Isabel Olivas Eliason AP U.S. History 6 September 2014 The New World was a marvel and a chance to make it big in the 1600s. England took its gamble at building colonies in the unsettled region of what is now the east coast. It then was separated into two regions, New England and the Chesapeake. Even though they were both founded by the English, their differences in religion, unity, and motives evolved their societies into polar opposites. In New England, unity was a way of life. They believed in a balance of "some must be rich [and] some poor," (Doc A) but also believed in the idea of charity to "supply of others' necessities." (Doc A) When these beliefs were combined, it created a relationship between colonists that was previously not practiced by settlers before them. New England greatly embraced the idea of a "together" colony. They believed that a successful and plentiful colony needed to have members that "rejoice together, mourn together, [and] labor and suffer together" (Doc A) to create a bond that themselves and especially God would be proud of.
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English: Photograph of the Thomas Lee House, a hom...Even before they set sail, they made sure to travel in groups of families such as the Hull family, who brought "his wife, two sons and his five daughters" (Doc B) along with their tailor Musachiell Bernard and "his wife Mary and two sons John and Nathaniel."(Doc B) This meant the citizens had people they could rely and depend on, along with the welcoming new colonists. In this way, the New England colonists grew more unified, whereas the Chesapeake Region never set unity as a priority. On the ship's list to the Chesapeake Region, it states there were "sixty-three men in between the ages of 14 and 40" (Doc C) with nothing listed to the thought of...