century‚ two colonies emerged from England in the New World. The two colonies were called the Chesapeake and New England colonies. Even though the two areas were formed and governed by the English‚ the colonies had similarities as well as differences. Differences in geography‚ religion‚ politics‚ economic‚ and nationalities‚ were responsible for molding the colonies. These differences came from one major factor: the very reason the English settlers came to the New World. The Chesapeake colonies were primarily
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settle. There are many primary motivations for moving to different colonies‚ and in this essay I will focus on the Middle Colonies. The Middle Colonies include New Jersey‚ Pennsylvania‚ New York‚ and Delaware. Each of these colonies has their own special attractions about them‚ but one of the main reasons colonists came there was because they offered religious tolerance. Now I will break up each individual colony and the reason it was created and how it has affected it in modern times
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The Roanoke Colony The Roanoke colony‚ a settlement now looked at through the eyes of curiosity. What happened to them? Why did it happen? Will we ever find out what really happened? These are the questions that come to mind when anyone who has heard about the Roanoke colony think about this mysterious event. Many people hope to answer these questions and I am one of them. We may never know what really happened‚ so the best we can do is narrow it down to a few possibilities that are much more
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While writing A Little Commonwealth: Family Life in Plymouth Colony‚ John Demos dealt with an unbelievably difficult task. Even though Plymouth Colony existed more than 300 years ago‚ he had to make his book relevant and appealing to those of his time during the 1960’s. In the past‚ many historians that have researched Plymouth and its inhabitants have fallen short when it came to appealing to a much newer audience. This was so because a lot of them were using the same bland sources; the ones
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thirteen colonies that became the USA were originally colonies of Great Britain. By the time the American Revolution took place‚ the citizens of these colonies were beginning to get tired of the British rule. Rebellion and discontent were rampant. For those people who see the change in the American government and society a real Revolution‚ the Revolution is essentially an economic one. The main reason the colonies started rebelling against ’mother England’ was the taxation issue. The colonies debated
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region had developed very distinct societies. This dichotomy can be traced from the very foundation of the colonies. The New England colonies were founded as examples of pure religion‚ each was to "be as a city upon a hill."1 In contrast to this worthy cause‚ the Chesapeake colonies were originally founded during the great search for gold‚ and later continued as slave-supported plantation colonies. The New Englanders would come to prosper through their hard work‚ thrift‚ and the quality of their commitment
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The thirteen colonies that joined together to become the United States of America were but a part of the first British Empire. They were the product of a broad and dramatic expansion of England that began with the establishment of “plantations” in Ireland during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and reached a peak with the conquest of Canada and the extension of British influence over India during the 1760s. In the New World alone at the time of the American Revolution Britain had close to two dozen
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The New England colonies and the Southern colonies are slightly similar in some aspects‚ but drastically different in most. For example the new england colonies were strictly puritan and they did not tolerate any other religion but the southern colonies were not dominated by a single religion which gave way to more liberal attitudes and some religious freedom. The economy of New England was powered mostly the manufacturing in factories‚ whereas the Southern colonies’ economies were more agriculturally
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The Northern and Southern Renaissance is often viewed as one of the most important eras in European history. Both have contributed to the influence the artwork had on the people both politically and socially and helped kick start many artists careers. The Renaissance helped increase the popularity of other fields of study including literature‚ science‚ architecture‚ politics‚ and religion. Although both Renaissances saw the establishment of humanism‚ the greatest patron of the arts was still the
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Mr. Trzepinska AP US History 17 September 2012 DBQ on the Colonies Although both the New England and Chesapeake regions were settled primarily by people of English origin‚ they eventually developed into two distinctly different societies. This occurred because of the stark difference in the environment of the two regions‚ the economies of the two regions‚ and the mentalities of the people in the two regions. The Chesapeake and New England regions had many flagrant differences that led to
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