The three regions of American colonists had many differences in how things were done economically‚ religiously and socially. The three regions were also had different climates and a different terrain forcing them to live differently. New England was the most northern colony. The landscape had very rocky soil. Their whole economy was mainly shipbuilding and shipping. Though they did also participate in fur trading and the fishing industry. The whole reason the colonists settled was because of religious
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We have now begun our journey to South Carolina. I can’t wait to arrive‚ though I am worried about the travel there. When we first set out‚ father spoke with James‚ Elizabeth‚ and I. He finally thought it was time to tell us about Lexington and Concord‚ I don’t think he knows I know so much about it already. Though he told us some things I was not aware of. He said that‚ even though the colonists lost so many men they still considered the battle a victory. This confused and surprised me‚ they thought
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Religious freedom was the driving force that led the first settlers that arrived on America’s shores in the 1500’s. They wanted to be free from the religious intolerance and forget the past. They were greeted by something that they couldn’t have expected in their wildest dreams‚ people living there already‚ and people that had lived on the land for centuries before. These Native Americans were not ready to assimilate and saw these settlers as gods‚ and began to worship them. The settlers believed
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1. What was the economy like for Native Americans in various regions before European settlers arrived. It is important to understand that the Native American population grew and dispersed all over the continent prior to European settlers arriving. Therefore each region would have a different economy than the other. However the overall structure to each economy‚ in each region was similar. The different regions would force the Native Americans to adapt to that specific region and build their
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Factors that led to Industrialization in America There were several factors that led to the industrialization of colonial America such as new technologies. These new technologies which were developed in rapid succession‚ were crucial to the formation of factories that led to industrialization. Several other large reasons that led to the industrialization in America were plentiful natural resources‚ immigration and population increase‚ improved transportation and investment capital. All of these
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How and why did America become a slaveholding nation? Although it was not a planned system‚ it was‚ unfortunately what we ended up with. Colonial America became a slaveholding society by gradual changes in the laws to gain a stable supply of labor. When the word slavery is brought up‚ most people today would think of African Americans working and struggling under the control of a white man. However‚ this was not always entirely true. Slave labor was an American institution. It wasn’t only
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« African Immigration to Colonial America » by Ira Berlin‚ a historian from the University of Maryland‚ published in March 2005 in the quarterly magazine "History Now" The text in question is a detailed account of demographic statistics and an aspiring profound description of the slave trade phenomenon that manifested in Colonial America by European settlers. The text does not intend to present a definite thesis or a clear question‚ yet it would seem that Berlin rather insists upon concentrating
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remembered writing these words down (methods of punishment)‚ and after reviewing the chapters and looking back at notes I pieced together why they were so important. I felt like the treatment of these inmates was just as important as well. In early colonial America the colonies developed their own set of laws based on their religion and there was little difference between crime and sin. The early colonists did not identify crime to be a social problem; instead‚ they considered crime to be "a predictable
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Anthony Edwards 8/24/12 AP US History - Jones Colonial America DBQ An interesting characteristic of the colonies that the English founded during the 17th and 18th centuries on the eastern coast of modern day America is that while all were indeed settled by people from England they each developed their own very distinct cultures and ways of life. While the varying environments from each colony to the next certainly isn’t a negligible factor in the diversification of
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There were a lot of religions in Colonial America. Some of the religions were Quakers‚ Catholics‚ Christians‚ Lutherans‚ Puritans‚ and Jews. Government and local towns tried to enforce strict religious observance. There were many religions so people could follow any religion they choose. The thirteen original colonies established eight churches‚ if colonies practiced a different religion than their church they were sometimes persecuted. Most colonist said that they were Christians they believed
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