New England and Chesepeake Bay Colonies DBQ
In the period leading up to the 1700s, the New World experienced a vast separation between the many English settlers who had arrived there. The colonists of English origin parted and took different paths, one leading many to the Chesapeake Bay/Virginia area and another to the Massachusetts Bay Colony/New England territory. Although similar in origin, the New World settlers divided and evolved into two very distinct societies with varied ideals, morals, and ways of life. In the New England area religion was extremely important and dictated very much so how the colonists should act. In a letter from John Winthrop states the need for unity as "we must be knit together in this work as one man" (Winthrop, 1). Written on board the Arbella, Winthrop calls for each man to abridge himself for "the supply of others' necessities". This theme of unity and
Bacon believes that the Governor, who has gained great wealth since entering the country, has stolen money from the public treasure. The "Ship's List of Emigrants Bound for Virginia" (Document C, page 10), however reveals a hugely dominant ratio of men to women with few people of the same family. and do not enrich themselves" (Connecticut, 3). In contrast, the Virginia colony seemed to consist of more divided, gold-hungry settlers. religion is also very apparent in the "Articles of Agreement" founded in 1636 in Springfield. And so it is clear that the greed and separation on the Chesapeake side and the unity and charity of the New Englanders is what lead to this separation. Men lived from hand to mouth and tension grew between the men in Virginia forming an unpleasant colony. It is clear that the New Englanders were more closely knit than the Chesapeake colonists were. In 1676, Bacon's "Manifesto" attacks the present Governor (Berkeley), accusing him of "[sucking] up the public treasure" as the "juggling parasites [undergo] sudden advancement" (Bacon, 5). Some men lived only from gold as they would "dig gold, wash gold, refine gold, [and] load gold" (Smith, 4) all day long. A religion-dominated institution is apparent, lastly, in Connecticut, especially in the Wage and Price Regulations. Greed seems to be the very influential in the Chesapeake region which later suffers from attacks from the Dutch. Unlike the New England settlers who provide for the poorest and weakest, with Captain John Smith's men the rich were able to indulge themselves and others fasted, eating just one small meal and water, resulting in a death of the majority of the poor.
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