Chesapeake Settlers

During the seventeenth century, colonial America was welcoming many newcomers, several from England. Quantities of these newcomers were seeking land for economic purposes as others were longing for religious toleration. Many of the English colonists settled in the New England region for religious freedoms, to escape the English king, and leave adversaries of other religions behind. Settlers who resided in the Middle Atlantic region were affected differently. Although the Middle Atlantic was more

The seventeenth century brought thousands of immigrants to the New World in pursuit of freedom and a new life. Many wanted a chance to be free from the poverty in England, others desired freedom from religious persecution. As a result, the American colonies were created, Even though all colonies had English descent many separated into different regions like the New England and Chesapeake colonies because of religious, social ,and political differences. The Chesapeake colonies were created to profit off of gold but their warm climate and fertile land turn them into cash crop giants. On the other hand the New England colonies were trying to escape the religious havoc in England. New England's cold climate encouraged a diverse economy and compact towns which led to many advancements in their religion and education.

Due to this, the families were tight nit and were educated so they could read scripture; education was such an important factor in these colonies, so the literacy rates were high and famous colleges like Harvard and the Massachusetts School Law were created. Their high standard of living and long life expectancy also lead to a high population. Despite the high population, only church members could vote at the town hall meetings, and so their laws were strongly tied to religion. This was one of the stepping stones to democracy. Another stepping stone to democracy, which is in the Chesapeake region, was the House of Burgesses. It was the first legislative body, although only wealthy plantation owners were appointed into it. In this region, education was not as important since most of the population was indentured servants, and neither was religion. Literacy rate was rather low (so not many read the bible) and servants didn't have a long life expectancy; they rarely lived past forty. Later, after the Boxer Rebellion, the plantation owners used African slaves instead of indentured servants and brought in racism to keep further rebellions from happening. The poor population also had no way to be educated, and only the wealthy had enough money to hire tutors to educate their

In the 1600’s those coming from the West Indies searching for land established a new colony south of Chesapeake. This colony was owned by the Lords Proprietors. To quickly populate the Carolina’s the Lords Proprietors offered large incentives attracting many colonists. These were things such as religious toleration, political representation, and large grants of land. With workers needed Carolina offered freedom dues; attracting many poor people that would work as indentured servants. As Carolina gained the common settlers and indentured servants the Lord Proprietors made sure to include great planters with large land grants and absolute power over their slaves. As the Lord Proprietors were in England they could not fully control Carolina. This was seen as men known as

Beginning 1625, the first colonies in America was established in the Chesapeake, New England, and Carolina region. More than 250,000 European settlers came over to the colonies, along with 300,000 West African slaves. The colonial societies would become the area for gold, god, and glory. Some of the colonies flourished while some struggled to survive.

Starting in the late 1600’s to the early 1700’s, the great nation of America began to take its shape. The Mid- Atlantic colonies, consisting of Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, and New Jersey, were especially productive in this growing time period. Through their diverse population they created an atmosphere of amity throughout the region, attracting large numbers of European immigrants. Their extremely tolerant habits in regards to differences in religious beliefs anticipated the American future. The colonies not only shaped the way for thousands of new settlers coming to the New World, but they also began an empire of agriculture and trade for generations to follow due to their prestigious land and prime location. The colonists during the early 18th century in the Mid Atlantic region

The regions in North America called New England, and Chesapeake, sound very similar on paper, because of their English origins. However, in reality, these two regions have more differences than similarities. The three main differences between these two regions were, their attitude/ goals for settling, their economic activities, and the type of settlers who lived there. The goals of the New England and Chesapeake were very different.

Life in the American wilderness was brutal and short for the earliest Chesapeake settlers. Malaria, dysentery, and typhoid cut ten years off the life expectanct of immigrants from England. Half the people born in early Virginia and Maryland did not survive even twelve years, and few lived past their fifties, forties if they were women. The settlements only grew slowly, mostly from immigrants from England, and most of the immigrants were single men in their late teens and early twenties. There were barely any women and so they were fought for; eligible women did not remain single for long. Moreover, families were few as most men could not find wives and marriages were destroyed by deaths. Yet the Chesapeake colonies struggled on, becoming more

During the late 16th and early 17th century, England quickly colonized the Americas. England guided several groups to the eastern coast of North America to two specific regions. These regions were known as the Chesapeake and the New England areas. Although by the late 1700s these two areas would merge into one nation, in the beginning they offered a sharp contrast with one another. Even though they did share English nationality and a determination to expand at Native Americas’ expense, the religions, social structures, local communities, families, and living standards in the two regions differed entirely.

These immigrants can be divided into two groups: the old and new immigrants. The old immigrants came from Northern and Western Europe from 1800 to 1880. Most of these people were Protestant. The Irish came here to escape the poverty and starvation brought about by the Irish potato famine. Other immigrants came to America to have a voice in government, escape political turmoil, or to seek economic opportunity.

Many came from eastern and southern Europe such as the Irish, Germans, Italians and Polish. Immigrants came to America with hopes and dreams of prosperity, freedom of religion, freedom from fascism and dictatorship with the possibility of wealth and security. Many if not all of the immigrants encountered the complete opposite. Hard labor, poor living condition, low wages and illnesses were the problems often faced by the

When thinking about the first settlers of the United States, the Thirteen Colonies come to mind. Jamestown was honored as being the first town to successfully settle upon the newly discovered land. What most people do not know is that there was technically fourteen original colonies, and the Roanoke settlement was the first. In 1586, Queen Elizabeth I instructed a group of around one hundred and fifteen men and women to start a new life on the uncivilized land. After some time of being on the island, supplies were running short. John White and Ralph Lane, the colonists governors, sailed back to Britain to gather the necessary goods, but ran into issues when trying to return. A naval battle between Spain and Britain restricted White and Lane

Among the colonies occupied by English settlers was the Chesapeake colony of Virginia. Virginia was described by Captain John Smith as a “fruitfull and delightsome land”. The Virginia Company settled in Virginia hoping to achieve prosperity by finding gold and to dwell in a society intended to be a pleasant, profitable, and diversified settlement. Instead they found that the only sure means of making profit was through tobacco—the crop that would eventually make life in Virginia rather unpleasant and relatively short.

There are two major beliefs on how the early America was settled. The first theory involves Paleo-Indians moving across a narrow strip of land called the Berngia, which is currently southwest of Alaska. The people were looking for food and were thought to have been following wooly mammoths for feed and clothes. As the mammoths moved, the Paleo-Indians moved as well. They then moved southward until they reached South America. Another theory is the first settlers came on boats across the Pacific Ocean form Asia or from Europe along Greenland for fish. They then moved to different areas. The movement caused the native people to change their lifestyle according to the region of land they settled in. For example, in the Archaic Era which is about

The European motives for the expansion and colonization in the New World we meant to gain territory, practice religion and get rich. For Example, Spain gain the south of The New World which now is the state of Florida from the United States, and the rest gain the northern parts of the New World. The transplantations that occurred in Virginia and Maryland was very different compared to Massachusetts Bay, Marylanders neighboring Indians who were worried about the rival tribes in the region than they were about the new arrival. They Provided them with shelter, sold them land and supplied them with corn, so they experienced no Indian assaults, no plagues, and no starving time, Unlike Virginian. On Massachusetts, which by then known as Plymouth