part ina war to guard their country. He also refers to his own people as servants,Negroes, and men in debt, while declaring that these people are not goodenough to defend the country. He is clearly putting people of his colony in socialorder, which is exactly what the Governor of the New England coloniespreached against. These two adequate governors striving to achieve the best fortheir colonies, helped the growth of two separate societies. Both governorscoming from highly different backgrounds and mind sets, simulates reasons forthe different view points on the formulation of each the New England and theChesapeake colonies.The difference in family life, religion and land draws the final line werethese two distinct colonies divide in difference and development. Fleeing fromreligious persecution, the pilgrims migrated to New England in close knitfamilies. In 1635 the passengers heading to America for New England rangedfrom children to teenagers, to middle aged men. The ships list record by DeputyClerk John Porter clarifies that the emigrants stationed to reside in the NewEngland colonies were families consisting of members with a variety of ages.Therefore, the New England colonies were united from the start with a well-offamily lifestyle. On another note, the ships list for passengers coming to Virginiain 1635 included mostly men ages from 14 to a few 51 year olds. With a 6 to 1men/women ratio, reveals that family life was not an necessity for the Virginians.Disease-raged settlements grew slowly through the Chesapeake area, causingmany unmarried males which leads to weak family ties and low reproductionrates, due to the scarcity of women. New England emphasized on religion andfamily values, while Chesapeake concentrated on slavery, servants andprospering there tobacco industries. Equality and integrity lead the New Englandcolonies to widespread survival. In Massachusetts, an Article of Agreement wasformed for the citizens to embrac...
