In the late 17th century many English people had arrived in the New England and Chesapeake Bay regions of America. New England was the northern region while the Chesapeake Bay region was more of a southern region. As the English settled in these two regions, they became two distinct societies. The two societies of the New England and Chesapeake Bay regions were formed because of the types of people living in both regions. The people of New England formed a family oriented and religious based society while the people of the Chesapeake Bay formed a more rowdy and independent region.
As indicated by the "Ship's List of Emmigrants Bound for New England" the groups of people who settled in New England were mainly families and slaves. This allowed for the region to be very family oriented and to focus not only as individuals but also as a group of people.
The New England colonies were a very religious based and family oriented society. Most of these settlers were members of families or slaves. They came to America seeking religious freedom and once they settled in the New England area they lived very religiously. While the people of the Chesapeake Bay region were mainly men, they lived very independently, and portrayed a more rowdy lifestyle. Although the settlers of the New England colonies and the Chesapeake Bay region came from the same place the two regions became two very different societies.
The Chesapeake Bay society was a very independent society. The "Ship's List of Emmigrants Bound for Virginia" shows that most of the settlers of the Chesapeake Bay region were men and very few were women. Men are typically more rowdy and independent then women, thus causing the society to be very rowdy an
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