Changes that occurred between the colonial period and 1860s defined the America we are most familiar with. The colonies started off with artisans who specialize and dedicate their whole lives in a field of work. For example‚ artisans would grow up working as an apprentices and journeymen to become a shoe maker or clock making. There were others like the urban dwellers who came to the Americas to live simpler lives. They wanted to live life in comfort and have freedom over what religion the practiced
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brought to North America to support and facilitate the production of profitable harvest‚ such as tobacco‚ rice‚ and indigo plantations. All over the American colonies‚ during the 17th century slavery was being implemented. As the land that was used to cultivate tobacco nearly to exhaustions‚ the South became confronted with an economic crisis. However‚ in England the modernization of the fabric and cloth industries was becoming a massive necessitate for American cotton. America had the cotton‚ but
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around the world. This can even be seen in the use of the American dollar‚ which is the official currency in 9 nations other than the US around the world right now. More than 60% of foreign exchange reserves is held in US dollars as well. To this day‚ America still has several territories‚ including Guam‚ the United States Virgin Islands‚ the Northern Mariana Islands‚ American Samoa and Puerto Rico. The US has also allowed many of its overseas territories to gain independence after World War II‚ and these
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miserable for majority of people due to slavery‚ indentured servitude‚ religious intolerance‚ and epidemic diseases. Only the wealthy upper class elites were able to prosper and feel true freedom from obtaining large acres of land and from growing cash crops. Majority of the settlers who came to the New World were either indentured servants or slaves‚ and thus they were forced into harsh labor while being bounded to their master for several years or even a lifetime. Overall‚ life in the colonies was filled
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Central and South America would not have been the same without the Indians. History itself would be dissimilar in Colonial America without the Indians. There is a probably chance that slavery would have gained popularity quicker if there were not any Indians. History today would not be the same without the Indians. The Colonials learned guerilla warfare fighting from fighting against the Indians. Also the because of the existence of the Indians farming grew in the colonial Americas. The Indians did
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Slavery in Colonial America As the colonies of America developed‚ the slave trade also flourished. Unknown at the time‚ the colonist involvement in this trade would have monumental effects on America. First‚ slavery increased American participation in the triangular trade‚ but also stunted Southern industry. Second‚ slavery led to an ultimate feeling of white supremacy and plantations that defined life in the South. The slave trade had vast consequences on the economy and society of Colonial America
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tomatoes‚ carrots‚beets‚onions‚ squash ‚ and celery they also used different types of flowers. The early temperance movement alcohol was a part of american culture from time the first colonies were established. Beer was one of the earliest industries in colonial America.The growing popularity of rum‚whisky‚ beer and other spirits caused a reaction against the effects of excessive alcohol consumption. The prohibition in the united
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millions) were transmitted from human to human‚ however; the Natives hadn’t built up any immunity to these zoonotic diseases because the only domestic animal in the Americas was the llama. There were not as many rats in the Americas either (rats spread the Plague). Also‚ the smallpox virus and other Old World viruses did not exist in the Americas like they did throughout Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa‚ therefore they killed not only the weak‚ the young‚ and the old‚ but people in their
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rolling hills of the Southern States. Walhalla‚ South Carolina‚ found itself perched above the streams and lakes so attractive to the eye; its farms stretched out for miles beyond its small urban centre‚ dotted peacefully throughout the landscape‚ their crops in fruition. This was no place for war; war was‚ instead‚ to find its place here. I joined up as
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Ever since the colonization period in the 1600s‚ many settlers had come to North America as a land of opportunity. As civilizations became developed in America‚ many will see that this hope will be realized. After the Civil War and towards the end of the 19th century‚ America will have became an industrial empire‚ creating the term “millionaires.” With the discovery of new raw materials and the enhancement of the technological era‚ many people took on the jobs of becoming businessmen. People such
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