colonists Significance: Colonies are obligated to help mother country because England brought them peace and defense. Legislature require colonies to support them but never intended to impose debt Colonists won’t lose money by helping repay debt because it supports Britain Colonies will later be given resources; credit goes to Britain for establishment Taxing colonies is not forbidden-regulation of trade Colonists have money to pay for taxes; colonies are flourishing but Britain is
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Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763‚ the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the extension of British ideals far beyond the practice in England itself. Changes in religion‚ economics‚ politics‚ and social structures illustrate this Americanization of the transplanted Europeans. 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
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Georgia may have been the last colony‚ but certainly not the least. James Oglethorpe‚ an English man who was a member of parliament and was a great person all around‚ founded it. Pennsylvania‚ is very different from Georgia‚ founded about 50 years before Georgia by Sir William Penn. Georgia is very unique and different from Pennsylvania because of it purpose‚ government and economics. First of all‚ Georgia was the 13th colony‚ and was not very stable at first. King George II gave Oglethorpe a charter
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From 1754 to 1763‚ the French and Indian War took place. This war altered the political‚ economic‚ and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies. It was the last of four North American wars waged from 1689 to 1763 between the British and the French. In these struggles‚ each country fought for control of the continent with the assistance of Native American and colonial allies. The French and Indian War occurred to end the land dispute between the British and French. Whoever
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DBQ During the early 1700’s‚ both New England and Chesapeake regions were settled largely by the people of the English origin. The settlers of the two colonies were foreigners to the land who established two exceptional‚ but contrary societies due to the diversity of English citizens. Although both colonies were from the same English background they developed different distinctions from their political standards‚ religion‚ and social life. With the offer of Virginia Company
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How the 13 Colonies Were Named The first thirteen colonies were either named after people‚ Indian names or‚ places in England. The original states/colonies are‚ Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island‚ Connecticut‚ New York‚ Georgia‚ North Carolina‚ Maryland‚ South Carolina‚ Delaware‚ Pennsylvania‚ Virginia‚ New Hampshire and New Jersey. The three states that are named specifically after Indian names are Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island and Connecticut. The Puritans named Massachusetts‚ after a local Indian
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were the similarities and differences among the Colonies in North America? The New England‚ southern‚ and middle colonies were all extremely different. For example‚ slavery was extremely more prominent in some places than others. Some colonies’ religion was more diverse‚ nevertheless everyone’s life was centered around religion. How would you feel if your life was practically controlled by your religion? Some of the reasons settlers established colonies in North America were because people wanted a
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Associate Program Material Racial Diversity: Historical Worksheet Answer the following questions in 100 to 250 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use. • Throughout most of U.S. history‚ in most locations‚ what race has been in the majority? What is the common ancestral background of most members of this group? • “Germans are the largest ancestral group in the United States; the 2008 census showed that about 17 percent of Americans saying they had at least some
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1700 that occurred in the New England colonies and the Chesapeake colonies made both of these establishments vastly different. While both the New England and Chesapeake colonies can be separated by their culture‚ and government and religion‚ their motivations for colonizing was the most significant factor in differentiating the two. The New England and Chesapeake colonies were both settled for different purposes‚ and this played a major role in why the colonies were both so distinct. John Winthrop
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The Birth of a New Nation It took 158 years for the American colonies to become a new nation. When the first royal colony‚ Virginia‚ was established in 1624 the American colonists considered themselves a part of England. Over time‚ the American colonists grew separate and wanted more independence. In 1783 the British recognized the American colonies as a nation at the Treaty of Paris. Before the Treaty of Paris the colonists had to win their independence and fight the British in the Revolutionary
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