While the Chesapeake people longed for riches, the New Englanders sought religious freedom, particularly from the Church of England. The Church of England was under the rule of Henry VIII. It was a completely different denomination as the Catholic and the Calvinists. The Separatists came to New England in hopes to be able to worship and practice freely and without suppression. As much as these settlers wanted to separate from the Church of England, they still used much of the English ways as far as their economy and many of their stabilizing systems.
By 1700, their religious practices, family relations, and political differences led them in two different directions. New England was a refuge for religious separatists leaving England, while people who immigrated to the Chesapeake region had no religious motives. John Winthrop states that the Puritan goal was to form "a city upon a hill", which would represent a "pure" community, where Christianity could be pursued (Document A).To New England, religion was considered to be most important thing while the colonists that landed at Jamestown in 1607 were not as religiously inclined as the Puritans. The History of Virginia, written by the leader of the colony John Smith in 1624, describes how hard it was in the first few years at Jamestown (Document F). There was little food, new diseases, lots of quarreling between the settlers and they had many problems with the Indians (Document H).
The men of New England established their new land for religion based reasons, in order to create a strong knit group of men, working together as one [Doc A]. They agreed to serve God, without concerns of profit, and eventually even called on the government to establish price fixing so that wealth wouldn’t interfere with their religion based lives [Doc E]. On the other hand, The men of the Chesapeake Bay region came to their new land with completely different ideals in mind. These people were greedy, and anxious to make quick money in the new land
In the Articles of Agreement, the concern for comfort and quality of life (for families) is outlined. They again put emphasis on the importance of unity in the colony and they also express that social classes do not determine what a person is. In Connecticut, the colonists set up regulations for wages and price; these rules were made to include poor settlers in trading and the economy by keeping the prices in the colony "fair." Since the colonists in the New England region was untied "as one" in each colony, this was one way that caused them to become a different society from the Chesapeake region. In the New England colonies, having a stable and united communitythat treated every person of any social status equallywas very important as opposed to the Chesapeake region
This action led to the founding the colony of Rhode Island as a safe place for religious dissidents. The Puritan clergy, which dominated the political structure, tried to enforce obedience and opposed any separation of church and state, as shown with Nathaniel Ward’s argument against government tolerance of religions diversity (Doc G). The
Jenny Pham Pd. 5 DBQ As the new world was discovered, the British started to migrate its way across the Atlantic Ocean. Large populations grew in America, which eventually evolved into two distinct societies during the 1600s: the New England colonies and the Chesapeake Bay colonies. Although there were similarities between these two regions like, consisting of the same motivations and rights, the differences such as a plantation versus a religious society caused the disparity of the two regions as one region progressed faster than the other. The New England and the Chesapeake Bay regions had many comparisons of which consisted of the same motivations, rights, and religious life.
Ever since Jamestown was found in 1607 in the New World, settlers started to immigrate to the early colonies of Chesapeake and New England. By 1700, these settlements slowly formed into two different societies. This development and difference occurred due to several reasons. Socially, the class ranks were different among the two regions; the shortage of women in the colony was also a problem. Economically, the trading and the crops played a big role in the differences as well.
The colonial times were the most important part of our history. They laid the foundation for one of the world’s greatest superpowers to develop into it’s current state. However, what developed these colonies? There were many factors, and although the people who inhabited the colonies and the make-up of their political systems helped develop the differences in the Chesapeake and New England regions, it was the geography surrounding them in 1607-1700 that played the biggest role in developing these regions into two distinct societies. The people in the Chesapeake and New England regions back in the 17th century could be very similar at first glance, but they were, in fact, a small part in developing the two distinct regions.
* While the Chesapeake Bay was struggling with money they came to a conclusion that the only way they would be on par with the economy is if they had Tobacco. * Unfortunately now since slaves were getting bought my many rich families, many slurs started to arise such as the n work and many harsh more. * The Carrabin was a main source for slaves which only the high end wealthy families bought and used to work on planation for Tobacco etc. The Web of Empire and the Atlantic Slave Trade Claim- Most large Europeans started to benefit with the economy due the large demand of slaves at the time. This only led to the downfall of small business since now they wouldn’t have much inventory and as many customers to sell their goods too.
They were part of a religious group called the “Puritans” because they wanted to purify the Anglican Church of England from all Roman Catholic practices. Puritans had a dream to adopt reforms in order to purify their nation’s official church. They eventually decided they could best worship God by separating from the Church of England and became known as “Separatists.” The Pilgrims, as part of the Separatists, separated from the Church of England and formed their own congregation. King James I did not like the Puritan Separatists, so they moved to Holland because they feared for their lives. However, life in Holland was not perfect.