Although the Chesapeake and New England colonies were both settled by people of the English origin, by the 17th century, both of these colonies had established distinct societies. ... The Chesapeake settlers, founded the first English settlement of Jamestown with the hunger for wealth. ... The Chesapeake colonies' attracted the less fortunate, lower class English citizens; and was viewed as a place of opportunity for the less fortunate that promised a fresh start with financial success. ... Unlike the Church of England, New England churches did not have a role in the self-governed New En...

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