From the beginning, Chesapeake and the New England areas had completely very different identities, from their unique views, settler demographics, economic systems, religious freedoms, social patterns and political structures. When the first settlers arrived at Chesapeake, the primary motives for settlement was for commercial and profit as these settlers hoped to find gold and silver that they could take back to Europe and make a profit. They did not intend to establish a functioning society. The primary motives for settlement in the New England colony were by Puritan Separatists who sought religious freedom where they would be free to practice as they wish instead of under the watchful eye of the Church of England.
The settlers that survived the voyage to Chesapeake from Europe learned from the local Powhatan Indians the process of corn and tobacco growing. With the expansion of the tobacco industry, plantation owners relied on the cheap labor of slaves and indentured servants. Only because the tobacco …show more content…
Since the men outnumbered the women, most of them lacked a stable family life. Most women in Chesapeake were married but were not able to bear many children what could survive past infancy due to the unhealthy environment and malnutrition. New England society grew in a more orderly fashion, not only were there both single men and women but many families as well. Because the sexes were fairly equally balanced, populations in this area grew faster, family sizes were larger and more children survived past infancy due to the healthier conditions.
Also, both settlements were not without conflict with the Native Americans. For the Chesapeake settlers it was the conflict with the Powhatan’s and the unsuccessful uprising of 1622. For the New England was the Pequot