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    Comparison between the Colonies of Chesapeake and New England This essay will be analyzing and comparing & contrasting the colonies of Chesapeake and New England. This paper’s main concern is how these colonies are so dramatically different and what aspects of the colonies make them so. This paper will argue considerable differences in settling and motives to settle had a dramatic effect on the initial success of the colonies. Chesapeake had a tremendous death rate of 65-percent of their original

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    Compare and Contrast of the Northern and Southern Colonies The 1700s was a time when everything was new‚ new country‚ unseen land‚ and more resources. The colonists were still trying to discover all the new and exciting things in this new world‚ and still live under the king’s rule. The colonies were working hard to support England and themselves in this time; so the north and south spent most of its time figuring out ways to survive. The north and south had two very different methods of earning

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    The creation of the original thirteen colonies included much trial and error. Some of the colonies failed from the very beginning‚ others seen a little success followed by failure‚ while a select few achieved success from the get-go. Many of the colonies held different values‚ some overlapping. Religion‚ freedom of religion‚ profit‚ money‚ success‚ and education was some of the values they placed the most stock in. Each colony viewed these values differently; which‚ contributed to their failure or

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    century more immigrants settled in the southern colonies because in New England the lands were limited in extent and under Puritan rule‚ the southern colonies were more tolerant. There were many similarities in the structure of society and economy such as social mobility and self government. Some differences were caused by the amount of land available and climate. The culture and economy of the southern colonies and those of the New England colonies had similarities and differences. There were some

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    The Georgia colony was founded the for the poor people in England. Living in the colony helped poor people stay out of prison in England. Georgia does not allow slaves bed cause it is a free colony. It does also allow freedom of religion. The colony was found by James Oglethorpe. Georgia was founded in 1732. People from Georgia came from England. Georgia’s specialty was agriculture. They could grow indigo‚ rice‚ and sugar. In 1732‚ England found the the last of the American colonies. After Oglethorpe

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    Period Chesapeake Colonies vs New England Colonies In 1607‚ the first permanent English colony was established in North America. This settlement was known as Jamestown‚ and it paved the way for future English colonies. Originally‚ the first settlements were established for monetary reasons‚ future colonies‚ namely the New England colonies‚ were established as religious havens for various groups. These first few settlements‚ Virginia and Maryland‚ also known as the Chesapeake colonies‚ were seen as a

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    tolerance they themselves obtained from different beliefs. Due to this lack of tolerance people began forming new colonies. England had three colonial groups identified as the New England‚ Middle and Southern colonies. Three admirable colonies that may be pointed out from each group are Massachusetts from the New England colonies‚ Pennsylvania from the Middle and Maryland the Southern colonies. Massachusetts has played a significant role in American history‚ most importantly in the lives of Puritans

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    lifestyle in the three American colonies sections‚ varied dramatically‚ the most obvious was the difference between the New England and the Southern colonies. The New England colonies varied in many ways from the southern colonies‚ the most obvious were the motives for the founders‚ the political and social beliefs‚ and economic differences. The New England colonies were much more interested in starting a new way of life for the generations to come‚ the Southern colonies based lived for the day and

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    in the colonies. Slowly‚ England rose to compete in this struggle for colonies‚ settling North America. Although New England and the Chesapeake regions were both settled by Englishmen‚ these two colonies evolved into completely different colonies as a result of their many differences of opinion starting with their reasons for settling the land‚ spreading to create two completely different societies. From the time each ship set off from England‚ both the New England and Chesapeake colonies were bound

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    The 17th Century colony was where English man and their families came to America wanted to increase in wealthiest. The first colony was founded in 1607.The discovery was found in 1634‚ they moved there because here could practice their own choice of religion in peace. They got there by George Calvert and his fellow followers sailed on a boat to set foot on the fertile land of Maryland. The 13 colonies were “Delaware‚ Pennsylvania‚ New Jersey‚ Georgia‚ Connecticut‚ Massachusetts Bay‚ Maryland‚ South

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