New England And Chesapeake: Differences Of Two Different Societies

Combining the different reasons the settlers came to Chesapeake and New England and the types of people they were results to the societies that were constructed in these colonies. Chesapeake was agriculturally driven while New England on the contrary had commerce and was much more business-like. Chesapeake also had a few varieties in the levels of society. Small farmers held most of the population, then there are the landless whites, great farmers, indentured servents and slaves. Because of the little amount of women until the 17th century, Chesapeake had very weak family ties. One in three brides were already pregnant! In New England marriage was an extremely important key to their society. Their orderly society was based on religion, but was not very tolerant. The Congregational Church could be found here along witht the General Court. Agriculture was not used much at all in this colony. Ship building, labor, and

Although New England, primarily Massachusetts, and the Chesapeake region, primarily Virginia, were largely settled by people of English origins, by 1700 these regions had evolved into two distinct societies. The difference in development occurred for the following three reasons, the motives of the settlers, the people that settled there and the geography of the respective regions.

The Chesapeake was primarily Protestant and Catholic, while New England would be Puritan separatists. The Chesapeake did not persecute people of different religions, focusing more on their crops and disputes with the Natives. Religion played almost no role in politics and the economy. New England settlers, in contrast, felt that God had chosen them for this “special task,” which led to religion being an extremely important aspect in life. Religion dictated the political, economic, and social lives of colonists. These Separatists, along with persecuted Catholics who had not joined the Church of England, came to New England in hopes of finding this religious

Although the English settled into both the Chesapeake and New England regions, they had formed into two completely opposite communities. Both regions came to America for different purposes. Whether the founders of this land was to make a profit, farm more land, or seek religious freedom, they did it to please their own intentions. There were many differences between the two regions, however two main places where they were opposites, were their lifestyle and their religion.

Connecticut, Plymouth, Rhode Island, Massachusetts Bay Colony, and New Haven all made up the region that was New England. It laid just north of the colony of Chesapeake. The New Englanders wanted and longed for religious freedom. They were known as Puritan Separatists, they wanted complete separation from the Church of England. Protestantism was an evolution that thrived in England once the Church separated from Catholicism. These people wanted to turn toward Calvinism, because of this they began to be called “Separatists”. They were not alone in this, joined with them where

Religion makes New England and Southern Colonies very distinctive from each other. In the letter, A model of Christian charity, it informs readers about New England's religion. The letter states “…shall shame the faces of many God’s worthy servants, and cause their prayers to be turned into curses upon us.” (Doc A). This part of the paper is making the point that if they messed up then God would put a curse into them. The letter shows that puritans were a perfect group of people, and everyone should act and live the way they did. (Doc A). New England was mostly made up of puritans. They felt the need to always

Starting off as a single colony, the New England colony eventually expanded to form the Middle colonies, Southern colonies, and the Chesapeake colonies. The Chesapeake and New England colonies both stemmed from England, but developed in a way that made them each very unique in the way that they developed. Developing around different intentions, the New England and Chesapeake colonies were unique due to their different economic and social structures.

In the Chesapeake, belief was much less critical. The established place of worship was the Anglican Church, but only became so after 1692. Numerous people did not participate in the Anglican place of worship. Another foremost difference was the finances of the two. Chesapeake finances rotated around the tobacco commerce, which paved the way for other industries. In addition, the tobacco increased enough to investment the importation of indentured domestics, who would then proceed to work the tobacco, expanding the output further. New England did not have everything rather like the Chesapeake. The finances was founded on angling, shipbuilding, and agriculture. The agriculture in New England was finished on a much lesser scale, however. Because the religion was so family-oriented, ranches were generally just large sufficient to feed one's family, with a small surplus. It was nowhere beside the dimensions of the huge plantations in the Chesapeake. This was easily because New England's aim was not on financial gain. Clearly the Chesapeake and the New England regions did disagree in many ways. These disagreement encompassed population, religion, and economy. But furthermore the dissimilarities were on a wide-scale variety engaging nearly every facet of the society, they all sprouted from one primary distinction between the two: the very cause the colonists came. It was due to these ideals held by the assemblies that lead them to create the diverging

Many of the first settler in New England came for religious reasons. They wanted to have the ability to practice their Puritan faith and to build the perfect ideal Puritan Communities. (Document 9). New England believe that they should stay together just like go would of wanted “So shall we keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace….We must considerer that we shall be a city upon a hill.”( Document 1). The Chesapeake on the other hand were primarily Protestant and Catholic, they did not persecute people of different faiths, like New England. Maryland one of Chesapeake regions was a place for persecuted Catholics to find refuge, a “safe haven.” New Religion was a factor of why those two regions evolved into distinct societies, England had a tighter grasp in religious affairs while the Chesapeake was more of a are were religions were welcome. With people moving and settling in the two regions that persevered their religion, the economy was also something that people persuaded and evolved the

Everyone was coming from England so settlers in both locations spoke the same language and had the same nationality. However the religious beliefs of the settlers in the 2 areas differed. When the protestant reformation was occurring in Europe, a group of people supported Calvinism. These people later became known as the puritan. As time passed the puritans began to dislike the changed made to the Church of England so a group of them decided to break away from the church all together. These people became known as separatist puritans. They are the people that migrated to the New England colonies in search of religious freedom. Those who settled in the Chesapeake colonies were also in search of a better life, but not based religious freedom. Chesapeake colonies were intended to be catholic dominated, but it became Anglican with many protestants migrating there as well. Maryland created the act of religious toleration, which stated, “That whatsoever person or persons within this Province and the Islands thereunto helonging shall from henceforth blaspheme G-d, that is Curse him, or deny our Saviour Jesus Christ.” This is describing that Christians must have religious freedom and no one can talk bad about G-d or Jesus. This act never brought full religious tolerance because there were so many Protestants at the time and

The New England colonies were mainly found for religious purposes. The Congregational Church dominated the New England Colonies. In document one John Winthrop talks about coming together and make sacrifices for the better of the colony because that is what God would want. Compared to in the Chesapeake where

In the 1700’s many colonies began to emerge in the new world among the two most talked about were the New England and Chesapeake colonies. They are polar opposites, one is all about the people and religion, and the other is about making a great profit. New England and Chesapeake evolved into two different societies, because of three main reasons: differences of economy, social structure, and the reason to settle there. The economies of the colonies varied, in New England there were strict rules on the way they conducted their agricultural business.

Physical and cultural differences separated these two regions. Where religion is a perfect or part of the daily life of New England, Tobacco and money had a great impact and dominated the Chesapeake. “The Puritans were also followers of the religious scholar, John Calvin, who believed in the concept of predestination, the idea that God had “Preordained” man’s destiny. Those who were the “elect” were so chosen prior to birth and were destined for salvation.” The Puritans also believed that family is very important. They had political differences that were due to who governs the colony. New England had a government association more with religion matter than Chesapeake government. “While Virginia and Maryland were settled for economic reasons, the Massachusetts Bay colony was settled by two groups seeking religious freedom: The Pilgrims who settled at Plymouth Plantation and the Puritans who settled the rest of the colony.” New England’s region includes the Massachusetts Bay colony, the Plymouth colony, the New Hampshire colony, the Maine colony, Connecticut colony, and Rhode Island colony. Massachusetts colony was governed as a theocracy government and placed great importance on religious matters. For example, only church members had the authority to vote or hold office positions. And anyone who held office position was required to be in attendance at services. Geographically, there was a harsh climate in the Chesapeake region which gave room for the various diseases like typhoid and malaria but the New England were enjoying a great and awesome cool temperature weather with clean water which helped the people and kept them away from diseases that could kill. Having a great and healthy environment is very important to families and New England enjoyed that compared to the Chesapeake’s. In Chesapeake, both Virginia and Maryland engaged in a ‘headright’

The economy of the Chesapeake and New England were both directly affected by their geographical locations and surroundings. The Chesapeake colonies were very rich and fertile in soil, which allowed them to develop an agricultural-based economy; whereas, the New England colonies were

One of the biggest differences between the New England and Chesapeake region is the reason why they established their colonies. The New England region consisted of separatist puritans that did not just want to "purify” the Anglican Church, but Protestants that wanted to separate from the Anglican Church to form the "perfect” church of God, instead of going through the trouble of reforming it. The separatist-puritans embarked on a ship heading to New England with a vision of being the idealistic civilization