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Differences Between Chesapeake And Jamestown

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Beginning with Jamestown in 1607, thirteen colonies had settled along the Atlantic coast of North America by predominantly people of English origin. Due to developmental differences, these colonies composed two separate regions: the Chesapeake and New England. With the Chesapeake’s poor living conditions and the focus on tobacco and profit, in contrast to New England’s relatively developed settlements and focus on small scale agriculture, education, and community, the regions developed into distinct societies despite the English majority in both settlements.
The first Chesapeake settlement was Jamestown (Virginia) and was established for the purpose making profit for the English, while New England, which was originally settled by Puritans,

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