Puritans/ Cavaliers

The Puritans and the Cavaliers alike settled in Colonial America. Each brought with them many contributions, which are still apparent in society of today. Also, they each had their separate reasons for coming to America. By their places of establishment, discerning where each group settled is easily recognizable. This is due to each laying the basics of society that still exist in the same geographical areas today. The Cavaliers were from the wealthy class in …

…and eighty thousand acres of land. William Byrd wrote several important works. He kept two diaries, one of which was of his public life, and another that described his personal life and activities that were completed by a Southern planter. In addition, he kept a journal of the History of the Dividing Line. This was based on commentary he gave about nature and people while he was surveying the boundary line between Virginia and North