Compare And Contrast The Chesapeake Colonies

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In the colonies the coa was a dyer resource for new england, they coold fish, trade , and travel easily. new en!and also had very little land to farm on, causing them to depend on the coast for not only food, but also a job. They also had more intense winters so they had to build towns closer together, to get the supplies that they needed, easier. They were, for the most part, self sufficient, and didn't need to depend on anyone else. They, however, did set up and use this route, called the triangular trade route, to trade for spices, slaves, and other miscellaneous items. On the other hand, the chesapeake had a drier, more mountainous terrain, with cleaner air and moderate winters and temperatures, perfect for farming rice, indigo, and their largest export, tobacco. It was said that a whopping 1.5 million pounds of tobacco were exported and grown yearly. This lead to over planting, and a less dense community. There climate may be what provides them with money and a livelihood but it also causes their local rivers to create stagnant pools of water, and there rivers are very fast moving.

2. In new england, the cities were tightly packed together and thus caused higher birthrates. They were also faster to develop things like schools, churches, and clinics, unlike the chesapeake colonies. The development of clinics aided in the prevention of deaths, caused by diseases, and the schools aided in children learning about the world. …show more content…
The coast is a gold mine for new england. It provided them with the necessary food, and trading options, and thus later lead to water power. It was very easy to make a living, there were always jobs open on the coast and they paid well. In the Chesapeake the ground was rich with key nutrients, needed to grow a good crop. Farms were very common, and there was alo labor available on these too. However, the nearby rivers left stagnant pulls of water, festering with disease that often infected, not only their livestock, but them as
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