When New Netherlands was first discovered the people living there experienced this. They had to think of ways to bring people into their new colony and ways to make their colony strive. Through sponsors giving out land and hard work‚ the people were able to make a go of New Netherlands. Eventually‚ King Charles II granted all of the land that included New Netherlands to his brother‚ the Duke of York. Duke of York eventually renamed New Netherlands‚ New York. If I would have to pick a colony to live
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Period 6 September‚ 2010 DBQ #1 Although both the New England Colonies (Rhode Island‚ Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ and New Hampshire)‚ and the Chesapeake Colonies (Virginia and Maryland) were both settled by people of English origin‚ by 1700 they were both very distinct for a multitude of reasons; Three of which being‚ their economics‚ African Slave population‚ and their life expectancies. The New England colonies vs. the Chesapeake colonies had many differences in there economical make-up‚ as
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Virginia and Massachusetts Bay Colonies Both Virginia and Massachusetts Bay colonies were started in the seventeenth century‚ but both for different reasons. Virginia was chartered to make a profit‚ whereas Massachusetts used their charter to flee religious persecution and live in freedom. Both colonies did however face similar struggles. They had to learn how best to survive the land they now lived on. This involved learning what would grow best and the best way to grow it. They also had to try
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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 was founded by Puritans looking for freedom from the Church of England. These Puritans settled in the north‚ in New England‚ whereas the Virginia
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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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The regional economic system consisted of New England‚ the Middle Colonies‚ the Southern Colonies‚ and the Caribbean. “Social and economic changes tend to reinforce the differences…while important cultural and political developments tugged in the opposite direction…” (Roark 2012‚ 4). This is just an explanation that this economic system had reasons that kept them unified but they had many factors that separated them from each other through the way each system developed in its own way. Chief products
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American Colonies are split up into three sub colonies; the sub colonies are the New England Colony‚ the Middle Colony‚ and the Southern Colony. The New England Colony consists of Rhode Island‚ Connecticut‚ Massachusetts‚ and New Hampshire. The Middle Colony consists of Delaware‚ Pennsylvania‚ New York‚ and New Jersey. The Southern Colony consists of Maryland‚ Virginia‚ North Carolina‚ South Carolina‚ and Georgia. The economies that developed in these three areas are very different. The New England Colony
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to go to class and they are comfortable in their school they are more willing and wanting to learn. The New Paltz Middle School and North Babylon Middle School have very different environments. With that being said‚ New Paltz middle school has an excellent learning environment. Although the white walls created some skepticism; the bare walls lacked the enthusiasm expected from a middle school. However‚ the students and faculty seemed to paint the walls with their energy and passion during
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what ways did ideas and values held by Puritans influence the political‚ economic‚ and social development of the New England colonies from 1630 through the 1660s? During the 1600s‚ waves of Puritan immigrants arrived in the region of New England‚ settling the area and establishing population centers in areas like Massachusetts Bay‚ where the part of Boston was established. In contrast to the Chesapeake region’s inhabitants‚ the Puritan settlers did not come primarily for economic interests‚ but rather
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Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both of English Origin‚ they evolved into two different colonies. Major points such as different motives for settling‚ religion‚ and the different geography led to contrasting views. As they continued to evolve‚ the colonies adapted to their own unique economic‚ geography‚ and social structures. The settlements in the Chesapeake region‚ such as Virginia were only settled to increase wealth. The colonists wanted to gain riches. After the
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