During the 17th century, many English men and women were unhappy with the lives they were living in their home country. As a result, the people voyaged to the new world in search of religious freedom, glory and wealth. Early settlers chose to build their lives in different ways; two of the first colonies that arose in the new world were Plymouth and Chesapeake Bay. Plymouth and Chesapeake were alike in their forms of government, both used a representative approach that embodied the people. Both colonies relied heavily on slave labor to grow their economies. Economically, Chesapeake relied majorly on tobacco sales, while Plymouth had a wider variety of products to trade.
Plymouth colony established the Mayflower Compact, which separated them from England and was one of the first acts of self government in America. Plymouth and Chesapeake ran their governments in similar ways. Likewise, both were …show more content…
Chesapeake used indentured servants to tend to their crops until Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676, when they realized the rate of rebellion was much higher in indentured servants than slaves. At that moment, they switched to slave labor like Plymouth colony. The use of slave labor was a common occurrence throughout early American colonies. Slaves provided free labor, which resulted in nothing but profit, and there were laws established that legalized the use of slaves as long as they were not Christians. There was no negative aspect of slavery in the minds of the colonists. Both colonies were religiously tolerant but Chesapeake even more than Plymouth. The Calvert family, who received Maryland as a proprietorship from King Charles I, intended Chesapeake colony as a safe haven for persecuted Catholics in the new world. Children in Plymouth were taught to read, write, trade and study the bible in their homes. Whereas, Chesapeake families were unable to educate their children because they themselves were
Plymouth colony established the Mayflower Compact, which separated them from England and was one of the first acts of self government in America. Plymouth and Chesapeake ran their governments in similar ways. Likewise, both were …show more content…
Chesapeake used indentured servants to tend to their crops until Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676, when they realized the rate of rebellion was much higher in indentured servants than slaves. At that moment, they switched to slave labor like Plymouth colony. The use of slave labor was a common occurrence throughout early American colonies. Slaves provided free labor, which resulted in nothing but profit, and there were laws established that legalized the use of slaves as long as they were not Christians. There was no negative aspect of slavery in the minds of the colonists. Both colonies were religiously tolerant but Chesapeake even more than Plymouth. The Calvert family, who received Maryland as a proprietorship from King Charles I, intended Chesapeake colony as a safe haven for persecuted Catholics in the new world. Children in Plymouth were taught to read, write, trade and study the bible in their homes. Whereas, Chesapeake families were unable to educate their children because they themselves were