America there was a lack of similarity between the Chesapeake Colonies and New England. New England and the Chesapeake Colonies had these differences because of their social. economic, and religious stances. The residents of New England faced many struggles with witchcraft scares. Luckily for the Chesapeake Colonies they didn't have this kind of problem. However they still had a hefty problem which was the Bacon Rebellion. One of the positive situations New England encountered was the lack of rebellion…
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and economic developments of the New England and Chesapeake colonies had their similarities and differences. Entire families were sent to Massachusetts with an equal amount of genders. In contrast, the people sent to Virginia, were not an equal amount of men and women, and were not in families. Although Maryland was a Christian based colony and Massachusett was a Puritan society, religion played important roles in social classes. In the New England and Chesapeake colonies, political power was given to the…
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essential policy of the English. The resulting colonies, particularly the Chesapeake and New England colonies, show many differentiations. The reasons that both sets of these colonies differ are due to their various virtues. These virtues are reflected in the economies in these two sets of colonies. The colonies display further disparity in their lifestyles. Both sets of colonies have been settled by people with different values. The New England Colonies are largely occupied by families (Doc. B). Many…
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their differences in terms of climate and geography would largely effect the lives of the colonizers. While Native Americans were pushed to the side in both populations, differences in treatment would arise. As the Chesapeake and New England lands were colonized, differences in motivation for settlement would contribute to a differing idea of political freedom, economies focused on different crops, and different make ups of classes and peoples. Politically, the religious freedoms that New Englanders…
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When Christopher Columbus first “rediscovered” America, a flee of foreigners settled in the New World attempting to achieve their goals. The New England and Chesapeake colonies had their different social structure that gradually shaped the country into a need of their own. The Chesapeake colony included Virginia, Maryland, East and West New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. In these areas, climate was more humid and hot and extremely difficult to deal with. It contained lower-middle class workers, small…
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Although Chesapeake colonies and those in New England shared the same English language, they had a lot of distinct social patterns. Most of settlement moved to Chesapeake to find wealth such as gold, silver or other things to make money if they could bring those back to Europe while the others moved to New England to seek for religious freedom. They wanted to be free to be able to follow the natural religion. In economy, Chesapeake colonists learnt how to make corn, and growing tobacco besides…
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Chesapeake and New England Colonies’ Developmental Differences By the 1700s the New England and Chesapeake colonies had vast differences in their societies and in their development, even though they were settled by people of mostly English origin. The colonies had political, economic, social and religious differences as well as differences in their founding and climate that lead to the formation of these two distinct regions. The New England and the Chesapeake colonies were unalike each…
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DBQ # Two England then sent out land seekers, and what they had found were the New England and Chesapeake colonies, although Europeans discovered both they became their own. By 1700’s New England and Chesapeake formed into two separate colonies due to their differences in economy, religion, and social aspects. Economical differences occurred between New England and Chesapeake with slavery, trade, and agriculture. In New England, slavery was very much present and had a huge impact…
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APUSH, 7th period October 11, 2014 DBQ New England and the Chesapeake region was settled by Englishmen of the same ethnicity, but by 1700 they had developed into two distinct societies. The distinction between these two societies was caused by varying economic and social organization, as well as different reasons for settlement. New England was founded for religious reasons, which became the center of social life. On the other hand, the Chesapeake colonies were founded for economic reasons, and…
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Reformation in England led the Puritans to immigrate to America. Also, Old England was going through a hard economic time. Many were poor and unemployed, and this caused English men to seek a better life in the new world. The Spanish exploration, led by Christopher Columbus, led the way for other European countries to follow to the new world. The eastern coast of North America was colonized by English men of the same background and origin, but by the 1700s, the New England and Chesapeake regions have…
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