to each other (Document 2 and 3). The final reason why these societies turned out very different was that their economies were vastly different. The Puritan government and economy bordered on the line of communism‚ while the Chesapeake economy was extremely capitalistic. In the
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was away on business. Women were also expected to educate the male children before they were old enough to go to school and acquire more knowledge then their mother. Girls looked upon their brothers who would leave home to explore the world and start new lives with jealousy. Girls only had the option to dwell at home and learn the responsibilities of being a good wife and very much a slave to her future husband. Mary Wollstonecraft‚ an English writer‚ didn ’t agree with that philosophy. She wrote
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Reformation the New World was being quickly being uncovered. England was quick to claim its land. Two groups in particular were important to the jumpstart of America. These areas were Chesapeake Bay and New England. These two regions began with the same English origin‚ but by the 1700’s they were divided into two completely different societies; New England‚ being the more successful Colony. The split in the new world was because of the social‚ economic and religious differences between New England and Chesapeake
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Size: Families in New England were much larger‚ and consisted of both males and females. In contrast‚ families of the Chesapeake were primarily men brought over to work the fields. Age: Ages of settlers in New England ranged wildly‚ seeing as immigrants came in family groups. Chesapeake settlers were all in the same general age range. Health: Since New England was spared the tropical diseases of the south‚ its inhabitants were considerably healthier. Immigrants to New England actually gained five
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to South DBQ During the 1700’s‚ many colonies began to show their true differences with one another. Although the colonies were settled by English origin only‚ the regions became two distinct societies within years. Of the colonies‚ the Chesapeake and the New England region were strongly diverse. The Chesapeake and the New England regions differed in the 1700’s because of religious debates that had occurred‚ different motives that were placed when going to the New World‚ and the different economies
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reformation‚ or The Great Awakening. Conflicting views and new knowledge from the Enlightened Era brought much of what people had known to be true into question. Sermons during the 1700s in America were of fire and brimstone that‚ instead of shepherding fearful masses into churches‚ sent people in search of a forgiving‚ kind‚ loving and merciful god. Different sects were born and with them‚ religious tolerance. To a point. Now‚ the 1700s didn’t just start and a great revival of religion was born
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time‚ society has once again deemed sweaters‚ pumpkin spice beverages‚ and unnecessary photos and decorations socially acceptable. Personally‚ although I do enjoy wearing cozy sweaters‚ the other common “joys” of fall disgust me. Basically‚ I find New England’s reaction to fall quite Katastrophic. If I am being brutally honest‚ I am not a fan of pumpkin spiced anything‚ with the exception to pumpkin muffins of course. I think that pumpkin spice lattes are extremely overrated‚ and even more overpriced
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French Revolution In the late 1700’s‚ France went through a period of time that changed their country drastically. The French Revolution was how France changed the way their government was and how their people lived. Before the Revolution started in 1789‚ the French used a political and social system called the Old Regime. The Old Regime was the same as “Absolute power.” Absolute power is when the government controls everything that goes on. In the early 1700’s before the Revolution‚ the French
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remember this‚ that only one of my friends played basketball‚ and he was really good; because we will get to this later on in the story. In my family no one was interested in basketball at all‚ well my dad did follow the NBA scores from the sports news on TV like every other week. They never showed any NBA basketball games on TV‚ there was only a show that was on every Friday mornings at 5 o’clock IN THE MORNING! Since there wasn’t many people interested in basketball in Iran‚ there are not many
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Life in the Chesapeake Colonies The first successful British colonization of the Americas was in the Chesapeake area and anchored by Jamestown which was founded in 1607. The original colonists nearly didn’t make it‚ as it was a very difficult life for them. Moreover‚ the colonists founded many relationships that were both good and bad with various other groups so that they could make it through those first years. With great will and sheer luck the area has thrived‚ becoming the heart of the
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