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New Englanders

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The Nicer New Englanders

The New England and Chesapeake regions were different because of religious, social, and ethical reasons. The standards of living for both parties were very different and their beliefs were very different also. The towns were different and composed of many different types of people. The regions differed in religious beliefs from being a part of government to not really concerning themselves in religion.
The New England region was very religious opposed from the unreligious Chesapeake region. Document A shows that the people on board the Arbella prayed and turned to God to help them in the new land. The New Englanders felt looked up upon and that God would show them the right way and everyone would follow the belief with them. Document D shows that the people wanted to set up a faithful minister to lead the town of Springfield, Massachusetts in the way of God. Document H shows that Bacon was animated with Governor Berkeley because he was stealing money from the people. Governor Berkeley could not be a strict religious follower if he stole money and lied about it.
The New England region socially was different from the Chesapeake region because of the diversity of the types of people that make up each region. Document C shows that many of the New Englanders were young males. There were only few women making the males more aggressive and wanting to fight more. The lack of females also shows that the region was not trying to settle the area but to find gold and return to England. Document F shows that a murder occurred when an insignificant argument broke out about a ships course leading to the death of Captain Kendall. It also shows that the New Englanders did not plain the trip very well and their main goal was to search for gold in America. The people decided to search instead of plant crops, hunt, and prepare for the harsh winter ahead of them. Document B shows that the Chesapeake regi...

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