Introduction and Thesis
The east coast of North America was settled by Englishmen of the same ethnicity, but by 1700 they had developed into two distinct societies.
Body Paragraph 1 – Founded for different purposes and under different climate
- New England founded for religious reasons
o Puritans persecuted in England à wanted “New England”
§ Separatists founded Plymouth, broke from Anglican Church
§ Anglican Church reform too slow, moderate Puritans à Bay Colony
- “We shall be that city upon a hill” Winthrop
o Connecticut, the “Blue Law State”
§ Founded by energetic Puritans à wanted a closer church-government alliance
o Exception of Rhode Island also found based for religious freedom.
§ Founded by Roger Williams to “protest” against Puritan’s strict tolerations à freedom of worship
- Chesapeake colonies founded for economic reasons
o Jamestown settlers looked for gold
§ Gentlemen faced “starving time” b/c didn’t plant crops to survive
§ John Smith “he who shall not work, shall not eat”
- Those worked for economy only
o Cultivation of tobacco by James Rolfe
§ Indentured servants who came here looked for new start in economic life
§ No Puritans
o Exception Maryland, Catholic haven
§ Economically geared and used indentured servants for labor.
§ Became major competitor with Virginia for tobacco
- Difference in climate
o New England with rocky soil, long winters
§ Would impact economy and how farms were organized
o Chesapeake with hot summers but fertile land
§ Carolinas were the “Bread Colonies”
§ Perfect for tobacco growing
- Would impact economy and how communities were organized.
Body Paragraph 2– New England and Chesapeake colonies had political and economic differences
- Political New England - More democratic –
o Compact towns à town meetings, “franchise” to free white Puritan males.
§ Colonies founded based on religion; Puritans persecuted in groups.
o Small farms = no slavery à less defined hierarchy, no aristocratic...
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