It is evident that every culture is affected by the environment in which said culture evolves. Whether these effects can be observed in the gods differing societies worship, or by the way in which resources are accumulated, the reasons are all the same. How each society and culture interacts with its environment dictates its development and growth. There is no more evident an example of this than the Chesapeake Bay area, pre, mid, and post colonization, using the colony of Jamestown as an model for contact interactions between two distinct cultures, and how these relations can be dictated by the environment. In the period termed pre-contact the indigenous peoples living in the Chesapeake Bay region were known collectively as the Powhatan people. This name was used for the collective of the Algonquian speaking tribes in the Chesapeake Bay and, during the time of interest, was led by Chief Powhatan, who took his tribe name as his ruling name. Chief Powhatan inherited the rule of six tribes when he became chief, as well as having accumulated a multitude of tribes during his reign to create the Powhatan confederacy. Within this confederacy, each distinct tribe was responsible for providing military support when requested, as well as were required to provide taxes in the form of pelts, food, copper and pearls. Notably, at no point was gold objectively mined by the Powhatan people. These people left no written records and thus the information available in modern times about the
In the 1700’s the New England and Chesapeake regions prospered in agriculture and commerce, but it was the period of time before this that helped develop these regions into what they were at the time. The development of these regions were diversified by the religion that they practiced, native policies, and the social structure of the area. The religion brought to these regions helped alter their way living from one another.
The immigrants that settled the colonies of Chesapeake Bay and New England came to the New World for two different reasons. These differences were noticeable in social structure, economic outlook, and religious background. As the colonies were organized the differences were becoming more and more obvious and affected the way the communities prospered. These differences are evident from both written documents from the colonists and the historical knowledge of this particular period in time.
Although the Chesapeake and New England colonies were the earliest English colonies to flourish in the New World, they were both extremely different in the ways that they developed. Similarities between the colonies can be found, but the colonies were mostly different. The colonies differed most in religion, society, culture, economy, and their relationships with the American Indians of the region. The reasons for such differences can be understood by realizing that the colonies were settled by incredibly different people who possessed different cultures, religious beliefs, and motivations for settling in their respective colonies in the first place. The Chesapeake and New England colonies had similarities and differences in their development, including how each colony affected nearby American Indians. Their differences and similarities can be understood by analyzing each colony’s geography, economy, religions, and cultures.
A leader has many responsibilities as a role model and caretaker for their people. Facing hard challenges and knowing how to deal with them is a part of being a great leader all of which are Chief Powhatan showed. Chief Powhatan whose proper name was Wahunsenacawh, was the superior chief of Tsenacommacah, an alliance of Algonquian-speaking Virginia Indians in the Tidewater region of Virginia at the time English settlers landed at Jamestown in 1607. In his address to Captain John Smith Chief Powhatan expresses how he desires peace between the settlers and the Tsenacommacah. He utilizes distinct rhetorical elements such as rhetorical questions, diction and argumentation to further support his view on what he desired to occur between his people and the English settlers.
The early colonization of Jamestown and Massachusetts Bay was both recognized by the similar groups of people which bring the community spirit, their colonizing, and their government in contradictory beginnings as a colony, religion, and means of economic stability shaped two different politics and economic systems.
During the time of these colonies settlement, they both had accounts with Native Americans in the area. In the early times of settling each colony had friendly relations with the natives. Jamestown formed alliances with the Powhatan people, while Massachusetts Bay fell into relations with the Pequot tribe. Each settlement relied on Native Americans to survive in the New World. The Powhatan people taught colonist John Rolfe how to grow tobacco which was in high demand in Europe at the time. This would later contribute to the
Jamestown land was desirable because of the many trees for building houses and ships,growing crops, and good hunting ground.
Before the settlers landed in Jamestown, The Indians occupied the land and lived there for centuries. They were the first people to arrive in Jamestown. Some say there were 25,000 Indians; others say around 50,000 of the American natives, who lived on the land. There were about thirty different tribes whom the powhatan chiefdom took charge. However, each tribe had their own chief. In time there would be a change; King James 1 of England granted for another colony to be established under the Virginia Company of London which consisted of many wealthy Englishmen who wanted to invest their money into the company. They expected to
Christopher Columbus's accidental find of an entire continent, completely altered the way Europeans viewed the world. Thus a quest was set out by each country for three things: gold, god, and glory. Established in 1607 as the first colony of the new world, Jamestown's main purpose was to pull profit into England. Despite struggling in its early stage, Jamestown completely stabilized itself for years to come. Established in 1620 as the second colony, Plymouth brought many Puritan Separatists who were trying to find freedom for their religion and escape religious persecution in England. The Virginia Company took this place over until the throne decided to charter the area, which finally allowed for Plymouth to be established as its own colony.
By the year 1700, family demographics and religion of New England were completely dissimilar to those of the Chesapeake region. The differences in unification and society varied so much between the two settlements due to who settled there. Climate and geographic features also shaped the colonies as they formed and expanded.
The effect this woman was her undermining of the Puritan/Congregational Church while she was living in the colony. This was seen through the followers she gained during her time there, who agreed with her beliefs and many of which eventually migrated to Rhode Island and New York.
The "Salvages" Abby speaks of, were most likely members of one of the Algonquian tribes which occupied the country near Jamestown. These tribes inhabited the land in Virginia east of a line running from Washington, D.C., through Fredericksburg, Richmond, Petersburg, and then turning southeast along the Blackwater River and extending into coastal North Carolina as far as the Neuse River. They also inhabited the two counties Accomak and Northampton in the present Eastern Shore, Virginia. The Algonquians pushed down into Virginia from the north centuries before the coming of the English. Shortly before the English colony was established at Jamestown in 1607, chief Powhatan had brought under his control by conquest most of the Algonquian tribes in the tidewater country. This confederacy was held together by his despotic power. John Smith names twenty-eight tribes
As mentioned above religion played a key role in shaping both cultures and still have huge impacts on both to this day. The
When comparing cultures it would be difficult to find two that are more diverse than the Mesopotamian and Egyptian cultures. The Mesopotamian culture was filled with tension and instability while the Egyptian people maintained a stable and somewhat more content way of life. In examining these two cultures one can surmise that these differences are mainly due to the political, economic, social, religious, and geographic differences between Egypt and Mesopotamia. These factors added to the overall mentality of the people. These mentalities affected the stability of each culture, whether for the better or worse.
Religion and culture shapes the lives of many humans in the past civilizations to now. The Indus valley has many connections between religion and culture, and due to many events, it led a decline in the civilization. The civilization worshiped many gods, goddesses, and animals.