Starting in the early 17th century the English began exploring the New World. Amongst the first groups to colonize included; the English in Virginia‚ Plymouth‚ and the Massachusetts Bay. Individually the colonies had their own reasons for inhabitation and exploration. They endured many circumstances that obstructed the beginning of their settlements. Each society evolved‚ adapted‚ and faltered in their separate ways. Each colony had differing original goals for settlement. In 1607 Virginia‚ 104
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]Early European Colony: While Arab and Malay sailors knew of Mauritius as early as the 10th century CE and Portuguese sailors first visited in the 16th century‚ the island was first colonized in 1638 by the Dutch. Mauritius was populated over the next few centuries by waves of traders‚ planters and their slaves‚ indentured laborers‚ merchants‚ and artisans. The island was named in honor of Prince Maurice of Nassau by the Dutch‚ who abandoned the colony in 1710. Captured by the British: The
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The Whitest Deserts [Compare and contrast between the north and southern poles] It’s cold. It’s dry. Only the strongest can survive on these barren‚ wind-swept plains. The bottom of the world is a vicious and dark land‚ certainly suited to creatures comparatively tough as nails. Snow and hail and complete darkness torment this huge‚ freezing desert for 6 months of the year. When the sun finally melts over the horizon‚ the night recedes to leave yet more snow and hail and 120 mph winds
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DBQ During the early 1700’s‚ both New England and Chesapeake regions were settled largely by the people of the English origin. The settlers of the two colonies were foreigners to the land who established two exceptional‚ but contrary societies due to the diversity of English citizens. Although both colonies were from the same English background they developed different distinctions from their political standards
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The New England colonies include New Hampshire‚ Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. The Chesapeake colonies include Virginia and Maryland. These colonies were primarily settled by the english‚ but in about one hundred years later the New England‚ and Chesapeake colonies have became very different. These two sets of colonies have very different social‚ economic‚ and political structures. First of all they were very distinct economically. The Chesapeake colonies wealth mainly came
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Comparison of the Northern and Southern States Of America By:Corina Richards America is a country thriving on different cultures. The country is divided into four major sections the east coast‚ Central America‚ Mountain‚ and Pacific each housing a variety of societal cultures and practices. The east coast is where this country began its story and quickly began to spread across this great land. Within the east coast are the northern states and the southern states. The northern and southern states each
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south”. The free-laborers were not forced to America in ships‚ stripped of their culture‚ their language‚ and their freedom. The free-laborers were not enslaved. I do not agree with the shoemaker’s statement‚ but rather believe the Southern slaves were treated worse than Northern laborers. It may have been true that laborers in the North had harsh working conditions‚ but they did however‚ have their freedom. The laborers were not treated as if they were property. Slaves were treated more as pets than
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8/5/13 APUSH Settling the Northern Colonies Vocabulary 1. John Calvin 1. Protestant leader 2. Created dominant religion of American settlers 3. Wrote theories in Institutes of the Christian Religion 2. Anne Hutchinson: 1. Lived in Massachusetts Bay Colony 2. Promoted antinomianism 3. Banished and forced to walk and settle on Rhode Island 3. Roger Williams: 1. Wanted to break from the Church of England 2. Though Massachusetts Bay Colony was unfair to the Indians; banished 3
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United States of America can trace it’s roots back to the English. They were frustrated with over-population‚ poverty‚ or lack of freedom of religion. In the early 1600s‚ England sent groups of settlers to the “New World” to establish permanent colonies. They founded the Virginia Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Although the two first colonies of America were similar‚ they also had very distinct differences. Virginia was founded by merchants and adventurers looking to profit from the land. Massachusetts
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Outlining an Essay: Compare and contrast the early English settlements in Virginia with those of the Spanish in other parts of the New World. Address the following points: The characteristics of the settlers the colonists’ relationship with‚ and the characteristics of‚ local Native American tribes. The characteristics of the colonies’ economies. Thesis Statement: The similarities and differences between the early English settlements in Virginia with those of the Spanish in other parts
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