Slavery… a societal institution based on ownership, dominance and exploitation of one human being by another. The owners may exact work or other services without payment and can deny the slave’s freedom in activity and mobility. Therefore, they are regarded as an article of property and c...

Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin, by 1700 the region had evolved into two distinct societies. The main factors that influenced the evolution of differences in New England and Chesapeake region were: political, economic and social in...