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
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Bacon’s Rebellion was an uprising in 1676 in the Virginia Colony in North America‚ led by 29-year-old planter Nathaniel Bacon. It was the first rebellion in the American colonies in which discontented frontiersmen took part; a similar uprising in Maryland occurred later that year In 1673‚ Nathaniel Bacon‚ a distant relative of Governor Berkeley‚ emigrated from England under murky circumstances and set up a small plantation on the James River. He rose rapidly in public esteem and was appointed to
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The Southern Colonies and their Social Groups To the immigrants‚ the colonization of the south was a chance to have religious freedom‚ to find gold and to have good trade. For some it was a getaway from the debt that they had collected over the years as well for the poor. The south was established in the year of 1607 by Virginia. It was soon followed by Maryland‚ the Carolinas and Georgia. From these opportunities‚ three social groups were created. These were the Great Planters‚ Yeoman farmers
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Why would anyone want to go through the trouble of colonizing? The English had such motives that compelled them to leave their motherland. It was for the reasons of seeking freedom‚ seeing there was nothing in Britain for them‚ and success accessed by other nations. England set up strict rules and laws. Those who sought a bit of adventure naturally took off. Others were motivated to find religious freedom. Lord Baltimore set up Maryland for the sake of his fellow Catholics. Since England was primarily
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that were trying to claim land in North America because of all of the resources the land has to offer. There were four main countries that were claiming land and they are the English‚ Spaniards and the Dutch. The English became the most successful country to conquer the land that we are currently living in. Even though that they were not the first country to try and start a settlement they became the most powerful. There are many factors that helped the English become the power country. One of the
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Life was very hard in colonial America in the 17th & 18th centuries. There were 13 colonies all with different purposes. Many colonists came to America to flee religious persecution in England or to find work in the colonies. By 1750 more than one million people were living in the thirteen colonies. It seems that the colonies were finally progressing from disease and feudal warfare with the Native Americans. The colonies also were beginning to show diverse groups of people. Many came to America due to
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English Reformation and subsequently the Restoration era during the 16th and 17th centuries were activated by the turmoils of establishing stable political identities. Several struggles were witnessed during these times across Europe and particularly England for the quest of gaining political stability. Besides‚ various reformations were witnessed in Americas. Although English Reformation‚ as well as religious‚ showed prominent impacts to the colonies in the New World‚ the impact towards the Restoration
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Establishing the Colonies Name _____ Motives for settling in the New World: Spread Christianity Find a short cut to Asia Better job opportunities Roanoke Island With the permission of Queen Elizabeth‚ Sir Walter Raleigh raised money to establish a colony‚ and in 1585 a small group of men sailed for the Americas. What did Raleigh find when he returned to the Lost Colony of Roanoke in 1589? The people had vanished and they found the word‚ “Croatian” carved in a tree. Jamestown What
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peninsula is divided into two countries: North Korea and South Korea. Although there is a division of landscape‚ government‚ and culture‚ the bulk of people in Korea consider themselves a part of the Korean nation. Regardless of that‚ the countries do have their differences. The entire peninsula is cut off from Northeast China by rugged mountains and sizable rivers (Rowntree 365). The north suffers from heavy deforestation‚ however it has more natural resources. The south has made extensive reforestation
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North Versus South The Civil War was a remarkable moment in history. This war went from 1861 to 1865‚ between the North and South of the United States. The North and South were drifting apart over time because of slavery and agriculture. The North wanted a unified country but the South wanted their own government. There were many battles throughout the war‚ one of the craziest being Shiloh. There were also multiple important people involved in this war. Ulysses S. Grant impacted the Civil War tremendously
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