Who were some of the economists or people who settled in the Chesapeake region around the 1600's?

Question

I know that in New England, it was the Puritans to who came for religious freedom, but who and when did people go to the Chesapeake region?

Answer 1

The EARLIEST settlers in AmeriKa were the SPANISH in the Southwest... they were already living there for about 100 YEARS before the English showed up on the East Coast.

The EARLY settlers were of 2 types.. they were the Gentry who thought they were coming to the New World to live a life of luxury and brought their servants to do all the work for them... THE PERISHED QUICKLY when the infrastructure they expected to find in the New World collapsed and disappeared.