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Distinction Between The Chesapeake And New England Region

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Emily Landrum Doctor Michael Woods HST 230-201 5 February 2015 After reading the assigned readings, I am provided with a clear distinction between the Chesapeake and New England regions. They were established quickly after European nations arrived in the Americas. They each had two very different ways of colonizing and ruling. It solely depending on what the colonists were desiring to obtain. They also had completely different views of freedom. Over time, the two eventually came together as one, but for many years they lived under totally different rules. When the Church of England separated from Catholicism under Henry VIII, Protestants thought it was best take themselves elsewhere to practice their religion without restraints. The New England …show more content…

Religion was not as highly prioritized. The Anglican Church, established in the Chesapeake Bay region, was a lot of times not popularly attended. The differences in the two regions are not only seen in their religion, but can also be found in their economies. The Chesapeake Bay, on the other hand, had a good economy. The population of Chesapeake Bay outnumbered New England's population nearly three to one. Their economy was based on the tobacco and slave trading industries. Colonists living in the Chesapeake Bay region led harsh lives, while settlers of the New England area had more favorable conditions. They did indeed suffer from several diseases, leading them to live a short life. If I had the choice to live in either the Chesapeake region or the New England region, I would choose the New England region due to the health aspects. In New England, many lived long, healthy lives instead of in the Chesapeake region. Also, in the Chesapeake region, the ratio of men to women was severely uneven. Although the New England region was stricter religiously, and lacked a prosperous economy, I believe I would have lived a longer duration of time with good health and a tight-knit family. There were many good and bad aspects of each region, but both were different in many ways leading them to have different prosperities and

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