There are three key differences in the English colonization of the Chesapeake and New England: families, labor, and conflict. First, families, was a big issue. The illnesses and uncleanliness that came with the new land, such as the Chesapeake, proved difficult for long-life expectancy, causing issues with bearing children and the children living through infancy. Another problem was “The vast majority of women who immigrated to the region came as indentured servants” (62). This caused the women to not begin bearing children until their mid-twenties and, because of the high death rate and ratio of men to women, did not allow for families to thrive during the colonization of the Chesapeake (62). However, in New England, families were able to
