million people in 13 colonies o youthful and growing quickly • they were slowly moving westward past the Alleghenies • most populous colonies o Virginia o Massachusetts o Pennsylvania o North Carolina o Maryland • Cities o Philadelphia o New York o Boston o Charleston • Many races settled in America o Germans – fled religious persecution‚ for economy‚ and fleeing war mainly in Pennsylvania – Lutheran‚ very loyal to German language and customs (not British crown) o Scots-Irish – actually
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New England was founded primary on the basis of religion freedom. Many of the people who were at new England left England because they wanted to perfect what the church of England was trying to do. In doing so they shunned and even exiled many people out of there way of life. The puritan way of life to many people seemed extreme and to others it seemed normal. They had set forth many laws and regulations in which some people might say is outlandish. They also waged war on Pequot’s‚ many argue that
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Many different species of SAV are found throughout estuarine waters worldwide and there are seventeen species of SAV that are commonly found throughout the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries (VIMS 2010). SAV is found throughout the Chesapeake Bay. Importance of SAV SAV is very important in helping maintain the health of the Chesapeake Bay’s ecosystem since it provides food for many species
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Indeed‚ Phillis Wheatley’s poem‚ “To the University of Cambridge‚ in New England‚” can be seen as a radical movement of that particular time period. It was not seen as proper for an African American slave to address herself‚ with such authority‚ towards white high class. Therefore‚ I believe that Wheatley purposely identified the clear distinction between her race and that of the upper class white members of society. I imagine that one of Wheatley’s drives‚ for sharing this poem‚ consisted of a cautious
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The English Reformation started in the reign of Henry VIII and had far reaching consequences in Tudor England. “The Reformer is always right about what’s wrong. However‚ he’s often wrong about what’s right” (G.K Chester). Henry VIII didn’t start a new religion for his people‚ he created a new religion that benefited him at the time and others later. Henry the VIII was born on the 28th of June 1491 at Greenwich Paris and after the death of his elder brother Arthur in 1501 Henry became the heir
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from England to migrate in the 17th century. A large mass of English people journeyed to New England as well as the Chesapeake Region. Those who settled in New England were looking for a permanent settlement‚ where they could practice religion freely. However‚ those who travelled to the Chesapeake Region had a different idea for what they could do in this new land. Settlers in the Chesapeake Region had migrated in order to find land and gold. Additionally‚ those who settled in the Chesapeake Region
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More than one Million Latinos live in New England. This Book observes the Latinos impact on the religions culture‚ politics and economics while at the same time it investigates the effects of the locale of Latino resident’s lives and traditions. This book explores demographic trends‚ migration and community formation‚ and identity and politics using a wide range of approaches. From the Dominicans entering the Latino community In Water Bury‚ Connecticut‚ to the immigration experiences of Latinos
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from dysentery. 3. Cotton Mather – was a socially and politically influential New England Puritan minister‚ prolific author and pamphleteer; he is often remembered for his role in theSalem witch trials. 4. Indentured servitude - consisted of a worker (the "indentured servant")‚ usually from a foreign country‚ agreeing to work for a specific time‚ usually about 7-8 years‚ to pay off his costs of travel to the new country. 5. Slave codes - were laws which each colony‚ enacted which defined
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Mary Wilkins Freeman’s “A New England Nun” is about a woman named Louisa Ellis. She battles with the obligations of marriage after waiting fourteen years for her fiancé‚ Joe‚ to come home from Australia. He is off making money to support her. Louisa spends all of her time doing boring and monotonous house work like polishing and sewing. During the time that Joe is away‚ Louisa had grows attached to her daily routine of tedious domestic activities. When Joe returns home‚ the routine she has come to
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A. Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11‚ 1755 on the island of Nevis‚ British West Indies. In 1777‚ Hamilton became General George Washington’s assistant. In 1788‚ he convinced New Yorkers to agree to ratify the U.S Constitution. He then served as the nation’s first secretary of the treasury‚ from 1789 to 1795. B. Born on March 16‚ 1751‚ in Port Conway‚ Virginia‚ James Madison wrote the first drafts of the U.S. Constitution‚ co-wrote the Federalist Papers and sponsored the Bill of Rights. He
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