Bay colonies

Jamestown and Massachusetts Bay Colony were founded by charter companies in hopes of finding silver and gold in North America. However, the real reasons each colony was founded differed. Jamestown was founded by the Virginia Company of London, while the Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded by the Massachusetts Bay Company. Both colonies ran into similar difficulties after establishment. In the end, both were able to find a way to prosper. The charters for both colonies stated they wanted to find

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. The events of this period of

Massachusetts Jamestown presented more prospects to colonists than Massachusetts Bay Colony by allowing more than one religion, workers rights, and freedom of speech. Jamestown settlers had a bond from England guarantees the rights of settlers, as they would have had it in England. The Puritans formed the Massachusetts Bay Colony and they established a charter also. Both colonies had their have and have not in them. Massachusetts Bay Colony encourage the church greatly and Jamestown boost working over religion

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

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

gain, while Massachusetts (Massachusetts Bay Colony) was established for religious freedom by the Puritans. The people of Virginia and Massachusetts realized the importance of a strong economic system, but their religious differences caused their economic system to be shaped very differently. The people of Virginia were mainly Anglicans and people of Massachusetts were Puritans. Both of them had no religious tolerance. In 1624, Virginia became a royal colony (which means it was under the control of

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

I think that the development of both the Jamestown Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and their influence on the growth of the Thirteen Colonies is very prominent. Jamestown had a major part in the development of Plymouth, news of the New World in Virginia motivated the Puritans to leave their home towns. Plymouth and Jamestown encouraged many people to leave there home lands which lead to the 13 colonies. The Jamestown colony was unprepared and in search of only one thing, gold. First

In the years 1607 and 1630, the world saw the beginning of two very important English colonies; Jamestown, Virginia and the Massachusetts Bay Colony. England had many reasons behind their colonization. A major reason was the idea of Mercantilism, a concept in which colonies are said to exist solely for the benefit of their mother country. The Virginia Company went to Jamestown in 1606 in hope of using the land to cultivate crops and to make a living. In 1630, the Non-Separatist Puritans went to the

settled the New England and Chesapeake Bay colonies. These emigrants were driven by a variety of motives, ranging from economic liberation to religious freedom. The New World was seen as a hotspot for disease and brutality, but also a catalyst to creating a new life, whether one of piety or one of riches (document 10). As the century progressed, the colonies of New England and Chesapeake Bay followed divergent paths. The diversion of New England and Chesapeake colonies occurred due to differences between