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    being settled and beginning to grow‚ each colony began to develop its own differences and identity in the New World. Many people immigrated to the colonies be it puritans‚ slaves‚ farmers‚ quakers and various other groups‚ all came to escape persecution‚ start a new life‚ or make money in the New World; giving the colonies their own mix of personalities. From the rocky coasts of New England to the large fields and plantations of the southern colonies‚ the different attributes of these colonies as

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    development between the New England and the Chesapeake region settlements occurred because of political‚ social‚ and economic reasons. The New England region includes Connecticut‚ Massachusetts and the Chesapeake region includes Virginia and Maryland. These regions were largely settled by the English‚ though others such as the French and the Spanish settled in the Americas. Politically‚ there are many differences between the New England and Chesapeake regions. The New England region is based upon

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    The Lake Isle of Innisfree

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    The Lake Isle of Innisfree “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” is a modernist poem published in Yeats’s second volume of poetry‚ entitled “The Rose” (1893) and‚ although simple in form and imagery‚ it has managed to earn its place as one of his great literary achievements and one of his most enduring. The poem represents a nostalgic description of a concrete‚ geographical place‚ the lake isle of Innisfree‚ which the poet manages to transform into a magical

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    There are many differences between New England and the Chesapeake. This was because there were a lot of culture differences between the two. Whether it was coming to america to search for gold like the chesapeake or escaping religious injustice like new England. The chesapeake’s hot and humid climate tended to drive people away so they came to New England for dry and mild weather. Farming was a huge part of the Chesapeake’s economy unlike the New England people who had a very diverse economy even

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    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 States. Chesapeake has a humid

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    The New England Colonies had various type of religions. Massachusetts had a strong population of Puritans. Rhode Island provided many types of religion for the people settling there. Many people in Connecticut were mainly Puritan. The Middle colonies New York and Pennsylvania provided various religions. Some of the religion found in Middle colonies were Quakers‚ Catholics‚ Lutherans‚ and Jews and a few others. The southern colonies‚ Maryland and Georgia had no majority religion‚ so they had various

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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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    Chesapeake vs. New England The majority of those who settled New England and the Chesapeake Colonies were from England however‚ both groups came to the New World for different reasons‚ settled different areas‚ and therefore upheld two distinct societies. New England settled for religious reasons Back home in England the Puritans‚ who wanted to purify the Anglican church‚ and Separatists‚ who wanted to separate from the Anglican church‚ were trying to live in a country that was going through a

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    Lake Isle of Innisfree

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    Introduction: The poem I chose was “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” by William Butler Yeats‚ and the song I chose was “Pocket Full of Sunshine” by Natasha Bedingfield. A harmony with nature and peace is the main focus of these diverse works. William Yeats Background Information -Yeats had a life-long interest in mysticism and philosophy. -An abundance of his poems included the setting of his homeland‚ Ireland. -As an adult‚ Yeats often yearned for and desired the quiet life in Sligo. His carefree

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    Jorge Zankiz New England vs. Chesapeake Colonies Throughout the 16th century and into the 17th century the Americas started to become very popular settlement areas‚ especially North America’s east coast. This area was colonized by migrating English that either fled from England because of religious persecution‚ the wish of starting a new life with their families or were in the pursuit of gold and wealth. The decision people made between those two choices(religion and family go together)was what

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