The East Cost Of North America

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...