Even though the Virginia and Massachusetts Bay colonies were the some of the oldest and most heavily populated of the English colonies‚ their differences in their economies‚ politics‚ religions and society set them apart. Some of the differences include the southern Virginia colony having a representative assembly‚ while Massachusetts Bay colony had a democratic assembly‚ and the main crop of Virginia being tobacco‚ while the Massachusetts economy revolved around lumbar‚ fishing and trade. 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 Transformation of Seventeenth Century Colonial Virginia By: Ben Kurkowski There was a huge transformation from the start to the end of the seventeenth century in England’s Virginia colony. The settlers in England’s Virginia colony faced a number of hardships‚ eventually the colony’s economy would prosper through the use of tobacco‚ but tobacco helped the social change of the colony by turning to indentured servants and slaves to do work on the labor-intensive tobacco plantations. From
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Chesapeake Colonies vs. New England Colonies The English had no desire to colonize the new world prior to defeating the Spanish Armada. However‚ once they defeated the Spanish in 1588‚ thus ending Spanish colonization‚ the English became the rulers of the Atlantic and a newly found patriotism flourished in England. The English had tried desperately to colonize the new world‚ failing two times before succeeding in Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ one of the Chesapeake Bay colonies. The northern most colonies such
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Although New England And The Chesapeake Region Were Both Settled Largely By People Of English Origin‚ By 1700 The Regions Had Evolved Into Two Distinct Societies. Why Did This Difference In Development Occur? The settlers of the New England and Chesapeake region came from the same origin‚but by 1700 their social‚ economical‚ and political differences led them in two different directions. People began to adapt to their regions and looked for ways to survive and benefit from the geography they lived
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British Colonies‚ the French and the Spanish. ← The final war began in the colonies and spread to Europe. ← Britain prevailed and introduced a new imperial policy. Section Summary: ← Great Britain‚ France‚ and Spain were at work during the late 17th century. ← These wars occurred intermittently over a 74-year period from 1689 to 1763. Important Ideas
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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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During the 17th century‚ many nations started settling all throughout North America. Spanish conquistadors claimed much of the Southwest‚ while England began to occupy the Northeast. The Spanish and English colonies varied in terms of the impact of religion and control of the economy. The Spanish and English colonies varied in terms of religion such as immigration and opinions on salvation. Starting in the late 1500s and early 1600s‚ conquistadors such as Vasco Nunuez de Balboa and Herman Cortes
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Women’s Roles A woman’s work ethic and subserviency were the only characteristics a man looked for in a women‚ back in the 17th century. Men felt superior to women and had plenty more rights than them. Women were practically treated as servants by their husbands and they were not allowed to argue/protest against their roles as a women. Although women have endured being treated as the weaker sex and have had fewer rights than men‚ this has immensely changed over the past centuries. In our society
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wanted to leave England in search of the better promised life in the colonies could not afford the oversea voyage. In exchange for the cost of the trip Webling became the indentured servant to Edward Bennett. Webling was to provide 3 years of servitude‚ and Bennett was to provide him with ample and substantial food and drink‚ proper shelter and good clothes to wear. During Webling’s period of indenture he among many helped in the expanding of the English settlement‚ clearing new land for landowners
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