In the 1600’s, English people flocked to America and settled throughout the New England and Chesapeake region to establish themselves in the New World. Different people with varying goals migrated to each section. People with visions of building an equal community based off of religious values settled and established themselves in the North. Other immigrants with dreams of owning their own land and being prosperous deferred a few years of life to work as an indentured servant typically settled in the Chesapeake region. By 1700 in the colonies, people came to New England to build a religious community, while people came to the Chesapeake colonies as individualists looking to become wealthy. However, a majority of the people coming to America …show more content…
However, two different types of people worked as indentured servants in the New England and Chesapeake regions. People came from England to New England with their families (D-B). New England was established as a religious community with family life at its core. The masses of families who flocked to America showed that people with families thought it was better to raise a family and start a new life in the strict, faith-centered New England. Conversely, young, single people with dreams of creating a new life for themselves moved to the Chesapeake region (D-C). Most of the people who came to the Chesapeake region were in their 20’s; therefore the region was filled with youthful imaginations of a prosperous life in this unfamiliar place. Immigrants to the Chesapeake region had dreams of becoming prosperous and land-owning after their contract as an indentured servant expired. There were a lot more men than women, which left many men alone and searching for a wife. It was also not uncommon for women to be pregnant before marriage because they had to reproduce rapidly to keep the population alive in the Chesapeake