The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act

Scientists and researchers began giving a large volume of effort and look into the extremely complex problems that face the Chesapeake Bay. When research for the improving and saving of the Bay’s overall health began it seemed very simple and there were only a couple of problems. The problems included nutrients from agricultural runoff; these nutrients were phosphorus and nitrogen. The combination of the nutrients in the Bay caused a large volume of algae that choked some of the marine life. While bringing in algae the nutrients also killed grasses on the seafloor. These seafloor bed grasses that once covered more than half of the Chesapeake Bay’s floor now only covered a tenth of their original area. Though the estuary was having problems it did not receive the terrible pollution from industries that many large rivers and lakes do in other urban areas (Brown, p. 397).

The Chesapeake Bay and the New England colonies displayed many differences. The major differences became very clear as the settlements continued

On March 3rd, 1813, the first British ships of war appeared on the Chesapeake Bay. For two years the Chesapeake would be the scene of numerous amounts of battles. Some would be lost in anonymity, but others would make history. But first, why did the British come? We were at war almost thirty years before, so how did it come upon these two superpower nations to collide once again? A few answers to these questions will put the war of 1812 and the Battle of the Chesapeake Bay in its proper context.

The Chesapeake was shaped economically by tobacco, Bacons rebellion, by John Smith. The tobacco dominated in this particular region since 1618 it was very profitable and people grew it best on leveled grounds with 80% of Chesapeake homes laying ½ of a riverbank and most 600 feet of the shoreline, bottom line is tobacco was their destiny it was their money for food and other essentials. This shaped Chesapeake since it made up pretty much its entire economy so when tobacco falls, the world falls for them. The Bacon's Rebellion was a popular revolt in colonial Virginia in 1676, led by Nathaniel Bacon because of high taxes, low prices for tobacco, Sir William Berkeley the governor, provided the background for the uprising, which was precipitated by Berkeley's failure to defend the frontier against attacks by Native Americans. This shaped the region since we gained land, furs, and harvest. John smith was young, 28, but had experience fighting Turks and Spanish, and had enough experience to assume control in Virginia, he organized work bands, and ensured sufficient food and shelter for winter; he also became the colony's best Indian negotiator, and when he was captured by Indians in late 1607, he showed bravery and courage, and the chief's daughter, Pocahontas saved Smith's life. This shaped Chesapeake since he provided help for the colony and when he left for England the colonies went on a

The different people who started settling in New England and the Chesapeake region could have come from the same country. But what they were looking for made a lot of sense which was; economic, religious and also their social differences. Their different societies started to lead on to different economics. Religion for New England was the most important, it was their goal in life, they wanted to be a religious example. There were a lot of social differences, and of course differences in people as well.

Eutrophication is a concern in the Chesapeake Bay. Eutrophication is caused by excessive amounts of nutrients. Excessive nutrients in the bay have negative effects on the bay's ecosystem. The extra nutrients make the environment unbalanced. The extra nutrients cause a chain reaction that eventually kills most of the organisms in that area. This is what is known as a dead zone.

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.

In order to have a thriving and healthy society a clean water supply is a very simple but necessary resource. Dating back to the beginning of civilizations the need for clean water was an essential need. The Clean Water Act dates to Franklin D Roosevelt’s administration. In 1972 Congress amended and passed what is now known as the Clean Water Act to protect our precious resource of water. The clean water Act prevented the dumping of pollutants into navigable waters without a permit. Many municipalities and commercial entities had previously dumped sewage and unregulated waste in to our rivers and streams contaminating a great percentage of our drinking water. This wreck less contamination of our waterways not only affected humans but also affected our wildlife including fish and animal’s life that depended on these waters. Any municipality or company that could affect our waters would need to apply for a permit to do so. While the Clean Water Act was a landmark legislation that was supported by both Democrats and Republicans alike over the years has seen expansion of the EPA’s interpretation of the law and has created a controversy in Administrative Law that has many challenges up to the Unites States Supreme Court. (Television, n.d.)

Although the Chesapeake Bay Colonies and New England colonies were both founded by men of English origin, during similar an era, they gradually developed very different societies. The Chesapeake Bay Colonies were fabricated originally for the sole purpose of amassing financial profit through the collection and trading of gold. New England Colonies, however, were made to develop the Separatist Church. Colonists belonging to these colonies left England during the Protestant Reformation of the English Church to escape the persecution of King James I. After further analysis of the documents provided (A-H) it becomes evident why the New England Colonies and Chesapeake Bay Colonies eventually evolved into two very different regions exhibiting different

Indentured servants where men and women who signed a contract to work for a certain number of years, usually between four and seven, in exchange for transportation to the colonies. The Chesapeake Bay colonies, Virginia and Maryland, where especially condition to use indentured servants. During this essay I will explain why the Chesapeake Bay colonies were in such need of the servants and why eventually they turned to slavery to fill the void left by the indentured servants.

The bay has fifty major rivers and streams that drift into it. Nitrogen and Phosphorous are rapidly getting released into the bay. Most of the Nitrogen and Phosphorous comes from agriculture, air, and sewage. The excessive nitrogen and Phosphorus degrade the bay's water quality. Each year roughly three hundred pounds of polluting nitrogen gets into the Chesapeake Bay. Just like the Everglades the Chesapeake's water is in danger.

As a result of the Christopher Columbus’ first voyage to the ‘New World,’ it was soon bombarded by wealth seeking explorers and conquistadors from all over Europe. The Spanish explorers first came and soon the English, but it wasn’t until 1607 that English colonization began with the settlement of Jamestown. Jamestown was not a perfect establishment at first, it failed but through many attempts it strived. Similar to the attempts needed to make Jamestown successful, following colonies had to establish their own beliefs and systems. Prior to 1700, both the Massachusetts and Virginia colonies were essential to the growth of English development by achieving economic growth through indentured servitude and later, slaves. Massachusetts made way for a more peaceful, diverse and respectful colony as Chesapeake Bay was violent and mainly centered around the separation of whites and heathens, achieving a ‘safer’ colony.

Between 1813 and 1962, steamboats ruled the Chesapeake Bay, reflected in a fascinating and important era, in which trade and travel were made more convenient with steamers that linked parts of Maryland and Virginia, with distant and isolated rural communities along the Eastern Shore, in particular, including Piankatank River and Occohannock Creek in Virginia, Hudson Creek off the Little Choptank River in Maryland, Bushwood, and Rock Point It made possible access to certain goods and services typically unavailable east of the Bay, along with opportunities for leisure and entertainment.

We, the state of Virginia propose, with the aid of of our neighboring states and the approbation of Maryland, to make taxation an act that can only be done by states to their own citizens, so that we may navigate along the Potomac River and enter the Chesapeake Bay without taxation. In order to identify the state to which people belong, identification would be needed for individual men to present when crossing into the waters of other states, which would be applied for by citizens to the head of their states. Each identification will cost approximately $54 for each individual copy to be made, and will be charged at $60. The money to make the identification for the middle states facing the problem with Maryland would come from neighboring states, North Carolina, New Jersey, and Delaware, and each will contribute $3,000.

This paper presents the local water issues of water quality, treatment and supply challenges of Loudoun County in Northern Virginia along with some of the strategies to address the problems and keep up with the development and growth.