In 1776‚ a year after the start of the Revolution‚ the Second Continental Congress was held and the delegates drafted the Declaration of Independence‚ a document that stated Britain’s wrongdoings and declared that the colonies would no longer be controlled
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Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement. Its founding expedition was launched by the Virginia Company of London‚ purely for profit. The 144 men who set sail for America in 1607 were entrepreneurs‚ meaning that their main reasons for settling in Virginia were for economic gain. The expedition was chartered by James I of England‚ making the future site of Jamestown a royal colony‚ and therefore supported by England. The men who traveled to Virginia were not known for their work ethic;
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A. OP 1 Between 1607 and 1763‚ the British North American colonies developed experience in‚ and the expectation of self government in the political‚ religious‚ economic and social aspects of life. THESIS: Between the years of 1607and 1763‚ the British North American colonies developed experience and the expectation of self government in the political such as the Mayflower Compact‚ religious dealing with the Puritans‚ economic with the establishment of tobacco‚ and social such as Indians‚ aspects
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Augustan to Gothic period 1713-1789 Introduction The 18th century in English literature can be divided into two periods: THE AUGUSTAN AGE (The Age of Pope) - 1700-1745 and THE AGE OF SENSIBILITY (The Age of Johnson) - 1745-1785. This was the period of heavy colonizations of the new world and the time when cities rise. Various inventions‚ as well as the Industrial and Agricultural Revolution‚ influenced manufacturing and the British trade with the rest of the world; both of which grew tremendously
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positive and negative consequences of that exchange. In your opinion‚ who benefited most‚ those on the western side of the Atlantic or those on the eastern side? English Beginnings in the Chesapeake English Beginnings in New England Chronology 1607: Jamestown 1619: first Africans arrive in Jamestown 1620: Plymouth 1635: the banishment of Roger Williams 1638: Anne Hutchinson expelled 1622 and 1644: major Indian attacks in Virginia
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1607 Jamestown Va founded Virginia company founded by Captain John Smith. 1620 Mayflower Compact Plymouth founded 1619 House of Burgesses founded 1628 John Winthrop 1622 John Rolfe 1630 MA Bay Colony founded by John Winthrop 1632 Pequot war starts 1634 Maryland Colony founded 1636 Thomas Hooker and Roger Williams expelled 1637 Anne Hutchinson expelled 1638 Pequot war ended 1651 Navigation Act 1649 Maryland Toleraction Act 1639 Fundamental Orders of CT 1675 King Philips War
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ideas and values held by Puritans influence the political‚ economic‚ and social development of the New England colonies from 1630 through the 1660s? 4 Analyze the origins and development of slavery in Britain’s North American colonies in the period 1607 to 1776. 4 Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. Why did this difference in development occur? 4 Early encounters between American
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Life in the Chesapeake Colonies The first successful British colonization of the Americas was in the Chesapeake area and anchored by Jamestown which was founded in 1607. The original colonists nearly didn’t make it‚ as it was a very difficult life for them. Moreover‚ the colonists founded many relationships that were both good and bad with various other groups so that they could make it through those first years. With great will and sheer luck the area has thrived‚ becoming the heart of the
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However‚ the mistreatment of Colonial England by their homeland caused tensions‚ until in 1776; they declared independence‚ resulting in war between what was to be known as the United States of America and England. Following America’s victory‚ the country enjoyed great economic success‚ but the use of slaves in the southern portion of the
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America‚ were focused on fur trapping and trading. Because of this‚ most French settlements were either military forts or trading posts. England was the last major European country to come to the Americas. Its first successful colony was Jamestown in 1607. England practiced granting charters to companies or individual wealthy proprietors to establish its new colonies. This caused the English colonies to vary greatly. The colonies in the Chesapeake Bay area focused more material profit and individualism
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