When New Netherlands was first discovered the people living there experienced this. They had to think of ways to bring people into their new colony and ways to make their colony strive. Through sponsors giving out land and hard work‚ the people were able to make a go of New Netherlands. Eventually‚ King Charles II granted all of the land that included New Netherlands to his brother‚ the Duke of York. Duke of York eventually renamed New Netherlands‚ New York. If I would have to pick a colony to live
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The New England and Chesapeake Regions The Chesapeake and New England regions were made up of mainly Englishmen. Though the settlers came from the same place‚ their communities evolved into two different societies by 1700. The cause of this split‚ despite the fact of coming from the same place‚ was the difference in geography‚ religious freedoms and social/moral values. Geographically‚ the settlers were not prepared. Life expectancy for the Chesapeake was very low. The New England
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Although New England and the Chesapeake were settled by the English‚ by 1700 they had evolved into two distinct societies. The Chesapeake was originally settled by people looking for gold. Many of those people were single men that had a very short life expectancy. The Chesapeake had fertile soil and enabled the people to grow tobacco. However‚ the New England region was settled by families for religious reasons. Their major occupations were fishing‚ shipbuilding‚ and lumbering. They had a cold
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Period 6 September‚ 2010 DBQ #1 Although both the New England Colonies (Rhode Island‚ Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ and New Hampshire)‚ and the Chesapeake Colonies (Virginia and Maryland) were both settled by people of English origin‚ by 1700 they were both very distinct for a multitude of reasons; Three of which being‚ their economics‚ African Slave population‚ and their life expectancies. The New England colonies vs. the Chesapeake colonies had many differences in there economical make-up‚ as
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America has always been known as the land of oppurtunity‚and as a place to create a better life. However‚ one group in particular‚ the Puritans‚ had a specific reason to leave England and move to the New World. In the early eighteenth century‚ a rise in religious reform had spread in England‚ bringthing forth a popularity in Puritanism. Puritans were those who sought to reform politics and correct institutions. They critized Charles I and James I on how they neglected their nation‚ ignoring imperfections
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things that almost wiped out the whole settlement. There were three main causes of death; disease‚ starvation/dehydration‚ and attacks. Most of the available water supply was brackish and contaminated by the settlers themselves. The American land was new to the settlers‚ and gave them a harder time with unskilled workers. Obviously‚ there would be Indians (most likely were Jamestown is located because it is nearing water) crossing paths. I think that they thought too confidently about the conditions
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The Puritans ran from persecution; leaving persecution they faced many hardships such as environmental challenges‚ and societal challenges‚ which led to their success of a new world. The immigration of the Puritans’ transition from New England to America occurred in stages. The Puritans started their reformation in Holland and moved back to New England due to the backing of the Virginia Company. (CliffNotes) “Approximately 102 Puritans left for sail in America” (University of Virginia. “Pilgrims
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From England to the New World The New World provided many reasons for the English people to risk their life’s crossing the great Atlantic Ocean. Some came for the opportunity to seek fortune‚ others came to work the field to escape the harsh poverty England was facing‚ and others came in search of purity with the Lord Jesus Christ. For whatever the reasons‚ the New World brought challenges and those who could endure it were greatly awarded in fortune‚ faith‚ and opportunity. This essay will look
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Puritans started to arrive in the New England area during the 1600’s. They specifically settles in the areas around Boston. Unlike other people coming to settle in New England‚ the Puritans came to create a more pure and Christian based society; they did not come for economic purposes. The Puritans wanted a theocratic society‚ or a government run by religious beliefs. By creating their Christian based society in this way‚ their ideas and values of the political‚ economic‚ and social developments
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England was governed by strict laws and regulations created by the King‚ who didn’t allow the citizens much freedom. The Englishmen weren’t allowed to practice religious freedom without being prosecuted nor were they able to give input into their government. They also grew tired of the warfare in England and wanted to seek a new start and thought that America was the perfect suit for them. The King initially rejected the voyage‚ but eventually expected the idea of mercantilism and saw the potential
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