During the 17th century there were many colonies settled in the New World. One thing most of these colonies had in common is the fact that almost all of them were settled by the English. If one were to focus mostly on the New England and Chesapeake colonies‚ one would find that although they were settled by similar people‚ they ended up splitting for very different reasons. The New England colonies were searching for religious freedom from the Church of England‚ whereas the Chesapeake colonies were
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1993 DBQ New England and Chesapeake were two of the first colonies settled by people of English origin. That is where the similarities end. These two colonies evolved into two completely different societies. There are many factors that contributed to the different lifestyles. These factors include government of society‚ socioeconomic status‚ and climate. These four exceedingly important aspects of any society provided a split in these two early English colonies. Those who arrived in the
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1993 DBQ Early English colonies in America hardly resembled the union of men and women that would later fight against England and build a new country. In fact‚ until the mid-eighteenth century‚ most English colonists had very little‚ if anything to do with the settlers in neighboring colonies. They heard news of Indian wars and other noteworthy events‚ not from the colony itself‚ but from England. The colonies in the New World appeared completely different and the prospect of any unity between them
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1993 DBQ APUSH ESSAY The Chesapeake region and New England was shaped because of the different social‚ economic‚ and geographic factors during the 17th century. During the entire century‚ New England maintained a strong; family orientated identity whereas the Chesapeake region remained divided and scattered. The Chesapeake region has a hot climate that can grow crop plantations and disease‚ New England’s cold and rocky climate made growing staple crops and the spread of disease difficult. The combination
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with one another. New England on the other hand was completely Puritan‚ and that did matter. This changed the structure of development on each of the regions. “God in this work we have undertaken…” From a puritan in document A‚ meaning God has helped us but now it is our turn to help ourselves. The economics of each region were alike in certain ways‚ but different in many aspects. Each of the regions had a rich and a poor class. “…the condition of mankind‚ (that)in all times some must be rich‚ some
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1993 DBQ ESSAY The three G’s: God‚ Gold and Glory led many explorers rushing in to the new world. Among which were New England and Chesapeake‚ two society of English origin. Each developed with their own distinct views and principals. New England a much disciplined‚ obedient society and Chesapeake much devoted to gold and glory‚ and both these societies were prodigiously influenced by geographical‚ social-political‚ economic and religious needs and moves. Which have had caused both these
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Despite having the same settlement’s origin‚ the two areas on the east coast of North America‚ New England and Chesapeake‚ had developed into two distinct societies by 1700‚ whether regarding economy‚ religion‚ government‚ etc. There are various reasons accounting for this difference‚ some most important of which will be clarified in my essay. The strongest agent for the phenomenon is that the two regions were founded for different purposes. Although both were founded by the Englishmen‚ colonies
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During the 1600s‚ British citizens left England and began settling in the Chesapeake and New England regions‚ yet these regions developed differently. Migrants came to the New World with distinct motives that‚ in effect made the regions develop differently; the New Englanders came in search of religious freedom while the Chesapeake settlers came in search of economic prosperity. The New Englanders search for religious freedom caused them to develop a diverse economy‚ societies with tightly bound
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1974 DBQ The Crittenden proposal‚ introduced by Senator John J. Crittenden‚ intended to end the United States succession process. The proposal failed because while the senator who represented the south supported it‚ the Republicans did not accept it. Since President-elect Abraham Lincoln was the leader of the Republicans‚ his strong opposition of it makes him partly responsible for its defeat. However‚ it wasn’t just Lincoln that led to the failure of the proposal; it was also due to the Democrats’
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DBQ: The Diverging Societies The Chesapeake and New England colonies evolved into two distinctive societies by the 1700’s because differences in developments occurred. These differences included motives for being founded‚ social transformations‚ and geographic settlements. The Chesapeake and New England society differed in their motives for colonization. The Chesapeake region of Virginia was founded by the Virginia Company as a joint-stock company. Their main goal was to build opportunities
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