The colonies should have separated from England. “That these United Colonies are‚ and ought to be‚ Free and Independent States.”- Declaration of Independence. In the document it states serious problems the colonists encountered with the king for example; the colonies could not govern themselves‚ had to pay astonishingly high taxes to the king‚ and finally‚ the colonists were forced to allow British soldiers to stay in their homes. The colonies’ laws and powers were controlled by the King and had
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died at the turn of the century‚ James I took the throne of England and took absolutism with him. He and the next five successors would oversee the growth of England from an erratic‚ absolutist monarchy to a working‚ stable Constitutional monarchy. France was not fortunate enough to experience such growth. In contrast‚ it experienced great decline because the country did not evolve and continued with absolutism even a century after England had proven that type of governing was not effective. There
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It all depends on the region you look at. New England Colonies: Mass Bay viewed the indians as inferior and believed that because of this they were obligated to take the land. Several indian tribes over the 17th century attacked mass bay with the most infamous being King Phillips war (look it up in textbook index if you need more detail). In the Plymouth colony the pilgrims and the natives started off great (first thanksgiving remember?) an english speaking native named squanto was a big reason
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Spain and Great Britain. Britain began to establish colonies in the northeast; in the area they called New England. The Spanish interest lied in the southwest. Living in two unassociated areas caused the Spanish settlements and the New England colonies to be quite unlike each other. When faced with the task of finding similarities between the two‚ not much can be found. It is the differences that stand out when studying the English and Spanish‚ from religion to politics to ideals. The Spanish began
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The development of the American colonies had six different factors contributing to it. They were the Enlightenment‚ European population explosion‚ Glorious Revolution‚ Great Awakening‚ mercantilism‚ and Religious tolerance. The Enlightenment was a cultural movement that challenged the authority of the church in science and philosophy while elevating the power of human reason. One of the most influential Enlightenment writers was John Locke. He argued with the church that people were not
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In the 18th century‚ during the Age of Enlightenment‚ an idea named the Idea of Progress emerged whereby its believers were thought of being capable of developing and changing their societies. This philosophy initially appeared through Marquis de Condorcet‚ who was involved in the origins of the theoretical approach whereby he claimed that technological advancements and economical changes can enable changes in moral and cultural values. He encouraged technological processes to help give people
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New England was founded primary on the basis of religion freedom. Many of the people who were at new England left England because they wanted to perfect what the church of England was trying to do. In doing so they shunned and even exiled many people out of there way of life. The puritan way of life to many people seemed extreme and to others it seemed normal. They had set forth many laws and regulations in which some people might say is outlandish. They also waged war on Pequot’s‚ many argue that
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difference in development of the two societies was the settlers each of them attracted. The main difference lies in the orientation of the settlers. New England attracted entire families of settlers including men‚ women‚ and children‚ while the Chesapeake regions like Virginia primarily gathered young single men who were not related to each other (Document 2 and 3). The final reason why these societies turned out very different was that their economies were vastly different. The Puritan government and
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devotion of God formed the Puritans beliefs and values. The Puritans strongly believed‚ that God intervenes actively in their life’s. They believed that God is present in every human action and natural phenomenon. Punishments would come upon them as the wrath of God or a reward. No one could know whether or not he is predestination for salvation‚ but when one obeys God’s will and succeeds in his life he probably is. As a result‚ the Puritans tried to obey every single word from the bible. That produced
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The New England‚ Middle‚ and southern colonies of colonial America were similar because it was socially acceptable for males to go to college and learn about the bible but politically and economically these regions were extremely diverse. In the New England colonies‚ (Massachusetts ‚Connecticut‚ New Hampshire and Rhode island)‚ they were economically different because they were deeply connected into the triangular trade network that was linked to New England ‚ the Caribbean and the west
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