Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
- Textbook: Chapter 3, 4
- Lesson
- Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)
Initial Post Instructions
For the initial post, pick two (2) of the following settlements:
- Southern colonies
- Chesapeake colonies
- Middle colonies
- New England colonies
Then, address the following for your selections:
- Compare and contrast the settlement patterns.
- What forces and ideas shaped their origin?
- Examine the influence of religion for those settlements (e.g., Puritanism, Quakers, and the Anglican Church).
ANSWER
The colonies had a lot of similarities and differences. Take, for instance, the Chesapeake and New England colonies. Chesapeake colonies were established by English immigrants who had moved to Virginia and Maryland in search of gold (Corbett et al, 2018). These colonies were founded by persons who were driven by commercial orientation. Once they realized that there was no gold, the quickly moved to grow tobacco in Maryland. Numerous young, unmarried, and unemployed young English men immigrated to these colonies hoping that the tobacco fields would bring them wealth. Conversely, people who immigrated to the… To access full answer, click on the purchase button below.