New England Colonies

coming to the Americas and establishing colonies. In 1607 the Europeans developed the first colonization of the Americas known as Jamestown, Virginia. The more people heard of the opportunities the Americas offered the more that decided to settle there. As a result, in 1620 the second colony was established. And eventually by 1703 there were thirteen established colonies, these included, Virginia, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware,…

history, as the New England colonies inhabited North-East America and the Chesapeake colonies inhabited present day Maryland and Virginia. This difference in settings affected community life in both areas. Though the east coast of North America was settled by the same people of the same ethnicity, the areas developed into two diverse societies due to different religion and economic practices. The New England colonies were very religious based unlike the Chesapeake colonies. In England, the…

through mass production of tobacco and new ideas. Tobacco growth in New England in the early 1600s is what constructed our economy from the start. It’s rapid growth fulfilled by John Rolfe in 1612 led to mass production. This was refined in Jamestown, which is a New England colony discovered in 1607 by the London Company. The London Company was a joint-stock corporation charged with the settlement of Virginia, which was sponsored by King James 1 of England. This produced a route from the…

Considering that the Chesapeake Colonies and New England Colonies were so close, but yet so far away, their differences were majorly drastic considering majority of the settlers came from the same places. The main areas they lacked similarity were in their economical views, social class standards, genealogy focuses, and age/health concerns. It is crazy to think that since bulk of the settlers in the colonies were from the same general areas, yet when it came to their daily lives their views like…

The Chesapeake Colonies, such as Virginia and Maryland, were located on the coastline of the New World. This gave them access to the water where they could catch fish, however, the water brought many upon many diseases to the settlers, such as Malaria and Cholera. Like the Chesapeake settlers the New England colony was also on the coastline, but, they did not get killed as much by disease like the Chesapeake settlers did. Economically Chesapeake and new England were not alike, Chesapeake’s…

2014 New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies The original colonies were very important to American history. These were the times when people discovered land in America. Properties were formed, businesses were created, and people fought for their beliefs. The colonies were different and alike in many ways. The first set of colonies was the New England colonies. They consisted of Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. In 1669, leaders of the Connecticut colony…

By the 1700’s, the New England region and the Chesapeake region had become two very distinct societies. Even though they were both settled by people of the English origin, New England was based more toward developing longer lasting families rather than finding gold and getting rich quickly, the Chesapeake and the New Englanders had different economic goals, and both regions had very different geographies. The ships that came to New England had very different groups of people emigrating…

New England’s land was covered with thick forests. While this made it difficult to farm, it provided the colonists with timber for building houses, ships, and tools. The natives taught the colonists how to hunt and trap the forest animals. The New England colonies suffered from a harsh climate. Colonists endured cold winters and mild summers. In addition to the thick forest, land became hilly and mountainous farther inland. The soil in New England was thin and rocky. Colonists used the rocks…

Since The New England Colonies usually didn’t farm they had to fish. This fish along with other resources were traded for items that they needed to survive because they didn’t have the right location to get these items. The New England Colonies along with the other colonies traded along The Triangular Trade Route. It was called this because when looked upon on a map it looks like a triangle. The Triangular Trade Route Connected Europe, The Colonies, and Africa. New England Colonies trading ships…

The New England and Chesapeake Colonies are quite different but they also have a lot in common. New England and Chesapeake Colonies can be compared and contrasted by the settlement patterns, demographic patterns, trading patterns, religion, government and economic activities. In terms of trading pattern the Chesapeake and New England Colonies had way different ways to trade. The Chesapeake Colonies mostly exported tobacco products, while the New English Colonies mostly exported things like fish…