Essay on APUSH DBQ Chapter 3-4 - 942 Words

The Protestant Reformation in England led the Puritans to immigrate to America. Also, Old England was going through a hard economic time. Many were poor and unemployed, and this caused English men to seek a better life in the new world. The Spanish exploration, led by Christopher Columbus, led the way for other European countries to follow to the new world. The eastern coast of North America was colonized by English men of the same background and origin, but by the 1700s, the New England and Chesapeake regions have developed into two distinct nations. The two regions were founded for very different reasons. New England was founded for religious reasons because the Puritans were seeking religious freedom. Puritans came to America as†¦show more content†¦In New England there were no distinct social classes, and the people were all equal, which is totally different from how the southern colonies were. The southern colonies had obvious, and distinct social classes. At the top of the ladder were the First Families of Virginia (FFV’s), or more commonly known as the planters. The FFV’s held most of the wealth in the south. Under them was the middle class, then poor white, the black society, and at the bottom of the ladder were the slaves. In New England, god was the way of life, and the church was everything. The Chesapeake region cared little about religion, and focused more on their economy and agriculture. New England had diverse wages and prices, and more evenly split the profits amongst all people. New England put more of their attention to industry. Their economy was much more diverse, with industries like cod fishing, lumber, timber, shipbuilding and whaling, instead of focusing on one crop only, like they did in the Bread Colonies (Doc E). The plantations in the southern colonies did not have the diversity that New England offered. Instead they grew their cash crops, and only their cash crops. In the southern colonies, the rich and powerful FFV’s took great advantage of the poor, and black societies. The FFV’s were in charge of everything, and no one under them had any say. There was no equality in the southern colonies, which was proved by slavery (Doc H). Slaves in these colonies were overwor ked onShow MoreRelatedBoyer Dbq Teacher Guide10764 Words   |  44 PagesUsing the DBQ Practice Questions from The Enduring Vision, Sixth Edition A Teachers’ Guide Ray Soderholm Minnetonka High School Minnetonka, Minnesota Using the DBQ Practice Questions from The Enduring Vision, 6th Edition A Teachers’ Guide This guide is intended to suggest some possible ways that students may organize essays related to the document-based questions in the Advanced Placement version of The Enduring Vision, 6th Edition, and to provide teachers with some information on each included