Arely Marte U.S. History 1302 January 26‚ 2015 INDIANS AND THE SETTLEMENTS OF AMERICA 1. Jamestown was the first colony that gets found. It was there where the first permanent settlement occurs. Jamestown was a poor location for colonization. The men dug wells to obtain water‚ but the water they found could not drink because it was contaminated. In addition‚ the ground was wet and had too many mosquitos. The mosquitoes were carriers of diseases and made the settlers sick. After a year‚ about half
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Although both religious and economic concerns had influences on the settling of British North America‚ the statement that “economic concerns had more to do with [it] than did religious concerns” is valid. The British government was more concerned with staying in the lead with other countries throughout Europe in the economic race rather than trying to find religious havens for people who were not with the majority when it came to religion. Likewise‚ the people in England cared more about money
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Portugal is located on the continent of Europe‚ in a little area west of Spain along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. The Indian Civilizations lived on the Indian Peninsula. The Indian peninsula is located north of the Indian Ocean‚ and east of Africa‚ west of China and south of Russia. The Brazilian Civilizations lived in modern-day Brazil‚ which is a large area of rainforest in eastern South America. The Inuit Civilization lived in what is today Greenland‚ a large island north
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The American Revolution‚ was a political upheaval that occurred from 1765 to 1783. During this event‚ the Thirteen American Colonies resisted the ruling of Great Britain therefore attempting and later succeeding at their independence and the founding of their unification as the United States. In the summer of 1776‚ the Colonies declared their independence‚ developed a rough idea for a democratic government and the British suppressed any rebellions and the idea of the Colonies’ independence. The decisions
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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 Roles of Women in the New England Colonies Samantha English History 101 Dr. Barry Shollenberger September 14‚ 2014 In the early 1700’s the lives of men and women were very different. Social equality was not extended to the women in the household. Wealth‚ intelligence‚ and social status were not of importance when it came to be head of the household. They were taught that their husbands were above then and that it was a “wife’s duty” to “love and reverence them‚” (Henretta
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to the English colonies because they wanted to escape religious prosecution and were seeking religious freedom. When Charles I disbanded parliament and drove England’s economy into the ground‚ some Puritans joined up with entrepreneurs and created the Massachusetts Bay Company (MBC). The MBC soon colonized the Massachusetts Bay area‚ which was run by these non-separatist Puritans. This colony of mostly Puritans did not agree with some of the ways other colonies managed their settlements and took
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Colonies got away from England because they had come for many reasons. Their goal is the freedom of religion or whether economic opportunity was the need to target a certain amount of independence from the king. They had all intents and purposes related to some 3‚000 miles away. They had not only willing to owe commitment to the king‚ but also they wanted to pay their fair share of taxes. The result was the spirit of democracy does not exist in the England (Democracy in the colonies‚ n.d). The American
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Effects of Transportation on American Demographics and Settlement Patterns Imagine living before the time of cars‚ or trains‚ or even steamboats. Getting around would probably be pretty difficult. That’s why advancements in transportation are very important in the life of the average American. Transportation improvements have had a huge impact on American demographics and settlement patterns. For example‚ steamboats made water transportation faster and more easily accessible. Steam locomotives
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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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