By the 1700’s, the New England and the Chesapeake had developed very divergent societies.This can be marked from the very beginning . The New England emigrants were purely religious and migrated to the New World in very large families. In comparison to the Chesapeake emigrants who were originally discovered during their search for profit and later continued as a slave supported colony. The emigrants in the Chesapeake were mainly lone men who left their families. Although both regions were settled largely by the people of England, they both had evolved into different communities, due to mainly reasons involving the reason for settlement, migration patterns and geography. The New England colonies , unlike Southern colonies, was found for …show more content…
The New England colonies focused on fishing, lumber, shipbuilding, and whaling. They had poor soil and a shorter growing season. However, it had good harbors and easy access rivers. This lead to small family farms and opened doors for trade. The colonies had Wage and Price Regulations that ensured that a seller should charge a reasonable amount and make a reasonable amount of money. All prices and wages were made to be set by the General Court so that everyone would have to pay a fair price (E). Likewise, the emigrants in the New England Colonies followed a Communal Land System which granted that everyone would receive equal land. The values in the New England colonies resulted in a happy community that resulted in care for every member. On the other side, the Chesapeakes were luckily blessed with rich fertile soil and a long growing season that led to the creation of a plantation economy. The Chesapeake discovered how well tobacco grew and it became their primary cash source. In addition, the popularity of growing tobacco meant the need of cheap labor. That led to the introduction of African slaves in 1618. As opposed to the Communal Land System in the New England Colonies, the Chesapeake colonies followed a Headright System. It was used to attract new settlers to the region. With the emergence of tobacco farming, a large amount of workers was needed. The Chesapeake’s sudden advancement and use of slaves improperly lead to Nathaniel Bacon justifying his rebellion against Virginia
Despite the common English backgrounds, societies in the New England and Chesapeake regions of Colonial America had split off into two incredibly different cultures: A very religiously focused New England and the more economic-oriented Chesapeake. Because these regions were settled for different purposes, the development of these societies led to the distinctions between them.
Two unique societies were constructed by people of common origin. These English colonists immigrated to the New World for either economic prosperity or religious freedom. During colonization, two regions were formed, New England and the Chesapeake Bay area. The two contrasting societies of New England and Chesapeake region were the results of diversity of: social and family structure; health and living conditions; economy; religion and beliefs; and government policies.
Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin, by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. Why did this difference in development occur?
Question: Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin, by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. Why did this difference in development occur?
New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin, but by the 1700’s they were two distinct societies. They differed politically, economically, and socially, and these differences stemmed from when people first arrived in the colonies to how the colonies grew over time.
Two unique societies were constructed by people of common origin. These English colonists immigrated to the New World for either economic prosperity or religious freedom. During colonization, two regions were formed, New England and the Chesapeake Bay area. The two contrasting societies of New England and Chesapeake region were the results of diversity of: social and family structure; health and living conditions; economy; religion and beliefs; and government policies.
Although the Chesapeake and New England colonies were the earliest English colonies to flourish in the New World, they were both extremely different in the ways that they developed. Similarities between the colonies can be found, but the colonies were mostly different. The colonies differed most in religion, society, culture, economy, and their relationships with the American Indians of the region. The reasons for such differences can be understood by realizing that the colonies were settled by incredibly different people who possessed different cultures, religious beliefs, and motivations for settling in their respective colonies in the first place. The Chesapeake and New England colonies had similarities and differences in their development, including how each colony affected nearby American Indians. Their differences and similarities can be understood by analyzing each colony’s geography, economy, religions, and cultures.
Some of the most populous colonies were the ones situated in the Chesapeake and New England areas. Although these colonies were both settled by the English and had other key similarities, there were also many differences between them. The New England and Chesapeake colonies both had an aristocracy that governed over them, and had frequent issues concerning the Native Americans that previously inhabited the lands. However, their political and economic systems were considerably different. Chesapeake had an oligarchy whose main export was tobacco, while New England had a theocracy whose exports included timber, fur, and fish. Therefore, although the colonies had similarities their differences outweighed the resemblances.
During the late 16th century and into the 17th century, two colonies emerged from England in the New World. The two colonies were called the Chesapeake and New England colonies. Even though the two areas were formed and governed by the English, the colonies had similarities as well as differences. Differences in geography, religion, politics, economic, and nationalities, were responsible for molding the colonies. These differences came from one major factor: the very reason the English settlers came to the New World. The Chesapeake colonies were primarily created by companies interested in profiting from the natural resources of the New World such as gold or silver to bring back to England. The New England colonies were primarily created to escaped religious persecution and set up a haven for people of their faith. The inhabitants of the New England area were far healthier. Their clean water supply was a sharp contrast to the contaminated waters of Chesapeake Bay. The cool climate had a good impact on colonists because it prevented the spread of life-threatening diseases. Because of New England’s cool climate, many people died during severe winters. Chesapeake’s climate had positive and negative factors as well. The warm, moist climate in the Chesapeake colonies carried diseases that killed many of the colonists. In contrast to the New England colonists, the Chesapeake colonists did not have to worry as much about surviving cold winters. The natural resources of the
Establishments in the New World developed rapidly due to the global event of the Industrial Revolution; with industry came trade, creating the need for human labor and work in the Americas. The people of the New England colonies approached slavery differently than the Chesapeake settlers. Both colonies negatively impacted Native Americans in similar ways. Moral views and traditional values differed between the citizens of the New England settlements and the Chesapeake encampments. The communities of New England and Chesapeake share many similarities; however, even though both colonies derived from Britain, many differences also exist.
In the beginning of the 17th Century, when other European countries like Spain had already established well developed colonies in the Americas, Britain was just starting its exploration activities, having dealt with multiple problems in the country. The two main regions of English settlement were the New England Colonies, and the Chesapeake Bay colonies, both of which developed differently, owing to the different terrain, climate, resources, demographics and intents. While the earlier Chesapeake colonies were started with the intent of spreading Christianity, they soon turned into commercial enterprises, maximizing profits through cash crops like tobacco. On the other hand, the Northern colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, etc. were
The New England and Chesapeake Colonies were similar and different in many ways. To start you can see that those of the Chesapeake were
When colonists initially came to America, they were expecting an abundance of land and resources. However, many differences caused each group of colonists to evolve into different societies, especially in Chesapeake, which consisted of Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware, and New England, which consisted of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. These differences were primarily caused by the variations in family structures, the intertwining of politics and religion, and the contrast of crops grown in their respective areas.
Settlers coming to the Chesapeake region were arriving in big numbers, but mostly in men. Not only did families tend to move to New England, but whole congregations made the journey to find a place where they could set up “a City Upon a Hill”, and become an example to all who follow to live by as John Winthrop put it to his Puritan followers. In America,
Englishmen founded both the English colonies; therefore the culture branched off into two distinct colonies. In the 1630s Tobacco was found to be a cash crop in Virginia, so another colony to be settled in Maryland was vital. As Chesapeake relied more on Tobacco The Chesapeake area was soon nicknamed the “Bread Colonies”. The need for laborers caused an influx of males, mostly indentured servants. Indentured servitude was desirable due