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. The reasons for this distinct .
development were mostly based on the type on people from England who .
chose to settle in the two areas, and on the manner in which the areas .
were settled. .
New England was a refuge for religious separatists leaving England, .
while people who immigrated to the Chesapeake region had no religious .
motives. As a result, New England formed a much more religious society .
then the Chesapeake region. John Winthrop states that their goal was to .
form "a city upon a hill", which represented a "pure" community, where .
Christianity would be pursued in the most correct manner. Both the .
Pilgrims and the Puritans were very religious people. In both cases, .
the local government was controlled by the same people who controlled .
the church, and the bible was the basis for all laws and regulations. .
From the Article of Agreement, Springfield, Massachusetts it is clear .
that religion was the basis for general laws. It uses the phrase "being .
by God's providence engaged together to make a plantation", showing that .
everything was done in God's name. The Wage and Price Regulations in .
Connecticut is an example of common laws being justified by the bible. .
Also in this document the word "community " is emphasized, just as .
Winthrop emphasizes it saying: "we must be knit together in this work as .
one man". The immigrants to New England formed very family and .
religiously oriented communities. Looking at the emigrant lists of .
people bound for New England it is easy to observe that most people came .
in large families, and large families support the community atmosphere. .
There were many children among the emigrants, and those children were .
taught religion from their early childhood, and therefore grew up loyal.
Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled.
