Even though most of the colonies on the eastern seaboard during the 17th century had English origin, each colony had its differences. The colonies of Chesapeake and Plymouth are two perfect examples. Each of the colonies had distinctive differences in their religion, government and economy. ... Religion also affected the economics of each colony. ... There were many things that rendered the differences in the colonies. ...

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While the Spanish were getting their western piece of land, and the French their northern and central, the English began to settle their colonies. ... After the Church of England split apart from the religion of Catholicism, the protestant religion began to flourish, gaining more members. ... Unlike the Chesapeake, the New England colonies were modeled over religion. ... The Chesapeake was less severe when it came to Religion. This caused them to be religiously conflicting with the New England colonies. ...

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In 1666, there was a puritan colony in Massachusetts where The Scarlet Letter took place; this was a time of new English settlement. ... In the movie, women in the colonies gossiped about Hester. ... Religion had a strong influence on the social and political life of the colonist. ... The colonies set aside Sunday as a day of worship. ... The capturing of Hester Prynne's husband was also inaccurate because the Native Americans that took over colonies would just go to fight and kill the English, not capture them and then release them. ...

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The people that settled in the New England and Chesapeake regions were of the same English decent, but by 1700, they had developed extremely different economies. The settlers in each colony had little or nothing to do with their neighboring colonies. The two regions had differences in community, society, and religion, among other things. ... (Doc F) Their government was not religion-based, and it was disliked by many. The migrants challenged authority and believed that they should have more say in the governing of their own colonies, as stated in Bacon's Manifesto. ...

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Don Nguyen 9-9-03 a2 Chesapeake Bay Colony vs New England Colonies Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by the people of English origin, by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. ... For an example, on document A John Winthrop says that his goal was to create a Christian utopia for everyone to look up to, "a city upon a hill" At that time religion was a large part of the government. ...

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