England. Following this‚ many colonies began to develop‚ and of these colonies‚ Massachusetts and Virginia were the most well-known. The early settlements of the Massachusetts and Virginia were both established by similar groups of people at the same time; however‚ their contrasting beginnings as a colony‚ views on religion‚ and means of economic stability created two different politics and economic systems. The settlements of Virginia and Massachusetts were colonies established fairly close together
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in the Southwest. Because they lived in two separate areas‚ all aspects of life in their colonies were different. The two most obvious differences between the Spanish and English were in the areas of religion and economic development. Even in their homelands‚ Spain and England have very different forms of religion. It is no surprise that their religious differences transferred to their North American colonies. In "New Spain‚" the first place established was St. Augustine. The point of the small outpost
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Ettinger Sept. 4‚ 2014 English Colonies Under Imperialism The thirteen colonies that would eventually develop into the United States of America had originally been colonies of Great Britain. Settled at first by the Puritans‚ the British colonies became a refuge for those that had been persecuted in Europe. By the 1700s the New England colonies had become a trading center that imported over one million pounds in goods. Due to the commercial potential of these new colonies the Netherlands‚ England‚ and
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1. The New England colonies were characterized by greater social stability than both the southern and middle colonies. They were different mainly because of their geography. Unlike the New England colonies‚ the southern and middle colonies were far apart and had created their own individualistic societies when they settled‚ because they were so spread out. The New England colonies were very close together due to their mountainous geography so it was easy for them to maintain contact and have an organized
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• Generally‚ how did their colonies fare between 1600 and 1750? England Where? • Virginia • Massachusetts Bay • Connecticut • Pennsylvania • New York • Maine • Delaware • New Hampshire • Maryland • Rhode Island • New Jersey • North & South Carolina • Georgia For what purpose? • Separation from the Church of England • Religious freedom • Opportunities to trade American natural resources to other countries • Wealth • Colonization • A new land of new economic opportunities Who? • Explorers
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have some kind of decision making power. The most important change that the colonies in America had to make was to become a society quite different from that in England. By 1763 although some colonies still maintained established churches‚ other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation of church and state. During the mid-1600’s England was a Christian dominated nation; the colonies‚ however‚ were mainly Puritans. When Sir Edmond Andros took over a Puritan
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African slavery was introduced into the English colonies of North America around the middle of the seventeenth century. Although slavery developed in all of the British colonies‚ it did not have the same level of importance in each of the areas of settlement. Slavery mainly spread over those areas where there were large plantations of high-value cash crops‚ such as tobacco‚ indigo‚ sugar‚ rice and coffee. Consequently‚ in the Chesapeake and the Southern colonies‚ this form of labour rapidly became the basis
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A fact-finding report on the situation & deaths at the Beggars’ Colony (Magadi Road)‚ & Isolation Ward‚ Indiranagar‚ Bangalore Conducted by St. Joseph’s College‚ SICHREM‚ Indian Social Institute‚ Sangama‚ & Global Concern‚ India‚ Ananya The Concerned for Working Children‚ With Inputs from Vimochana‚ Karnataka Kolalagiri Nivasigara Sanghatana Women’s Voice On 19th & 20th August 2010 INTRODUCTORY NOTE There
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New England colonies originated from England to alleviate their past oppressions. However‚ Chesapeake’s economy and societal structures deviate from the New England colony due to varied skill sets of settlers and their diverse motives. Although they bear some minor similarities between the two‚ the Chesapeake and the New England colonies have very profound differences. The Chesapeake colony and the New England colony both migrated from England due to oppression. The Chesapeake colony consisted of
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The original 13 colonies was democratic‚ because of their ability to vote‚ religious freedom‚ and their representative government. Document 2 was created because the colonies believed voters had the right to have a say in the government. Voting qualifications were that you had to be a white‚ Christian male‚ and own a specific amount of land. Voting was democratic in that the colonists had a say in government. Blacks and women not having the right to vote was undemocratic. The colonies believed the
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