fertility C. African influence on Amer. culture 1. Native-born Afr. Americans contributed to growth of slave culture a. mix of Afr. and Amer. elements of speech‚ religion‚ and folkways 2. On sea islands off S. Carolina’s coast‚ blacks evolved new language‚ Gullah a. Blended English with several African languages 3. Ringshout – W. African religious dance → brought to colonial America by slaves and contributed to development of jazz D. Slave labor effect on America and the slave pop
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Between the settlement of Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763‚ the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the emergence of a society quite different from that in England. Changes in religion‚ economics‚ politics‚ and social structure illustrate this Americanization of the transplanted Europeans. By 1763 although some colonies still maintained established churches‚ other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation of church
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Although New England and the Chesapeake were settled by the English‚ by 1700 they had evolved into two distinct societies. The Chesapeake was originally settled by people looking for gold. Many of those people were single men that had a very short life expectancy. The Chesapeake had fertile soil and enabled the people to grow tobacco. However‚ the New England region was settled by families for religious reasons. Their major occupations were fishing‚ shipbuilding‚ and lumbering. They had a cold
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America such as New England‚ Southern‚ or Middle Atlantic. These Regions were the most important colonial areas during the Colonial Era‚ where it provided religions‚ food‚ cash crops‚ tobacco‚ and they also traded with each other countries which resulted lots of money. For the background of Colonial Era‚ they started by the conflicts between Catholics‚ where it was corrupted during this time period‚ and Protestants‚ who were reforming a church without a Pope. Because they had conflicts between the Catholics
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period The Chesapeake region consists of Maryland and Virginia‚ and the New England colonies consists of Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. Even though they were both settled around the same time period‚ 1607 to 1700‚ the two regions differ greatly. From the time period of their original settlement in 1607‚ the Chesapeake region developed differently from the New England colonies due to their differences in geography‚ motives for settlement and the socioeconomic backgrounds
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the early colonies of America. You might be surprised to read that Africans‚ not Indians‚ were the first American slaves. By 1617‚ one hundred and twenty five years after Columbus and his European men arrived in North America; Virginian had become an established colony and they were in trouble. They had lost hundreds’ as a result of starvation and had become desperate for both food and labor. This‚ you could say was the “historical force” behind slavery in the colonies. Virginia
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to his family who still resided in England‚ with the hopes of getting food‚ supplies‚ or money to redeem his contract to get out of the terrible situation he found himself in. Life in the early 1600’s in England were hard. Not everyone agreed with the King and his religious views and were treated badly because of it. The difference in religious opinions was not the only thing taking place at this time‚ England was also in the midst of a social crisis. The economic growth was not able to keep up with
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arrive at the shore of‚ nowadays‚ North Carolina (Drye Willie‚ 2004). On the ship the ship is a pregnant women also known as Eleanor Dare‚ daughter of John White‚ and the mother of Virginia Dare; the first English born American child. The Roanoke colony is one of the first American mysteries that no one has yet solved. There are a lot of theories regarding this tragedy. Some say that they drowned‚ and others say that they merged with the Indians living near by the colonists. Based upon research‚
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The Political‚ Economic and Social Contribution of Cultural Tourism in Three Asian Countries Different countries have different cultures. No matter it is a developing country or a developed country‚ it also has its own cultural characteristics to attract people from everywhere on earth to visit it. Tourists visit historical or heritage places‚ religious buildings or even performances in these countries‚ it is called “Cultural Tourism”. Cultural tourism has a great effect in the change of economic
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We have all undoubtedly heard of the revolutionary men who shaped the original colonies into a great nation but few people realize the importance women’s roles played in the economic success of the New England colonies. This paper will highlight how the colonial women affected economy and contributed to the success of the British colonies. Women have always played a major role in history and the economics of the colonial period is no different. Additionally‚ one will see how women contributed to
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