Compare And Contrast New England Colonies And Chesapeake Bay Colonies
Contrast Colonial New England with Chesapeake. Include description of their economics, religious practices, labor sources, government and familiar patterns. Were these differences caused more by topographical factors or immigration patterns?
Upon evaluating the New England colonies versus the Chesapeake bay colonies, it is important to outline their similarities and differences in order to assess why one flourished more successfully than the other and the root of this occurrence. Although Plymouth New England possessed slightly better chances due to its colonization in 1620, as opposed to the Jamestown Chesapeake colony in 1607, they both weathered their fair share of issues due to their location, time of colonization, religion, environmental changes, etc. The assessment of these changes can lead one to the answer of why they developed the way that they did and why they had such lifestyle differences.
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Tobacco was a dominant crop there because the area provided a perfect environment to grow it. It would not have been successful in New England due to the harsh winter cold. Rice also grew well there because of the weather, and plantation with slavery began to pop up everywhere. The economy was rich but did not possess as much class as New England. The religion of that colony reflected what they practices in their old land. They had representative democracy because most of the politics were taking place in New England, the dominating region for political power at the time. They were further from democracy than New England because of their geographical location. The environment provided the colonies with blended families and a lower life expectancy. The slaves were not living long, there were raids by the native people, and disease was more common there than in New England. This led to a high death rate. The slaves were employed in the working population, whereas children were the main source of labor in New
Upon evaluating the New England colonies versus the Chesapeake bay colonies, it is important to outline their similarities and differences in order to assess why one flourished more successfully than the other and the root of this occurrence. Although Plymouth New England possessed slightly better chances due to its colonization in 1620, as opposed to the Jamestown Chesapeake colony in 1607, they both weathered their fair share of issues due to their location, time of colonization, religion, environmental changes, etc. The assessment of these changes can lead one to the answer of why they developed the way that they did and why they had such lifestyle differences.
First …show more content…
Tobacco was a dominant crop there because the area provided a perfect environment to grow it. It would not have been successful in New England due to the harsh winter cold. Rice also grew well there because of the weather, and plantation with slavery began to pop up everywhere. The economy was rich but did not possess as much class as New England. The religion of that colony reflected what they practices in their old land. They had representative democracy because most of the politics were taking place in New England, the dominating region for political power at the time. They were further from democracy than New England because of their geographical location. The environment provided the colonies with blended families and a lower life expectancy. The slaves were not living long, there were raids by the native people, and disease was more common there than in New England. This led to a high death rate. The slaves were employed in the working population, whereas children were the main source of labor in New