Colonial Time DBQ
Through the course of human history, many civilizations evolved into distinct societies from the same ancestor. This process of civilization advance played an important role in the formation of the New England and the Chesapeake region colonies by the end of the 17th century. Even though the colonies shared the same origin, the purpose of their voyage across the Atlantic Ocean and the natural environment transformed them into two distinct societies. The documents from that period of time supported the theories. The English colonist journeyed across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World for a reason. When The Church of England established by King Henry VIII broke away from the Roman Catholic, a group of people called: “Puritans” did not total agree with the king. They wanted to reform the Catholic Church, but not complete separation. These people were persecuted for their beliefs so they decided to make an expedition to the New World, where they can enjoy the freedom to practice their own believes. There were many voyages performed by the Puritans, during one of the expedition, John Winthrop who later became the governor of the Bay colonies, wrote A Model of Christian Charity when he was aboard the Arbella 1630. In his writing, he stated: “God Almighty in his most holy and wise providence hath so disposed of the condition of man kind…we must be knit together in this work as one man…” Winthrop and his companions later landed near the Massachusetts Bay and formed the New England colony. Another document, a ship’s list of emigrants bound for New England, reported by John Porter in 1635 showed the emigrants brought their entire family include their servants on board, to make the trip across the sea and planning to establish a stable family when they arrived at New England.