Write an essay that compares and contrasts the settlement of the Chesapeake colonies to the settlement of New England.

Write an essay that compares and contrasts the settlement of the Chesapeake colonies to the settlement of New England. Your argument must answer the following question: Which settlement do you think was the most successful and why? In answering this question, you need to explain the push and pull factors that led each group to leave England and settle in a New World. In other words, who was going to these colonies and why were they going these colonies? What role did religion play in the establishment of each area? What role did religion play in the relationship with the local natives?  You must include the following key terms in your essay: (1) Jamestown (2) John Rolfe / Tobacco (3) Powhatan / Opechancanough / Massacre of 1622 (4) Puritans / John Winthrop / “City on a Hill” (5) Pequot War / King Philip’s War

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