Great Migrations In Early America

Throughout every culture and civilization in history each major people group has strived to accomplish things no one has ever done before. We as the human race strive to discover. Early on we sailed to new lands and found fresh islands to live on, we flew to the moon and someday we want to reach mars and colonize it. One of the greatest migrations of human discovery and journeys in our history began in 1607 when England sent over a boat of pilgrim to settle the New World. The First colony in early America was Jamestown which lead to many more settlement and colonies across what is now America. Each family that went over faced with huge risks and big rewards. What could have enticed these early settlers to leave everything behind and start
Some family’s sailed to escape the social cast of England or their homeland. In England the class you were born into was the one you would live in for your whole life. There was practically no social advancement allowed and if it occurred you would only move up a few notches. Parents brought their children to America because upon landing you would receive a parcels of land to cultivate and life off of. In England owning land meant you were a lord so in America every one could be rich and royal. If they brought their children to the new world they knew that they had a bright future ahead and could pass on the land they owned to their children. Upon which this new generation could build for themselves more wealth and knowledge. Like John Adams sums this up in a letter to his wife. “I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and
Whether they were Puritans, Anglicanism’s, Baptists, Quakers, or Lutherans all were welcomed at one colony or another. Charters where written up that stated the rules for each dwelling place and people were expected to follow these rules. Occasionally disagreements would rise over religious matters, but more often than not the people who disagreed would get up and make their own settlement based around their beliefs. Education was another large part in why people came to America. Most children in England where not taught to read and write, but in the colonies most settlements had either a Dame school, or the children learned at home. The ability to read became very important in New England especially, and parents went to great lengths to further their children’s studies. In addition to religious freedom and the freedom to learn, many men set out for the adventure of living on the new land. Large game was available for hunting and each day held a surprise where it was an Indian raid or a bear attack life was never dull for these brave men. Almost as often tall tales about gold and silver that never materialized would draw fortune seekers by dreams of quick riches. Although gold was rarely found indigo, tobacco, rice, lumber, pine tar and furs became valuable