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New England and Chesapeake Region's Distinct Societies DBQ The first colonies established by England were founded near the Chesapeake region, and soon enough others began to form in New England. Despite them both being settled mainly by English people, by 1700 their colonies progressed into two distinct societies for a variety of reasons. Even to this day there are a few distinct differences between these areas, but where did they begin? These differences in development are a result from variances in immigration patterns, settlement patterns, and motives for immigration. Differences in immigration patterns set the basis for the kind of society they would form. For the people bound for Virginia, a majority of immigrants were men, many of which would become indentured servants (Document C). This led to a fragmented society in the Chesapeake region since hardly anyone knew one another so they didn't feel the need to help them. Due to the majority being men, it made it more difficult for the population to rise, especially for the first few years of colonization since disease swept the regions. The life …show more content…
Families that came to New England were more prosperous than the single men who came to the Chesapeake region, New England families lived in tight-knit societies where everyone was treated equally while it was every man for himself in the Chesapeake region, and Puritans that came to New England were just looking for somewhere to freely practice their religion as opposed to many in the Chesapeake region looking to gain wealth. These differences had a profound effect that lead to differences that remain to this day, such as the area of New England being more democratic than that of Chesapeake. It is such differences that made the New World a distinct land that offered opportunities for all sorts of
New England and Chesapeake Region's Distinct Societies DBQ The first colonies established by England were founded near the Chesapeake region, and soon enough others began to form in New England. Despite them both being settled mainly by English people, by 1700 their colonies progressed into two distinct societies for a variety of reasons. Even to this day there are a few distinct differences between these areas, but where did they begin? These differences in development are a result from variances in immigration patterns, settlement patterns, and motives for immigration. Differences in immigration patterns set the basis for the kind of society they would form. For the people bound for Virginia, a majority of immigrants were men, many of which would become indentured servants (Document C). This led to a fragmented society in the Chesapeake region since hardly anyone knew one another so they didn't feel the need to help them. Due to the majority being men, it made it more difficult for the population to rise, especially for the first few years of colonization since disease swept the regions. The life …show more content…
Families that came to New England were more prosperous than the single men who came to the Chesapeake region, New England families lived in tight-knit societies where everyone was treated equally while it was every man for himself in the Chesapeake region, and Puritans that came to New England were just looking for somewhere to freely practice their religion as opposed to many in the Chesapeake region looking to gain wealth. These differences had a profound effect that lead to differences that remain to this day, such as the area of New England being more democratic than that of Chesapeake. It is such differences that made the New World a distinct land that offered opportunities for all sorts of