Both the New England and Chesapeake region were both settled largely by immigrants of English descent but evolved into two very explicit societies by the 1700s. A large distinction developed in the two contrasting regions, some of the benefits would lure settlers in and some negatives and cons would repel them into the other colonies. Through differences in political, economic, religious, social, intellectual, and artistic concepts of the colonists, a divergence separated the Chesapeake region from the New England settlements.…
When the pilgrims came to New England they set out for their own religious freedom, even though they didn’t always believe other religions had the right to do so as well. In England the puritans, both separatists and non-separatists, were harshly treated by the theocratic government (government controlled by religious aspects). The puritans were locked up or even killed for disobeying the church and government. In the 1620s, puritans in England heard about the Plymouth colony of separatists and wanted something similar. The Massachusetts Bay Company was an organized group of adventurers and puritans that were set for going to New England greatly for economic interests. The company received a charter from the king that allowed them to leave England to set up a colony in the new world. At the time the king didn’t know they were puritans or he may have not allowed the charter to be issued. The puritans in the company sought this venture to be a chance to create a perfect Christian society of their own. In 1630, 1,000 people (including families) sailed over headed by John Winthrop, an influential leader of the expedition. Winthrop was later to be an elected leader year after year in the colony. In the port of Boston was where the central colony started. The colony was greatly influenced by…
In contrast to the mercenary nature of Virginia, New England was founded out of altruistic and religious reasons. The Separatists, and later the Puritans who arrived in 1630, came primarily so that they might practice their religion as they wished, free of royal interference. As John Winthrop wrote, the settlers saw their colony as a noble experiment, a "city upon a hill" which was being watched by the entire world. The settlement would be a Christian community in which all would labor together for the common good, and everybody would help his neighbor in every way. Clearly the two regions had very different outlooks in life.…
Although during the 17th century the British colonies still recognized themselves as European or English, they managed to develop unique characteristics through the expansion of colonies, and the escalation of population. Through this expansion, new information, customs, and new ways of life were learned and practiced daily, and with these changes came the separation of the two societies.…
During the 1700s, the regions of New England and the Chesapeake experienced dramatic changes and stimulated development due to the increase in immigration from Europe to this new world of the Americas. The immigrants that came to the New England colony differed in terms of reasons for coming and differences in ways of establishing a foundation for the society verses the Chesapeake colony. The differentiating motives, interactions between the natives, and the formation of the structure of society created the differences in development between these two distinct societies.…
Christianity played an influential role in each of the British colonies.Colonist argue that all must unite because God wanted wanted them to unite because they are christian. Puritans were strict when it came to religion and they used it to unite puritans together. While quakers were more accepting towards other religion and it caused individuals to unite.During the voyage, the pilgrims realizes that God would want al colonist to unite for the general good for the colony (Doc 1). Document 1 shows the audience that the colonist has come a long journey together and the document is used to let the audience know that God wants us to unite and still continue the journey together. They wanted to unite because it will offer a better ordering and preservation that god would want. In the fundamental order connecticut, colonist wanted colonist to gather and unite because for require that. It would help make a orderly and decent government like God wanted in connecticut (Doc…
However, in the New England area the settlers primary motive was religion. Mostly Puritans came to the New World seeking a haven after being discriminated in the Old World and because of their shared religious beliefs this allowed them to develop communities harmoniously, while having the same end goal, being a model for the world. The first governor of Massachusetts Bay colony, John Winthrop, wrote A Model of Christian Charity and said, “knit together in this work as one man… community as members of the same body… a city upon a hill… the eyes of all people are upon us” (Doc.…
In this reassessment of the colonial experience in Virginia and Maryland, one defining factor of a society has been forgotten, religion. Does religion not form an important basis for understanding a society? Were the English strictly profit-driven? One could argue that the religious experience of those in the Chesapeake is overshadowed by the religious narrative of the people who settle around the Massachusetts Bay. Religion in the Chesapeake and the influence of religious changes in England can be overlooked. Taylor mentions in passing the unique conglomerate of Anglicans, Catholics, and nonconformists that settle in Maryland, but does not provide details. One important source to consider is the 1649 Toleration Act. This act appears…
Throughout history, many people from the same country have immigrated to different lands where their new lifestyles had very little in common. This was obvious in the settlement of the New England and Chesapeake colonies before 1700 which caused the development of dissimilar societies. The people of New England and the Chesapeake colonies formed different governments upon arrival to North America. They had different motives and incentives for immigrating to America. The composition of the colonists of New England and the Chesapeake area were nothing like one another during the settlement of the colonies.…
The members of Old England were forced to be religious and follow Christianity. When Winthrop was implementing his religious ideals onto The New World it becomes apparent that his religious expectations for the people are equally strict. Winthrop states, "...To serue the Lord and worke out our salvacion vnder the power and purity of his holy Ordinances." (Winthrop, p 24) Winthrop forces the residents of The New World to create a personal relationship with God and follow God's lead everyday as long as they live. The way Winthrop forces his religious beliefs onto the people in The New World is homogenous to the way Old England obliged the people to join Christianity.…
The New England and Chesapeake colonies were both settled by English colonists. Most colonists moving from Great Britain to New England were families searching for religious salvation, rather than mostly the single men that traveled to the Chesapeake area in search of wealth. The immigrants of the Chesapeake area were greeted with a climate and soil that were perfect for cultivating tobacco, cotton, indigo, and rice. Those settling in New England could not rely on farming to support themselves because of the rocky soil in the north. While the majority of the Chesapeake colonists were not as cohesive due to the great distance from farms to these towns, New England had close-knit church events, meetings, and schools. Although, the New England and Chesapeake colonies were both settled by people at English origin, by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies because of motives, environment, and towns/communities.…
In 1647, Massachusetts required every town to have a public school. In the south, plantations were the centers of town and sometimes supplied a church and school, however their main focus were the crops and the work. Since the north had more schools and universities, the educated class resulted in a different culture than the south. The northern colonies had more diverse religious groups than the south. Many Dutch and French colonists also established their own towns in the north. The most prominent religious group in the north were the Puritans. Their main objective was to purify the Anglican church by establishing a model town. The southerner’s motives were to sell their crops and start plantations. The southerners were still religious people but less than the Puritans in the north. The different motives for colonizing the Atlantic coast led to a diverse religious society. The different cultures of the northern and southern colonies resulted in different social interactions, education, and different religious…
During the Colonial Era, there were few colonial in each regions of America such as New England, Southern, or Middle Atlantic. These Regions were the most important colonial areas during the Colonial Era, where it provided religions, food, cash crops, tobacco, and they also traded with each other countries which resulted lots of money. For the background of Colonial Era, they started by the conflicts between Catholics, where it was corrupted during this time period, and Protestants, who were reforming a church without a Pope. Because they had conflicts between the Catholics and Protestant, the Protestants moved to this New America to be separated from the Catholics. And Protestants landed at three regions, which were New England, Southern colonies, and Middle Atlantic.…
Religion was an important factor in determining where the colonists lived. Several colonies were created because of difference in religion. One example is Pennsylvania. This colony was founded as a safe place for Quakers. While other religions were present, they weren't as accepted compared to others. Quakers were discriminated against in other colonies, so the founder of Pennsylvania founded the colony as a safe haven. Pennsylvanians government was based on religious freedom for the Quakers. Which they believed in strict rules from the puritan church. They believe in many different ways of practicing their beliefs. For example, they see heaven and hell as the same thing because it is the person's afterlife. They also see men and women as spiritual equals, meaning the man nor the woman is more important than the other when practicing their religion. Another example is Maryland, a colony that was created by and for Catholics. The majority of the Southern colonies took the religion of England with them, and felt that it was the proper religion. That is why the Quakers and Catholics were pushed out of other colonies, since it wasn't the preferred religion. Maryland was then created, and like Pennsylvania, a safe haven was created. Lord Baltimore founded Maryland mainly for the Catholics because there were disagreements between the Catholics and the Protestants causing a rebellion. “Roman Catholics believe that both the bible and Sacred Roman Catholic tradition are necessary for salvation, while the protestants believe that in the faith of Christ alone, believers are absolved of all their sins.” Therefore being the reason why they both did not agree with everything was because of their different beliefs. “In 1649, Maryland governor William Stone responded by passing an act ensuring religious liberty and justice to all who believed in Jesus Christ”. This allowed the Puritans and Catholics to coexist in…
This allowed for more of a tolerance of different religions. The Chesapeake colonies had a melting pot of different religions. They allowed Jews to practice freely in their colonies. The Jewish people from Brazil wrote to the Dutch West India to allow them settle in North America they stated, “... the Jewish nation be permitted… to travel, live and traffic there, and with them enjoy liberty on condition of contributing to others,¨(VOF, 20). On the other hand, the New England colonies were not as tolerable as the Chesapeake colonies. The Puritans were a group of people in England to adopt Calvinist teachings when they became unhappy with how the Church of England was too similar to the Catholic religion. They left England for the Jamestown colony, but were blown off course and settled in present-day Massachusetts. There, they established a Puritan colony. Religion played a large role in the social order of the New England colonies. Due to the number of families that emigrated, New England possessed a very patriarchal society. In New England, women were oppressed and not seen as equals due to the Puritan ideals implemented in their society. The…