... they did not grow a sufficient amount of crops. After this period of starvation, agriculture speedily arose and soon became the main source of income for those that lived in the area. Some indentured servants who came over to America started tobacco farms, obviously for profit. Many other immigrants followed their example by becoming farmers and growing many different products, including ... tobacco, maize, and rice. Unlike the Chesapeake area, New England formed off industrious businesses rather than agriculture. There were very few plantations in New England, while they mainly focused ...

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... settled both areas, they developed into two very differing societies. This was due in part to the different motivations for colonization and also the opposing geographic features in each respective area. The Northern Region, New England, was a mostly Puritan society with impeding religious values. Religion played a vital role in almost every activity performed by the colonists. Before establishing the famous "City ... the strong religious motivations of its colonists and the natural harbors that made it a center for trade in the New World. ` In contrast, the Southern Region of the Chesa...

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... view the Indian men as lazy because while they did the hunting the Indian women were responsible for planting and growing crops. They constantly moved they never settled in a single area for their entire lives. "Indian communities had learned to exploit the seasonal diversity of their environment by practicing mobility: their communities characteristically refused to stay put" (Cronon ... While the Native Americans depended on the exploitation of seasonal diversity the Europeans believed in settling and cultivating the land. This resulted in an immense use of agriculture in a single area...

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... economy more so than anything else. Another trek to the New World was made subsequently after the establishment of Jamestown, Virginia. England was torn by religious disputes throughout the entire area. With high hopes of religious freedom, the Pilgrims of England left to embark on a journey to North America. Their strong Christian beliefs and ideas that the Anglican Church was in ... . In comparison to the previously colonized South, this New England region was based entirely on different traditional beliefs than that of the South. The Middle Colonies were settled as an area where one c...

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... like the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, and the Tea Act were directly enforced in "the British colonies and plantations in America" which would naturally include the Quebec area since 1763, whilst notable political demonstrations were virtually unheard-of in Quebec.ix Although with minor conflicts, the Francophone residents adapted to their new governor quickly. The temporary power vacuum ... conflicts within the Thirteen Colonies were the decisive motive of the American Revolutionary War. Steadily growing over the entire colonial era, the prosperous economy and population of the New England...

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... governments in each region caused the New England colonies to have laws based on religion that they created themselves and followed to please God, while the colonies in the Chesapeake area were often unhappy with their government who often pleased the rich and ignored the needs of the poor. John Winthrop set a foundation for the political development of the Massachusetts Bay ... "serve God and their neighborscomfortably". This made it difficult for a large gap between the rich and poor to ever appear. This did not anger the colonists in that area because it was based on the teachings of...

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... two distinct societies. The reasons for this distinct development were mostly based on the level of religious idealism, motives of people who came to settle in these colonies, the environment, & area around them, and the source of economy along with their social life. The first and maybe the most important factor that resulted in two different colonies at the same time ... England, and the Anglican vestries governed each parish. Chesapeake community wasn't much strict about their Church and religion. The second factor, for the different developed societies was the surroundings and area ...

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... two distinct societies. The reasons for this distinct development were mostly based on the level of religious idealism, motives of people who came to settle in these colonies, the environment, & area around them, and the source of economy along with their social life. The first and maybe the most important factor that resulted in two different colonies at the same time ... England, and the Anglican vestries governed each parish. Chesapeake community wasn't much strict about their Church and religion. The second factor, for the different developed societies was the surroundings and area ...

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... , they each perfected lifestyles they could call their own. Differences among the development of their cultures were due to contrasting economies, relations with England, and the people who settled the area. As with any colony, the economic status decided a major part in the development of a culture. In the case of the New England and Chesapeake colonies, many different factors accounted for ... a strong economic foundation for the Chesapeake colonies, mainly Virginia. Rather than an agriculturally based economy, the New England colonies" economies flourished in trade. The abundance of l...

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... often than not, so this meant that they were often left to tend to the plantation, a heavy burden, but a position of more economic power nonetheless. Women in the New England area were less likely to be thrust in such a position of power. Where the woman in Chesapeake's main economic function was to care after the plantation, women in New England also ... contributed to their economies by being involved in important jobs around the farm such as gardening, spinning, weaving, and raising poultry. Another area where the two regions differed was religion. The Puritan religion heavily influe...

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... " (Doc J), not as a center for "Plantation trade." The colonies' emphasis on winning God's favor shows the influence of Puritans on New England's economic development. In the political area of development of the New England Colonies, the Puritans influenced the region by basing the political structure on a theocratic-like model that enforced harsh moral uniformity, such as religion. When ... ...

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... mostly single men and adventurers who soon faced starving because they did not plant crops to survive. As a result, societal norms were stricter in New England compared to the Chesapeake area. While both colonial societies were located in the same continent, there were important environmental differences that greatly affected each region's economy. The long, cold winters and rocky soil that characterize ... ...

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... 's view of the church closely resembled the others. A little while later the Salem church was founded. In 1630 when the next churches were bein formed, Fuller visited again the Bay area, accompanied by Edward Winslow, one of Plymouth's acknowledged leader. The two conferred with the Massachusetts people about church matters, and it is believed that the Separatists Puritans converted the Salem ... ...

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... had a different problem. New England's exportation of so many goods became a problem when England was trying to subdue the French West Indies. While the British were trying to subdue this area the colonials were still exporting foodstuff and supplies to The French West Indies, therefore keeping people live and armed. England stopped all exports from New England. New England was able ... ...

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... , in order to survive. It is also clear that girls were the last to be educated during this time. All of the colonies differed in very distinct ways, and the area of education was no exception, practices in the southern, middle, and northern colonies differed from each other. However, regardless of these differences it was not until the ideology of the ... ...

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... ; the ability to practice their own religious beliefs. They wanted to create a society which would be different from that of England. Most of the Puritans settled in the New England area. As they immigrated and formed individual colonies, their numbers rose from 17,800 in 1640 to 106,000 in 1700. Religious exclusiveness was the primary principle of their society. The ... ...

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... helped in maintaining a balanced community. Each region set up a distinct form of government. In Bacon's "Manifesto" (H), Bacon refers to the corrupt social hierarchy that had been established in the Chesapeake area. He states that all immigrants were originally equal when they settled the colony, however, many had stolen their way to the top of society. This established a hierarchy in which there ... ...

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... , set apart from the problems and tribulations in England. By 1775, there were over 32 English colonies in North America. Comprising these colonies, American society was slightly different in each area in its own way, but all colonies coalesced to form one single, unified region. By the outbreak of the Revolution, the New England, Middle and Southern Colonies forged into a single ... ...

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... . The settlers were mostly of the middle class of society, and focused more on family and religion. Their colony nevertheless was rich in fish and furs and this helped the area to develop into a very successful trading region. The differences between Chesapeake and New England region were clearly seen. They were socially and politically and economically different in many ways. The ... ...

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... 11 survivors from the Chesapeake on it. The citizens held a mass town meeting at which it was unanimously agreed that they would stop relations with any British men in the area (Tucker 1). Other Americans were outraged and united at this violation of their neutral rights and demanded that something be done about Britain's horrendous actions. In 1807 the Embargo Act was ... ...

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... hopes of finding religious freedom where they would be free to practice as they wished. In 1636, with the help by friendly Indians, Roger Williams fled to the Rhode Island area. At Providence, Williams built a Baptist church and established complete freedom of religion. Williams's adoption of religious tolerance made Rhode Island more liberal than any of the other English settlements in ... ...

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... System was completed, linking the country. The total population of America ballooned from 4 million to 23 million between 1789 and 1850. More states were added during this time, taking the area of the country from 1 million to 3 million square miles. Spain gave up eastern Florida in 1819, completing the southeastern expansion for the time being and California was admitted as the ... ...

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