Compare And Contrast The Settlement Of New England Colonies

Introduction. The new boundaries and opportunities in the seventeenth century grew and challenged an idea of religious liberty. The lifestyle of the first colonists in the New England was heavily influenced by religion and church. Settlers considered that success of social life depends on the obedience to God’s will. The governor John Winthrop maintained and developed this idea. With a help of his Speech to the Massachusetts General Court in 1645, he summed up and explained an important idea of liberty. Winthrop did not only define a blessed way for a better life of the community but also clarified the role of citizens through the analogy of women’s position in the society. His concept of natural and moral liberty turned up to be suitable and clear for the settlers. With a help of well-built speech, Winthrop emphasized and explained correlation among society, authority, and God in the New World.

America was a place for dreams and new beginnings, until white people arrived in 1607. Three groups sailed over the treacherous Atlantic from their cruel lives in England to set up peaceful religious colonies. The only problem is that they attempted to settle in their own way and all failed dismally. The New England, Middle and Southern Colonies grew differently over the period 1619-1760.Examining the three sets of colonies will prove that they were all different: socially, economically, politically but not philosophically.

In the New World, various resources, climates, and considerable amounts of land allowed numerous opportunities for settlers. Those who once yearned to climb the social ladder or gain the freedoms bestowed from land ownership flocked toward the newfound settlements. Colonization proved to be a grueling task; however, success was found after adapting to the new environment and facing many hardships. Two colonies established early in the seventeenth century included Virginia and New England. Both Virginia and New England were forerunning settlements that differed in the following senses: political, social, and economical.

In the seventeenth century, England established colonies on North America’s eastern coast. These original colonies were broken into many different regions, these regions included the New England, Chesapeake, Middle Colony, and Low Country region. These regions broke up the original colonies into groups. These regions had many differences in their populations, town systems, and cultures. These differences helped to define the different regions.

During the late 16th century and into the 17th century, two colonies emerged from England in the New World. The two colonies were called the Chesapeake and New England colonies. Even though the two areas were formed and governed by the English, the colonies had similarities as well as differences. Differences in geography, religion, politics, economic, and nationalities, were responsible for molding the colonies. These differences came from one major factor: the very reason the English settlers came to the New World. 
The Chesapeake colonies were primarily created by companies interested in profiting from the natural resources of the New World such as gold or silver to bring back to England. The New England colonies were primarily created to escaped religious persecution and set up a haven for people of their faith. The inhabitants of the New England area were far healthier. Their clean water supply was a sharp contrast to the contaminated waters of Chesapeake Bay. The cool climate had a good impact on colonists because it prevented the spread of life-threatening diseases. Because of New England’s cool climate, many people died during severe winters. Chesapeake’s climate had positive and negative factors as well. The warm, moist climate in the Chesapeake colonies carried diseases that killed many of the colonists. In contrast to the New England colonists, the Chesapeake colonists did not have to worry as much about surviving cold winters. The natural resources of the

In the early 17th century, English countries were looking for new land to control. This was due to overpopulation and a dearth food supply. The British needed a new place to claim as their own so they could accommodate their ever-growing populace and after Christopher Columbus expedited North American exploration of the Eastern world, many citizens shipped off to form the Jamestown colony in 1607, marking the beginning of an exploration era. By the end of the seventeenth century, as many as 295,000 people shipped off to the Atlantic coast of North America (Pursuit of Happiness). As the colonists expanded past Jamestown, there were noticeable differences in the two areas were colonists lived. They developed differently through the century because the contrasting foundations they were morally different. The New Englanders fixated on seeking personal piety and a strong community while the Southern colonies' motives predicated mercantilism.

When the English began to make there way over to the Americas, there were many different kinds people traveling over for more than one reason. Many who traveled to the Chesapeake were young, unskilled, single men who were not looking to settle and according to John Smith the men were being mislead about their real purpose they were traveling to America. Men thought they were coming to America to “dig gold, wash god, refine god, load gold”, and also to find a path to the Indies for trade. At least twenty eight percent of settlers died each year due to hunger and sickness. Settlers became frustrated because they were not accomplishing what they came here to do. John Smith then came into light when he began to discipline the men, saying that they needed to work in order to eat. The Chesapeake main intention was economic gain. Unlike in the Chesapeake, the

The London Company, which received jurisdiction over the southern portion, made Jamestown, Virginia become their economic front. At first, the noblemen that came to the new place could not bear the harsh conditions and died as Britain kept sending more men to sustain the colony. After the arrival of John Smith, the colonists learned discipline and started to plant tobacco as they became the richest colony from that. However, the monoculture of tobacco was risky if the condition was not suitable for tobacco growth. Because of the large amount of field work, indentured servants were transported to Jamestown to work. Indentured servants had seven-year contracts, and many of them wanted to attack neighboring tribes

Near the beginning of the seventeenth century, foreign countries, like England, France, and Sprain, were in a race to colonize in the New World. England began to take over the eastern portion of the New World and formalize their colonies. The 13 original colonies settled by the English were further broken down into three sections known as The New England Colonies, The Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies. Maryland and Virginia were two colonies that were titled The Chesapeake Colonies, which were different to The New England Colonies, yet similar in various ways. Both The New England Colonies and The Chesapeake Colonies were alike in that they were both settled by the English, and they both ran into conflicts with Native Americans in

In the beginning of the 17th Century, when other European countries like Spain had already established well developed colonies in the Americas, Britain was just starting its exploration activities, having dealt with multiple problems in the country. The two main regions of English settlement were the New England Colonies, and the Chesapeake Bay colonies, both of which developed differently, owing to the different terrain, climate, resources, demographics and intents. While the earlier Chesapeake colonies were started with the intent of spreading Christianity, they soon turned into commercial enterprises, maximizing profits through cash crops like tobacco. On the other hand, the Northern colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, etc. were

The thirteen English colonies can be divided into four geographic sections/ regions. The two sections I would be making a comparison and contrast about are the Southern colonies and Mid-Atlantic colonies. I would also be making a comparison and contrast of the development of the regions of Chesapeake and New England, making a summary of each regions European history, the reasons for their founding, religion, pattern of settlement, their unique characteristics, the characteristics both region have in common, and how they differ.

Within the colony of Massachusetts, religion played an important role in shaping the community’s people and interests. The reason for the Puritans move to North America was to escape the convictions the Christians of England were placing on them (Divine, 89). Winthrop and his followers believed that in this new land they must create a place where they could come together as a people and build the perfect religious society (Divine, 90). In a speech about his vision for the land, John Winthrop said, “We must delight in each

Even together as the thirteen original colonies, the environment between the New England, Middle and Southern colonies all were different. Each section had a different way of life but all still functioned as one. The environment is significant in the colonial and early U.S. history because of its use of political, economic and social factors as demonstrated by trade, agriculture, transportation and religion. Trade was a big economic factor in each environment within colonial history because of its ability to create an economy and unite each other. In the New England colonies trade was kind of limited because they did not have any farm land to harvest crops so they traded what they had available.

To begin, the English settlements contained countless differences between their regions. Colonies such as Massachusetts and Pennsylvania where settled for the purpose of allowing the citizens of that area to be able to practice the Protestant faith in peace. Unfortunately, the Southern Colony, Georgia was founded for the purpose of having a barrier between the hostile Indians and Spanish from Florida and South Carolina. Religious tolerance as well varied from colony to colony. In Massachusetts many had to agree to convert to their Church or leave the town. The exact opposite happened in Rhode Island for a time; the colony went as far as to allow even Jews to practice the faith without fear. New Jersey as well was ethnically and

In the 17th century, many English settlers immigrated out of England for various reasons. Some seeked religious freedom, while others seeked wealth. They moved to the New England region which consisted of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and the New Jerseys, both East and West. They also moved to the Chesapeake region which was made up of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Haven. Although these regions were both populated by english settlers, they were more different than alike. These regions were different in government establishments, in economy, and religious views. Yet their differences allowed them to attract a diverse set of individuals, all depending on what they wanted.