Ettinger Sept. 4‚ 2014 English Colonies Under Imperialism The thirteen colonies that would eventually develop into the United States of America had originally been colonies of Great Britain. Settled at first by the Puritans‚ the British colonies became a refuge for those that had been persecuted in Europe. By the 1700s the New England colonies had become a trading center that imported over one million pounds in goods. Due to the commercial potential of these new colonies the Netherlands‚ England‚ and
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III. A. The middle colonies had different family economy of the colonists then the other colonies . Families in the middle colonies usually had farmers. The farmers in the family grew more than needed so they would sell the extras or ship it up a river to places like Philadelphia and New York. Children in colonies usually become apprentice(Life in the Middle Colonies.). Boy were usually apprentices for shoemakers and printers while the girls were usually learned how to spin and weave thread.
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the following colonies before 1763: Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania Massachusetts Bay Rhode Island According to a specific quote‚ economic issues determined the development of the early English colonies. This quotation is not entirely valid‚ considering religion played major roles in early North America. Economic and religious issues determined the development of the English colonies. Chesapeake Bay English colonies such as Maryland and New England colonies like Massachusets
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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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In all colonial regions‚ men’s and women’s roles in the colonies were strictly defined‚ but the definitions varied from place to place. Colonial education varied greatly depending on geography‚ gender‚ and social class. School subjects included reading‚ writing‚ and math. New England Colonies On farms in New England‚ women were usually working in the home and rarely worked in the fields. Trade was usually a task the men completed. Although these were the norms in many colonial regions‚ there were
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The New England Colonies had various type of religions. Massachusetts had a strong population of Puritans. Rhode Island provided many types of religion for the people settling there. Many people in Connecticut were mainly Puritan. The Middle colonies New York and Pennsylvania provided various religions. Some of the religion found in Middle colonies were Quakers‚ Catholics‚ Lutherans‚ and Jews and a few others. The southern colonies‚ Maryland and Georgia had no majority religion‚ so they had various
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“Was Ireland a colony of the British Empire?” The literal definition of a colony is: “A subject territory occupied by a settlement from the ruling state.” Whether or not Ireland fell under this classification‚ in its unionist days‚ is hotly debated. One could argue that because Ireland was incorporated into Great Britain as a single kingdom‚ was included in parliament and involved in colonial affairs‚ that it was not a colony itself. However one could
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Question 1 The settlers from the early 1600’s settled in the Virginia and the Massachusetts Bay colony areas. These two colonies included states from New England colonies like Virginia‚ Maryland‚ Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Rhode Island‚ Connecticut and the Carolinas. These two colonies were very different socially‚ politically‚ and economically. The Massachusetts Bay settlers didn’t have as many problems as the Virginia‚ also known as the Chesapeake Colony‚ people because they were much smarter
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leading factors that lead a colony to success. These two factors are religion and economics or money. Which factor is more important? In my opinion‚ economics is more important because the colonists had many issues getting necessities‚ and if they had enough money for all that‚ their problems would all basically be gone. Economic stability and the success of the mercantile system made the establishment of the colonies in North America possible. The Massachusetts Bay colony was established in 1691 by
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strongly influenced by the geography of the regions settled and the ethnic makeup of the colonists. Generally‚ the colonies may be best understood as being divided in the following way: New England (Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Connecticut‚ Rhode Island)‚ Middle (New York‚ New Jersey‚ Pennsylvania‚ Delaware)‚ and Southern (The Carolinas‚ Georgia‚ Maryland‚ Virginia). While these colony groups had many things in common‚ they also had their own distinctive features. Colonists brought traditions from
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