The settlement patterns of the Chesapeake colonies are different from the New En

The settlement patterns of the Chesapeake colonies are different from the New England colonies. For example, the people who settled the Chesapeake colonies sought ways to earn a profit. The way they made this profit was by growing tobacco. The migrants that settled this colony were made up of young Englishmen and women that were young and poverished and often not married. The religions that were practiced in these colonies ranged from Catholicism to Quakerism and really any other religions that involved Christians (Allen 2001). In contrast, the New England colonies were settled for more religious regions. The church was a major contributor in the settlement of the New England colonies. These migrants consisted of families and children. They wanted to instill an English version of Israel and the town was constructed around the church. The church was what shaped the New England colonies. Puritanism took New England in a chokehold and with this came push back from the Church of England requiring unity. While the Chesapeake colonies were mainly settled for hopes of finding gold and growing tobacco for profit, the New England colonies’ main driving force was religion (Corbett et al. 2014).