The New England Colonies had various type of religions. Massachusetts had a strong population of Puritans. Rhode Island provided many types of religion for the people settling there. Many people in Connecticut were mainly Puritan. The Middle colonies New York and Pennsylvania provided various religions. Some of the religion found in Middle colonies were Quakers‚ Catholics‚ Lutherans‚ and Jews and a few others. The southern colonies‚ Maryland and Georgia had no majority religion‚ so they had various
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Becky Jagiello 10/27/2012 Cult & Civ I Br. Hannon Section 4 Class I.D. #14 The Algonkian People The Algonkian people lived in southern New England in the seventeenth century. They lived a life that combined aspects of Paleolithic hunting and gathering with Neolithic agriculture. Obtaining their basic nutrition of life through these methods led to particular economic‚ social and gender relations. These people produced crops in addition to the abundant natural supplies of their territories
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In New England colonies‚ slaves were not needed as much as the other colonies‚ specifically the southern colonies because there was no labor for slaves to do because of the lack of good farming areas. Due to the cold‚ long‚ and harsh winters‚ farming in the New England colonies was a challenge and the growing season was very short. The soil was also rocky as well‚ so the farmers had to talk all the rocks out before planting. Due to these conditions they only farmed enough for their family‚ themselves
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News of the first execution to occur in New Holland has come back‚ apparently having taken place on the 27th of February last year. The convict Thomas Barrett of the ship Charlotte was hung for his crimes having stolen butter‚ peas and pork from the government stores. While it seems to be a severe punishment‚ reports from the colonies say that many convicts are malnourished‚ as they are having difficulties planting crops‚ meaning the food supplies are some of their most valuable possessions. As well
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In 1735 a ship set sail from England on its journey to the New World. Aboard was a young Anglican minister named John Wesley‚ who had been invited to serve as a pastor to British colonists in Savannah‚ Georgia. When the weather at sea got bad‚ the ship found itself in serious trouble. John Wesley‚ who was also chaplain of the vessel‚ was in fear for his life. Also on board was his younger brother Charles Wesley and a group of German Moravians‚ who were on their way to preach to the American Indians
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In 1735 a ship set sail from England on its journey to the New World. Aboard was a young Anglican minister named John Wesley‚ who had been invited to serve as a pastor to British colonists in Savannah‚ Georgia. When the weather at sea got bad‚ the ship found itself in serious trouble. John Wesley‚ who was also chaplain of the vessel‚ was in fear for his life. Also on board was his younger brother Charles Wesley and a group of German Moravians‚ who were on their way to preach to the American Indians
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NOTES I. Freehold Society in New England Farm Families: Women and the Rural Household Economy • Puritan commitment to independence did not include women • A wife’s duty was to “love and reverence” her husband • The courts prosecuted many women and few men for having sexual intercourse outside of marriage (fornication) • Daughters usually received livestock or household goods‚ while brothers were given land • Women assumed the role of dutiful helpmates to their husbands • Bearing and rearing
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truly promote the "American dream." In "A Description of New England" he reached out the middle class of English society of men who were willing to work hard for a piece of their own land. The Virginia Company’s primary goal for Jamestown was purely profit‚ trying to adopt Spain’s style of colonization. The colonists were mainly of noble background‚ being non-inheriting sons‚ and were looking to make a quick buck and go on back home to England. Those colonists did not settle in to make Jamestown their
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The Roles of Women in the New England Colonies Samantha English History 101 Dr. Barry Shollenberger September 14‚ 2014 In the early 1700’s the lives of men and women were very different. Social equality was not extended to the women in the household. Wealth‚ intelligence‚ and social status were not of importance when it came to be head of the household. They were taught that their husbands were above then and that it was a “wife’s duty” to “love and reverence them‚” (Henretta
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The New England Patriots are one of the teams that many says have two potent QB in the league today‚ Tom Brady and Jimmy Garoppolo. Brady is hailed to be the greatest quarterback of all time by many analyst and experts. Having won 4 Super Bowl championship‚ 3 Super Bowl MVP‚ and 2 NFL MVP‚ there’s no doubt that Brady will be a Hall of Famer one day. On the hand‚ Garoppolo was seen to be one of the quality quarterbacks on the list during the draft day. And true to his billing‚ he became a dependable
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