Affects on New England's and the Chesapeakes Culture
New England and the Chesapeake's citizens may have the same English origin, but they each have very distinct, tightly knit societies. Every region has their own separate way of running their colony that causes differences in development to occur. So no matter where their origin, their new home decides their religion, government, and culture. Religion was an important factor in New England and they took it very seriously. When people like John Calvin and Anne Hutchinson came along bringing their beliefs of predestination with them, it usually led to banishment. New England wanted to lay down their laws so they formed the Church of England in 1530. Some of the regulations associated with the Church upset some puritans and they tried to break away. The people of New England were such firm believers in their religion, sometimes leading to extremes of obsessive fear, which resulted in the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. Religion was somewhat intertwined with the government in New England. At least one intelligent, religious person was trying to make the rules better. Fo
The government there, however, was a little messed up. Immigrants bound for the Chesapeake traveled alone (Document C), mainly because they were indentured servants or part of the Headright System. As more and more people migrated to this region, they were forced to squat for lands. The Indians resisted this expansion but the Virginia government would not protect them. Governor Berkley took the Indians side and this eventually led to Bacon's Rebellion in 1676. This clearly was not a rebellion, but simply a way to change the government's ways, as Nathaniel Bacon justified in his "Manifesto" (Document H). Governor Berkley showed very bad leadership skills by his inability to protect his country from the attack of the Indians and even previous attacks by the Dutch (Document G). All the obstacles that the Chesapeake's government survived somehow made them stronger and more unique. The deep contrasts between the Chesapeake's religion and New England's religion is what added to the differences in development. Living in the Chesapeake region, there was guaranteed tole
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