Compare And Contrast Chesapeake And New England Colonies

During the 1700's, people in the American colonies lived in very distinctive societies. While some colonists led hard lives, others were healthy and prosperous. The two groups who showed these differences were the colonists of the New England and Chesapeake Bay areas. The differentiating characteristics among the Chesapeake and New England colonies developed due to economy, religion, and motives for colonial expansion. The colonists of the New England area possessed a very happy and healthy life. This high way of living was due in part to better farming, a healthier environment, and a high rate of production because of more

The difference in development between New England and the Chesapeake Bay region was a matter of several issues ranging from freedom of religion, economy, the system of governing and most importantly, unity. What made these two societies differ was the effort

During the mid 17th century two regions carved roots for England in North America. Coming from the same homeland one would assume their inner workings would closely mirror each other but this was not the case for the New England and Chesapeake colonies. Though faced with similar hardships, the ways they handled the difficulties starkly contrast one another.

Two unique societies were constructed by people of common origin. These English colonists immigrated to the New World for either economic prosperity or religious freedom. During colonization, two regions were formed, New England and the Chesapeake Bay area. The two contrasting societies of New England and Chesapeake region were the results of diversity of: social and family structure; health and living conditions; economy; religion and beliefs; and government policies.

The New England colonies were a completely different story. The New England colonies were formed by large groups of English families and some from other countries. These people came to the new world for a new start. They sailed the seas in large family units and followed their leader from their

During the late 16th century and into the 17th century, two colonies emerged from England in the New World. The two colonies were called the Chesapeake and New England colonies. Even though the two areas were formed and governed by the English, the colonies had similarities as well as differences. Differences in geography, religion, politics, economic, and nationalities, were responsible for molding the colonies. These differences came from one major factor: the very reason the English settlers came to the New World. 
The Chesapeake colonies were primarily created by companies interested in profiting from the natural resources of the New World such as gold or silver to bring back to England. The New England colonies were primarily created

When comparing and contrasting the Chesapeake and New England colonies you find that there are many differences and a few similarities. These differences and similarities revolve around the colonies geography, economic characteristics, religious characteristics, and why they were founded. These differences developed in the colonies based off where they are, how they were ran, and how wealthy they were. The development of these colonies also affected the American Indians in a few different ways. Let start by comparing major difference of the geography between Chesapeake and New England colonies. New England colonies had cold weather and poor dry soil which made for a short growing season. This made it harder to grow food so most families just had a small farm for personal gain, there weren’t plantations. The New England colonies also had natural harbors and a lot of the land was covered in forests. In contrast to the New England colonies the Chesapeake colonies has hot humid weather, with long growing seasons, and excellent soil that was great for plantation and along with rivers that flowed throughout the colonies. Now let’s take a look at the differences in the economical characteristics between the colonies. In New England because of their geographical conditions they couldn’t grow crops in large plantation to make profits so they had to rely on other means to make income. Since the land was covered in forests they use the timber to expand the shipbuilding industries. They

In England, the Puritans were persecuted and they wanted to purify the Church of England. (OI) However he Chesapeake colonies had taken oaths of allegiance to the Church of England. (Doc 3) The Puritans founded Plymouth to join with the Anglican Church, but some Puritans felt that the reform was too slow, so they broke away to form Bay Colony, “We must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill.”

By looking at the ship's list of New England and Chesapeake, historians can see the differences in who came to each region, leading them to figure out why. The ship's list of emigrants bound for New England is made up of families, proving they were there to settle and not just come and go (document 3). As for the ship's list of emigrants bound for New England, young men, and very few young women, were the passengers on the ship, aiding in the idea that their main motive was to gain instant wealth (document 4). The type of people who came to each of the colonies affected the life they had in America. The New England migrants had family farms and were part of close knit towns, while the settlers of the Chesapeake lived on large plantations, far away from any other members of their society. According to the textbook, there were patriarchal elements in both of their societies to different extents. In New England women were spiritual equals to men and were a key part of the economic unit. This differs from Chesapeake where women had no rights and were under all rule of men, even becoming indentured servants. Because of the variances of population source between New England and Chesapeake, their motives and life style was contrary of each

During the 17th century, many English colonists began to settle on the Atlantic, this embarked on colonies beginning to build the foundations of their community. The New World was named profoundly since it was considered, "new." Although New England and the Chesapeake regions were settled mainly by people of English decent, by the 18th century, the two similar societies became apparent. As they began to change, the two colonies developed contrasting societies, institutions, and economies. These contrasting differences may be considered the primary motives for colonization, climate, geography, different in views and philosophy and many settlers of different origins.

The east coast of North America was conolized by Englishmen of similar race, however by the time of 1700 they had flourished into two contrasting societies. One of the main motives for this difference was that New England and Chesapeake were founded for different purpose and under different climate. New England was founded mostly for religious reasons. Puritans that were persecuted in England wanted a “New England” and to escape the religious struggle they faced.

As the United states was beginning to rise and form, two colonial areas stood out it it’s development; Chesapeake and New England. They were taking shape and defining their economies and labor forces on opposite ends of North America. They both had the same origins but took different paths. The Chesapeake and New England areas developed labor forces that were different because of slaves being skilled or unskilled, similar in that they both used African slaves, and developed in those ways because of differing economies and classes.

Those who settled in the Chesapeake region were fortunate to have been near a peninsula along the James River. They were expecting to find numerous valuables things such as gold, silver, to make profit, and paths to other New Worlds, cures for illness, and other miscellaneous valuables they could profit from. In the Chesapeake region they were governed by London, they had an economy that largely benefited from monocrop plantations. The people who settled in the Chesapeake area consisted of “adventurers, sojourners, and single men”. The political elites were wealthy planters, and culturally were ethnically heterogeneous, and less religious.

English settlements along the eastern seaboard later became the thirteen colonies which would form the US. To establish a presence in North America, England relied on private trading companies, one in particular, the Virginia Company, established the country’s first permanent settlement in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. Puritans, reformers who wished to “purify” the Church of England, settled in New England but their efforts lacked success and some wanted to split from the church. Among those who desired to split from the church were William Bradford and John Winthrop who both assisted in bringing new settlers to the colonies. The Puritans’ values of hard work, thrift, and responsibility led to thriving settlements and financial success.

Following the defeat of the Spanish armada, England finally had the power to venture out to the Americas after hearing about a century’s worth of Spanish success in that region themselves. Single Englishmen in search of wealth began to sail to America, and did not find the gold they were searching for. It was not until the success from the crop tobacco, did anyone in Virginia prosper. This set the stage for a huge colony with an economy relying on large plantations of this new staple crop. The many who sought out the Massachusetts bay colony in New England were likely not going to strike rich on a plantation, but to either escape the English Church, or to start a new life for their family. The Massachusetts bay colony was founded by Puritans who wanted to fix, or purify, the English church and for this reason, were also very