Ibasitas Mr. Dwyer Summer TR AP U.S. History 9//14 Thematic Response Colonization (1607-1763) – Without colonization‚ the thing that started it all‚ there would be no means of any history subsequently. Starting with the very first‚ the Jamestown settlement is regarded as the first permanent English settlement in what we now call the United States of America. It was founded on May 14‚ 1607 in the Virginia Colony. This specific event would rightfully go through America in the world and Environment
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Chapter 06 - The Duel for North America‚ 1608-1763 I. France Finds a Foothold in Canada Like England and Holland‚ France was a latecomer in the race for colonies. It was convulsed in the 1500s by foreign wars and domestic strife. In 1598‚ the Edict of Nantes was issued‚ allowing limited toleration to the French Huguenots. When King Louis XIV became king‚ he took an interest in overseas colonies. In 1608‚ France established Quebec‚ overlooking the St. Lawrence River. Samuel de Champlain
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Northern and Southern colonies had many similarities between the years of 1607 to 1763‚ but the idea that they were more similar than different is vastly incorrect. The economy in the Southern colonies was based off of planting and slave labor‚ which was very common‚ while land in the Northern colonies‚ for the most part‚ was not fertile enough to support planting. Another difference between the North and South was that government and the church had very close ties in the North‚ compared to a representative
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From 1754 to 1763‚ the French and Indian War took place. This war altered the political‚ economic‚ and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies. It was the last of four North American wars waged from 1689 to 1763 between the British and the French. In these struggles‚ each country fought for control of the continent with the assistance of Native American and colonial allies. The French and Indian War occurred to end the land dispute between the British and French. Whoever
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Compare and contrast Spanish and British colonization efforts in North America prior to 1763. Prior to 1763‚ both Spanish and British colonization efforts expanded into various regions of North America. In less than a century‚ from 1625 to 1700‚ the movements of peoples and goods from Europe to North America transformed the continent. Native Americans either resisted or accommodated the newcomers depending on the region of the colony. Though the English colonies were by far the most populous‚ within
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Northern and Southern British Colonies of North America The views of Northern and Southern British Colonies of North America developed different culturally factors including economically and political views‚ education‚ and religious instruction. Colonies in the north and south developed their own characteristics making them significant for the main land‚ and later becomes the new nation itself. Economic wise‚ the colonies had more differences than similarities. The North had small farms while
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was surrounded by a mob of people in the middle of town square. His body was coated with hot tar and feathers. This practice of feathering and tarring in the colonies was representative of the general discontent resonating within the colonies over the governmental overstep of Great Britain. Britain‚ after virtually disregarding the colonies for over a century‚ began to take a more involved stance in colonial politics. They justified this redefined relationship through the theory of mercantilism‚
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The Colonies by 1763: A New Society? Between the settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763‚ the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the emergence of a society quite different from that in England. Changes in religion‚ economics‚ politics and social structure illustrate this Americanization of the transplanted Europeans. By 1763‚ although some colonies still maintained established churches‚ other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution
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In 1765 the British Parliament began the battle that would soon escalate into something much bigger than England and the Amercian Colonist combined. It all began on March 22‚ 1765 when the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act. The act included a tax on every piece of printed paper.These include birth certificates‚ legal documents‚ newspapers‚ licenses‚ even playing cards. During the time of the Stamp Act‚ the parliament was going through a difficult time with war debt. They were just coming
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and Spanish colonies were able to flourish in the new world even though they differed in motives for colonization and social layout; yet both colonies were similar to each other in the fact that they had common economies and like ways of treating the indigenous population. Once they established land in the new world‚ each country was able to find a new source of wealth‚ either from precious metals or from building necessities such as lumber. Seemingly‚ the British and Spanish colonies were some of
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