The 1500's was a time when English scholars came together and shared their thoughts on a variety of subjects, which sparked their imagination. For instance, Sir Thomas More wrote Utopia, which talked about an ideal civilization living in Paradise. This inspired sailors and adventurers to explore new soil all around the world. The explorations resulted in various societies trading with each other, which eventually created a worldwide mercantile system. This helped England prosper, while their population was expanding. At the same time, King Henry VIIII decided to break ties with the Catholic Church and make himself in charge of the Church of England. Then, when his daughter Mary took over as the queen she restored the Catholic religion in England. Later as time past by, Henry's second daughter Elizabeth I occupied the throne and reignited the religious tension between Catholicism and Protestantism. This was one reason why some of the English immigrated to America; they wanted to get away from the religious tribulations.
Chesapeake Executive Council Annual Meeting
Chesapeake Executive Council Annual Meeting
Chesapeake Executive Council Annual MeetingOthers just wanted to become rich, look for adventure, or flee poverty, but the one thing they all had in common was that they wanted to live a better life. By the 1700's, two colonies were formed, the New England and the Chesapeake regions. It was settled by the English, but their cultures were completely distinct. This difference in development occurred because the New England settlers came for God, while the Chesapeake settlers came for opulence and power.
The settlers in New England consisted of English immigrants who brought their families with them. Fathers, mothers and children traveled together, leaving no one behind. The ages ranged from one to forty years old (Document B). Working together as a big family and treating everybody as an equal is depicted in both documents A and D. Document A mentions...