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    Chesapeake Chesapeake were the Virginia colony named after Maryland. it's the area around the bay where Virginia and Maryland started. Jamestown an England colony was the first colony in Chesapeake. In 1607, English men and boys arrived to America to start settlement, they picked Jamestown, Virginia which became the first English settlement in North America. European were settling the area before Jamestown. Chesapeake bay was named after Chesapeake. Pocahontas was famous people of Chesapeake, she

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    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. The events of this period of english settlement are best understood within the context of expansionism. As land in the “New World” was being discovered, the zeal for

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    and most likely will cause a struggling town or city to fall into the extremes of poverty and wealth. The New England community was so strong and so supportive in comparison to that of the Chesapeake Bay, that it is no wonder they developed into two distinctly different cultures before the year 1700. The Chesapeake region developed into a land of plantations and money-driven owners, with the elite wealthy, almost no middle class, and those in poverty creating the population. New England, on the other

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    have lived in Chesapeake since five years of age. I have no recollections of previous areas I have lived in, so I consider Chesapeake my hometown. The most I know about Chesapeake is in reference to the Chesapeake Bay and local attractions in my area. Through researching the the following information about my city I have learned about more than just local attractions, but how it plays a role in my public health and the health of the communities surrounding Indian River. Chesapeake, Virginia was

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    During the 1700s two major regions, New England and the Chesapeake Bay both were colonized by large amounts of English origin, both varied in very distinct ways in spite of both areas being settled by the same country. The New England colonies emigrated with family units and focused more on the religious aspect of life whereas The Chesapeake colonies consisted of farmers, the colonies were focused on agriculture and economics. Originally in England, Puritans that were persecuted because of their

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    successful colonies. Those that did were rewarded. Massachusetts Bay and Chesapeake colonies were both similar and different. The first colony to have been founded in the Chesapeake area was Virginia, the first three ships sent out were Discovery, Godspeed, and Susan Constant. The first attempt never quite flourished as it would with John Rolfe. Disease from water contamination caused most of the deaths. John Winthrop founded the Massachusetts Bay colony and did not exactly make the grand “City on the Hill”

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    The Chesapeake Bay and New England colonies set up the foundations of modern-day America and profoundly influenced its ideals, culture, values. Plymouth colony, the first of the New England colonies, was founded in 1620, by the Pilgrims who were radical Puritans along with Non-Puritans sent to supervise them. The colony struggled with the harsh winters and cold climate. commercial farming could not be established in the colony because of the climate. Therefore the Pilgrims primarily relied on fishing

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    The Chesapeake Bay is worsening in condition, and it is your fault. Since around 1887 there has been a decline in the number of oyster landings and an increase in the Algae Ratio. Humans have negatively affected this ecosystem with their day-to-day activities like washing their car or leaving their water on. Ecosystems are the interconnected living things and habitats of an area or region. The Chesapeake Bay is important in many ways, but every day the condition worsens due to humans. Steps should

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    England colony and the Chesapeake Bay colony. Even though they were coming from England with the same ethnicity, they were significantly different from the way the colonies were set up. These differences stemmed from the reason why the settlers decided to come to the new world. Later on the two regions developed to have distinct societies. There were many differences between the New England and the Chesapeake bay colony. The first difference between New England and the Chesapeake Bay colonies was the

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    Living in the Hampton roads area has a huge military community with not only one of the largest Naval shipyards, but also one of the largest area of veterans in the Nation with over 220,000. With such a large number of veterans and the number continues to grow everyday causes some issues not only in the Hampton Roads area but also around the U.S. One of the major issues we run into being veterans is our health care, you would think living in an area with the largest consecration of veterans we would

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