DBQ-The English Colonies

A passenger manifest from 1635 (C) indicates that passengers bound for Virginia were primarily composed of men. Few women were aboard the ship. Captain John Smith wrote (F) that the men aboard the ship were “gold seekers” who would talk of nothing but the riches they would find and the wealth they would obtain. However, another passenger manifest from 1635 (B) indicates that immigrants bound for New England were primarily tradesmen traveling with their families. The men to women ratio was a

In conclusion, the differences in the Chesapeake and New England regions can be understood after researching the colonies backgrounds. The diversity of the immigrants, whether it be the family-oriented New Englanders or the gold seeking Chesapeake colonists, the goals of each region, establishment of a minister and equality in New England and self-seeking righteousness in Chesapeake, and the established governments, theocracy in New England and social hierarchy in Chesapeake Bay, all help in understanding the reason why such different developments occurred between the two regions.

The fundamental goals and purposes of each region varied extremely. In Governor Berkley’s discussion on the inability to defend Virginia against a Dutch attack (G), he states that one third of the men in Virginia were single freemen. These men were not interest

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