Document-Based Question: New England and the Chesapeake Region Alec Brevé AP US History September 13th‚ 2011 7th Period The Chesapeake Region and New England both started as English colonies‚ but by the 1700’s they had already become two completely different societies. The so-called “Chesapeake Region” was born with the foundation of Jamestown in 1607‚ the first English colony in the New World. In the area of New England‚ it all started when the colony of Plymouth was founded in 1630.
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colonists to settle in the Americas for completely different purposes? The Chesapeake and New England colonists can prove this point. For several different reasons‚ the Chesapeake colonies and the New England colonies are working towards a main goal. In order to establish a type of freedom‚ independence‚ tradition‚ and profit‚ these colonies must be formed and settled in by colonists. The main goal in the settlement of the Chesapeake colonies is driven by a motivation for profit‚ whereas the main
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Settling in Charles Town Have you ever thought about settling in a new place? The reason why the Europeans wanted to settle in charles town was because of food and supplies. Although there were many good things about settling in Charles Town there were also many difficulties and struggles along the way too. The difficulties in settling Charles Town were geography‚ Diseases‚ and resources. Eventually they have adapted to the environment in Charles Town.
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of 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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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 regions of the north‚ to the Chesapeake regions of the
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English settlers ventured out to establish their claims over lands in the New World. Two principal areas they established were the English colonies of the Chesapeake and their counterparts at Massachusetts Bay. The English colonies and the Massachusetts Bay settlements were different economically and socially but similar religiously. The Chesapeake colonies were founded on a basis of mainly economic pursuits and were the principal exports of tobacco‚ whereas the Massachusetts area settlers were not
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion Spencer Thompson CHT 3OI Mr. Figueira December 17‚ 2011 On April 17‚ 1961‚ in Cuba‚ the United States of America was meant to be a part of an attack. Very many people were killed and the whole plan turned to utter failure. There are many embarrassing situations in United States’ history such as the Japanese-American Internment during World War II. From failure to overthrow
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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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The purpose of this lab is to analyze the conductivity and salinity of water simple from the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. Oysters can live with a salinity level range from 10ptt-to 27ppt‚ but there is a parasite called protozoan that causes a disease known as MSX in oysters‚ that arise when salinity level of the water reach 15ppt. Therefore‚ aquaculture facility usually plants oysters in areas where salinity level are between 10ppt-to12ppt to avoid any risk of the protozoan. Oysters deliver nutrients
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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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