New England vs. Chesapeake circa 1700

The two English societies of the New England and Chesapeake region evolved differently in the 1700’s because of their separate motives for coming, their ideas on a basis of a community, and their geography. Each one of these factors made these two primarily English regions into two completely different societies. The people who came and formed New England came for religious purposes. Invading by ships, families, armed with bibles and the hope of religious freedom, …

…the communities like the ones in New England because the New England geography is not hospitable to mosquitoes. These two predominantly English colonies developed these two very different societies because of these reasons: their motives for coming, their ideas on a basis of a community, and their differing geography. As time has worn on and the country has grown we see that the entire country is like this. One Thousand little countries sharing one land.