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    is that there were actually numerous times and missions that the English took to the Roanoke colony in nowadays North Carolina. The first mission that Horn speaks of is the main mission that Queen Elizabeth set onto Sir Walter Raleigh in 1583 as predecessor of the Spanish exploration of the New World that was successful for them. It wasn’t until the following year that Raleigh would set sail with 2 ships of 118 men and women to Roanoke colony‚ knowing that the terrain that they were going to wasn’t

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    6th period The Chesapeake region consists of Maryland and Virginia‚ and the New England colonies consists of Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. Even though they were both settled around the same time period‚ 1607 to 1700‚ the two regions differ greatly. From the time period of their original settlement in 1607‚ the Chesapeake region developed differently from the New England colonies due to their differences in geography‚ motives for settlement and the socioeconomic backgrounds

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    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? The settlers of the New England and Chesapeake region came from the same origin‚but by 1700 their social‚ economical‚ and political differences led them in two different directions. People began to adapt to their regions and looked for ways to survive and benefit from the geography they lived

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    importantly‚ the first slaves were brought into the colony of Jamestown‚ Virginia. Between the years of 1607-1770‚ slavery became a staple of the Southern American economy. Slaves were a chief source of labor making the treatment of the slaves and their role in American society change significantly. The reasons for the rise of their importance reflected in the economic‚ geographic‚ and political factors of the time. The idea of indentured servitude was born of a need for cheap labor. The earliest settlers

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    Ever science the 1629 people have been setting out to come to America. However‚ just because many people came together to live in one place doesn’t mean they lived similarly. In fact New England and the Southern Colonies lived much differently from each other. Some of these differences are economic‚ political‚ and their Social. To start with the New England and Southern Colonies economic differed greatly. New England had a very rocky climate and short growing season‚ which internally made farming

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    Motivations to Settle in the American Colonies Sailing across the Atlantic to access all the possibilities for religious‚ social‚ economic and political liberty‚ promoted by the colonies‚ had its risks. These risks seemed insignificant compared to the aspirations of a more hopeful and liberal life. Even though some colonies showed economic potential‚ they still used religious diversity as a motivational tool. Besides‚ the New World offered a remarkably tolerant

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    groups. The social interactions in the northern colonies differed greatly from those of the southern colonies. The northern colonies’ families‚ like in New England‚ centered around patriarchy and male predominance. The southern colonies had an unbalanced ratio of males to females with a male majority. This resulted in greater independence for females. Women had more power and played a more dominant role southern culture. They owned plantations and were usually head of the household. Meanwhile‚ in the

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    England‚ the Enlightenment played a huge role in the development of other societies‚ especially the colonies of North America. Some of the most important values of the Enlightenment included the emphasis on the physical world instead of the supernatural‚ the pursuit of knowledge‚ and the protection of basic human rights. Perhaps the biggest effect that the Enlightenment had on the American colonies was that it truly stoked the fire that would

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    The British North American colonies or the 13 original colonies‚ had freedom but not like you would think. The extent to which religious freedom existed in the British North American colonies prior to 1700’s‚ was different from region to region. The colonies in New England‚ Middle‚ and south region treated freedoms differently. In the New England colonies extent to religious freedoms was not great‚ Middle Colonies had good toleration to religion‚ and The Southern Colonies had a bit of tolerance to

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    Bay and Virginia were similar there were many differences as well. Virginia and Massachusetts Bay were founded around the same time period which allows us to analyze and compare them. Although both of these‚ Virginia and Massachusetts Bay‚ were colonies of England they each settled in North America for two different reasons: Gold and God. Virginia was founded in 1607 by John Smith who came from England and built the colony Jamestown. This was the first settlement in North America for England. Jamestown

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