The early years of the United States were times full of conflict and death. Making it to the states was an amazing accomplishment, but the outcome of this feat was fatal for many. These new settlers, credited with “finding the Americas,” then began to spread the culture and place their will on the indigenous people. Individual colonies began sprouting throughout the United States that made their own political and economic choices. Two incredibly influential, precursor colonies for the United States were the Jamestown and Chesapeake colonies. Jamestown was formed from through the joint-stock Virginia Company and immediately was overcome with failure in the U.S. The colony of Chesapeake was lead by Lord Baltimore, or George Calvert, and depended on indentured servants for their heavily agricultural colony. Yet, both of these civilizations faced many of the same realities and found accomplishment in the same methods. …show more content…
The Chesapeake and Jamestown colonies compared as Jamestown had the first representative government in America unlike Chesapeake’s two house legislative assembly, Chesapeake used indentured servants and Jamestown used the first chain of Africans to lucratively produced tobacco, and Chesapeake’s hardworking colonist were religiously tolerant while Jamestown were Puritans that faced much
silence. Living from “hand to mouth” induced the gold miners to only be able to
Between 1491 and 1754, the New England, middle, Chesapeake, and southern colonies developed in a way such that they must be viewed as four distinct societies with interlacing interactions and beliefs. These different societies were shaped by the different labor systems and economic characteristics, varying groups of religious founders, and response to salutary neglect and British taxation.
Jamestown and Plymouth were both founded by early European settlers that wanted to find a new land in which they could gain personal benefits, although each of the two groups had similar goals and their entire foundation of being in the new land was completely different. The settlers from both colonies were very similar in their way of living but a few differences such as reasons for colonization, religious differences, and relations with the Indians set them apart.
There were blacksmiths, ship builders and all other trades were taken advantage of by those seeking work. The main difference between these two areas (north and south) was the labor fields. In New England, the labor was paid for and in the south it was based off of free labor and indentured servants. The economic system grew in the south because of cash crops such as tobacco. The economic system grew in the north because of people’s want and desire to work hard and better the colony. Another main difference between the two were those who populated the area. In the north, the population was based on family units and 90% of them were decedents from people from before 1642. The families were stable. In the south, the population was mainly single white men in their twenties. The cause of this was the fact that Jamestown was set by the Virginia Company and sought a profit. Families seeking religious freedom founded
The Jamestown Project discusses the monumental landmark, the colony of Jamestown, was in Atlantic History. The story of Jamestown is told in a much more authentic, elaborate style than our textbooks has presented. As Kupperman points out, Jamestown was not only important to United State’s history but also to British history. From the motivations to the lasting effects, she gives an accurate account of all components involved in Jamestown. Also, there is a chapter devoted to the Native American experience, which shows a non-Western view of events. The book is written in a format that is easily read but also compacted with information. More importantly she puts Jamestown in its right place in United State’s and British history, as the foundation of colonial United States and the British Empire.
The political characteristics in the Chesapeake resemble much of the mother country. We had the royal governor (somewhat like the king), Virginian Royal Council, and the House of Burgesses (acted like Parliament) which was more of an aristocracy. Now in the New England colony the Americans were able to form the first democracy. Instead of having someone appointed to govern they had an election to appoint people to govern. The political characteristics included a governor, the General Court, and the town meeting which on consisted of selectman.
Jamestown and Plymouth were both very intense colonies. Jamestown had obligations only for financial purposes. Whereas, Plymouth cared for so much more. It had obligations for a variety of religions. In this colony, people were very fond of God. William Bradford once said, “ Nevertheless, to keep a good conscience. and walk in such a way as God has prescribed in his word, is a thing which I must prefer before you all, and above life itself.” Therefore, Plymouth was far more fair and reasonable, because of their interest in God and their opportunities for their religious variety. Even though, both colonies had many similarities like being helped by Native Americans, and they both encountered sickness, death, and struggle; Plymouth’s purpose
The Chesapeake region and New England colonies greatly differed in their development of their two distinct societies. The Chesapeake region was a loosely fitted society with little connection with each plantation while the New England colonies had tightly knitted communities with a sort of town pride. The difference in unity and the reason for this difference best explain the significant disparity between the dissimilar societies.
The seventeenth century was a time of great change in colonial America. Virginia, the first colony in the Chesapeake region, was established in 1624. Plymouth, the first colony in New England, was established in 1620. These two regions developed in distinct ways, but were intertwined because of their ties to England. The Chesapeake colonies were established for economic reasons, as the Virginia Company of London looked to mass-produce cash crops in the new world. The New England colonies, however, were created to be a religious haven for those who opposed the English church. Both regions developed economic and political systems that catered to the desires of the respective populations and the geographical conditions.
The Chesapeake and New England regions were settled by people of English descent, but by 1700, they had become two distinctly different societies. They had evolved so differently, mainly because of the way that the settlers followed their religion, their way of conducting politics and demographics in the colonies. Even though the settlers came from the same homeland: England, each group had its own reasons for coming to the New World and different ideas planned for the colonies.
The English Settlement in the New World was largely the result of the Age of Exploration. The English started emigrated to the New World around the early 1600s; they settles in regions including the New England and the Chesapeake region and by the 18th century these two regions had developed their own society. These two regions had developed different political, economic and social system in their regions. The political differences were due to who governs the colony. The economic differences were due to the motives of the settlement. The social differences were due to the people who settled there, while the New England emigrated as a family, the Chesapeake emigrated with mostly male.
In the early stages of North American colonization by the English, the colony of Jamestown, Virginia was founded in 1607 (Mailer Handout 1 (6)). Soon after the Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded in 1629 (Mailer Handout 2 (1)). These two colonies, although close in the time they were founded, have many differences in aspects of their lives and the way they were settled. The colonies have a different religious system, economic system, political system, and they have a different way of doing things; whether that be pertaining to making money, practicing religion, or electing governors. Along with the differences, there are also a sameness between these two colonies. Each colony has been derived from England and has been founded by companies
During the late 16th century and into the 17th century, European nations rapidly colonized the newly discovered Americas. England in particular sent out numerous groups to the eastern coast of North America to two regions. These two regions were known as the Chesapeake and the New England areas. Later, in the late 1700's, these two areas would bond to become one nation. Yet from the very beginnings, both had very separate and unique identities. These differences, though very numerous, spurred from one major factor: the very reason the settlers came to the New World. This affected the colonies in literally every way, including economically, socially, and politically.
Compare and contrast the government, religion, geography, and economy of the three English colonial regions (the Chesapeake area, New England, and Pennsylvania). Be sure to consider the role of race, gender, and ethnicity.
Q 1. The American colonies were divided into three distinct regions and these regions were different from each other in their origins, populations, economics and agriculture, religious makeup, and connection to England .write an essay comparing and contrasting the New England, middle, and southern colonies with specific examples.