The Chesapeake and New England Regions in the 1600s

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The Chesapeake and New England regions in the 1600s had some differences. They seemed like similar regions but in fact had many differences. By 1700 they evolved into two very distinct societies. The New England and Chesapeake region differed in development. The reasons are because, reasons of emigration, religion, economy.

The New England and Chesapeake regions had two very different reasons why they wanted to emigrate to the New World. The fortune-seeking economists in the Chesapeake created a society based around it, which affected their entire community. The Chesapeake brought mostly single people to the New World. The New Englanders, looking for religious freedom, sought to create a very different society centered on religion, not economic gain. The New Englanders were more based around a family community.

The religion of the two regions greatly differed. The New Englanders created a religious family based community. They made an agreement to “procure” a faithful minister and join in a church to follow Christ. In Doc.A they say that they need to be an example city and that every other city was looking upon them. The Chesapeake region did not focus much at all on religion. Around 1690 the established church was the Anglican Church. Many people did not go to church though mostly slaves did not.

Yet another major difference caused by the economy of the two. The Chesapeake economy revolved around the tobacco industry, which set the path for other industries as well. Slave trade relied fully on the tobacco plantation owners because that is where they got the best profit. In addition, the tobacco financed