any food (Doc B). Therefore water was a major issue in the Jamestown colony. Not having skilled workers hindered the colony of Jamestown in an extreme manner. The first couple of ships that came to Jamestown did not bring any skilled workers; they had all but 4 carpenters‚ zero farmers and 75 gentlemen (Doc C). Gentlemen are guys that are of great wealth that did not have to work with their hands. This was no use to the colony of Jamestown at the time‚ what they needed most was farmers to produce
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1. Mercantilism a. Money = Power b. As a Moral Revolution b.i. Trade b.i.1. Good producing colonies are essential to the economic growth of an empire b.ii. A fixed supply of wealth exists in the world b.iii. To augment one’s wealth‚ one must take the wealth of one’s rival b.iv. wars of trade now replace wars of religion c. Principles c.i. The state must control trade in order to: c.i.1. Enhance national strength c.i.2. Provide self-sufficiency c.i.3. Pay a standing military c.ii. Favorable
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authority during the colonial times. Many people believed that it was a natural right of humanity as to who should have power. These beliefs caused up of series of arguments and complex views of authority. The volume of authority the king had over the colonies would be devastating almost immediately. Different views of dealing with this and other problems were always resolved through religious practices of the situations‚ especially as more enlightened beliefs spread. Although most of the colonial settlers
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Chapter 21: Scarlet Letter (3) 1 Quote: “Children have always a sympathy in the agitations of those connected with them; always‚ especially‚ a sense of any trouble or impending revolution‚ of whatever kind‚ in domestic circumstances; and therefore Pearl‚ who was the gem on her mother’s unquiet bosom‚ betrayed‚ by the very dance of her spirits‚ the emotions which none could detect in the marble passiveness of Hester’s brow.”(Chapter 21) Summary: Pearl knows that something is going on that her mother
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Despite what the British initially accomplished in aiding the colonies‚ Britain eventually became a government that the colonists were not content with. Acquainted with freedoms such as self-government‚ colonists were hesitant and resistant when the British imposed any act upon them that might threaten their freedoms. Just because the British were used to their ways of government operation‚ doesn’t mean that the colonists were willing to allow themselves to be subjected to the same treatment. For
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America was like paradise for a poor man. The resources were bountiful while the trade was tremendous. The discomfort one faced passing over the Atlantic to land in the New World dissolves because the difficulty was worth it all. The wages in the colonies were estimated to three time more than the wages in England. On top of that‚ the cost of land was far in comparison to the cost of land in England. Land was plentiful therefore cheaper. Thomas explains that the price of corn was more valuable for
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-Despite these hardships‚“people were coming in fast"‚according to colonist James Claypole in 1683. -Despite there were not enough ships the people were going in them anyway. A fresh start: -James Oglethorpe and a group of trustees planned to colony the colony in order to provide a fresh start for the English poor. -A new
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out when those goals weren’t met. England‚ at the time‚ was weak‚ and relied on foreign aid to continue their activities. It saw America as an opportunity to establish and develop itself - not having to rely on anyone- just as Spain did with its colonies in America. While France was going through some religious struggles - Catholic and Protestant forces - Spain consolidated their power. England became faced with a great enemy‚ and not just on a military front‚ but also religious wise. England became
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person who paid his or her own way and 50 acres more for each person they brought. The idea of reward for the colonist sparked motivation and exploration‚ this in turn created productive work. Tobacco quickly became a profitable cash crop and the colony wanted to plant it excessively. By 1617 tobacco exports from Virginia to England totaled over 20‚000 pounds. And by 1620 colonist had sent back more than 50‚000 pounds‚ by the end of the decade the amount had reached an astonishing 1.5 million pounds
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their geography‚ and the regions differed tremendously as a result. Socially‚ New England and the Chesapeake region were completely incomparable. New England had a rigid social structure and religion was the driving force behind the settlement. The colony was well organized and stable‚ which can be shown by the ship to New England’s passenger list‚ which listed the name‚ occupation‚ relationship to the head of the family‚ and their age (doc b). The people that migrated to New England were wealthy and
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