New England Colonies Dbq Essay
Nicky Stahl
Ms. Cabanilla
US History 1 Honors
October 4, 2010
The events leading up to 1700 that occurred in the New England colonies and the Chesapeake colonies made both of these establishments vastly different. While both the New England and Chesapeake colonies can be separated by their culture, and government and religion, their motivations for colonizing was the most significant factor in differentiating the two. The New England and Chesapeake colonies were both settled for different purposes, and this played a major role in why the colonies were both so distinct. John Winthrop said in A Model of Christian Charity that the New England colonies were intended to be based upon family and unity (Doc A). The New England colonies were …show more content…
The family life in the colonies was determined by the type of settlers that were attracted to the colonies, which was, of course, affected by the motivations for colonization. In the Ship’s list of Emigrants bound for New England, we see that the main settlers attracted to the New England colonies were families (Doc B). There was much variety in age, and the ratio of men to women settlers was balanced. Their family and unity based lives was the foundation of their strong Puritan religion, and their views of education. Parents taught children Christianity, and also how to read the bible. It was absolutely necessary to have a strong healthy relationship with God. Children became apprentices, lived with other families, and learned another job. As shown in the Ship’s list of Emigrants bound for Virginia, the type of settlers attracted to the Chesapeake colonies were mostly men, with the exception of a few women settlers (Doc C). The culture in these colonies wasn’t very family oriented, because there weren’t many families at all. This was because of the unbalanced ratio of men and women. The lack of families led to retarded normal population increase. The key to success was owning as many slaves as possible. The wealthy planters who did own a lot of slaves sent their sons to school in England. The culture
Ms. Cabanilla
US History 1 Honors
October 4, 2010
The events leading up to 1700 that occurred in the New England colonies and the Chesapeake colonies made both of these establishments vastly different. While both the New England and Chesapeake colonies can be separated by their culture, and government and religion, their motivations for colonizing was the most significant factor in differentiating the two. The New England and Chesapeake colonies were both settled for different purposes, and this played a major role in why the colonies were both so distinct. John Winthrop said in A Model of Christian Charity that the New England colonies were intended to be based upon family and unity (Doc A). The New England colonies were …show more content…
The family life in the colonies was determined by the type of settlers that were attracted to the colonies, which was, of course, affected by the motivations for colonization. In the Ship’s list of Emigrants bound for New England, we see that the main settlers attracted to the New England colonies were families (Doc B). There was much variety in age, and the ratio of men to women settlers was balanced. Their family and unity based lives was the foundation of their strong Puritan religion, and their views of education. Parents taught children Christianity, and also how to read the bible. It was absolutely necessary to have a strong healthy relationship with God. Children became apprentices, lived with other families, and learned another job. As shown in the Ship’s list of Emigrants bound for Virginia, the type of settlers attracted to the Chesapeake colonies were mostly men, with the exception of a few women settlers (Doc C). The culture in these colonies wasn’t very family oriented, because there weren’t many families at all. This was because of the unbalanced ratio of men and women. The lack of families led to retarded normal population increase. The key to success was owning as many slaves as possible. The wealthy planters who did own a lot of slaves sent their sons to school in England. The culture