This Essay Compares and Contrasts the Religious Beliefs and Settling Purposes of Northern and Southern American Settlers of the 1600s

Europeans came to America in the pursuit of property, religious freedom, and the privilege of beginning a new nation. Although the motives of the colonists were comparatively alike, the ways of life were very different. The North believed in the New World as a duty from God, to create a land and covenant His work. The South was more oriented with the economic potential of the land, causing contrasting lifestyles in this new nation.
The North Regions goal of settlement came about from the Pilgrim settlement at Plymouth Rock. The travelers of the Mayflower arrived in Plymouth Rock, with the consent of the King, to pursue religious freedom. The arrival was accident. Their intentions were to land on the Virginia shoreline, but this accidental placement helped set the regions apart. …