Utopia in Colonial America In the seventeenth century‚ there were two different versions of utopia. When a person hears the word utopia‚ a different thought will come to each different person’s mind. A utopia can be anything‚ as long as it brings joy to the specific person. In Colonial America‚ all people went over to the new world with a fantasy of their perfect place. In fact‚ two very important historical figures had extreme views on North America. While John Smith viewed The New World as new
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The practice of involuntary labor in Colonial America operated from the early 17th century to late 18th century. The two most popular forms of involuntary labor were indentured servitude and slavery. Often indentured servants are of European origin either carrying out their sentences or paying off their passages. The Experience of Bondage: Gottlieb Mittelberger’s account‚ 1754‚ was written by a German schoolmaster about his voyage to Philadelphia as an indentured servant. In his account‚ he describes
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Shifting Economies The criminal justice system in America exists on a continuum in which theories‚ practices‚ and built form don’t necessarily come to an end‚ but rather still exist in modified versions. If we treat the criminal justice cycle as a continuum‚ then we must also treat its major informing component—the economy—as a continuum. America’s shifting economies provide not a clear-cut‚ start-stop timeline‚ but rather a contiguous sequence punctuated by the introductions of new economies whereby
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Agency and Identity: Women in Early America The historiography of gender in American is a rich and diverse field that has made its presence felt throughout the discipline of history. Gender historians have found bountiful ground in the shifting social and economic structures of eighteenth and Nineteenth century North America‚ as well as the surrounding regions. The multi-national and multi-ethnic nature of the region has led to a multitude of new investigations on the roles played by gender and identity
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During colonial times immigrants from Europe discovered more opportunities in the Northern colonies‚ making immigrant labor less available in the South. As the amount of workers decreased‚ the southern colonies needed a new source of labor to work in the vast fields of the plantations. The large sugarcane and tobacco plantations required more labor than any other place in the Americas. About half of the slaves exported to the colonies went to the sugar plantations. The profits on sugar were high
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colonies…this was largely due to the fact that they were settles by small and fairly homogeneous groups…”(Vila page 2). Not only did the police force have little to now power or structure in the early years‚ but also they were not needed in the colonies. The first city to create a police department was the New York City in the 19th century. As more people migrated to the New World and into the cities‚ a police force was needed to keep the peace. As the police force started to form‚ key difference in why police
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The next study done by Forbus‚ Newbold‚ and Mehta (2011) examines the motivation‚ academic success‚ and satisfaction levels between first-generation and continuing-generation students that was established between a four-year university. In this research‚ a questionnaire was given to first-generation students in the marketing department at Sam Houston State University. This experiment also focused on how well these students perform in school depending on their motivation. The research stated‚ “Research
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effectively created in the first place. There just wasn’t a need in the north‚ the south needed the amount that could cause a rebellion because their entire economy revolves around the giant plantations they own. However‚ the north only has its small farms and industries to run. Not to mention slaves generally don’t survive harsh winters in the conditions they are forced to live
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Colonial America in the 17th Century could be summarized as the establishment period. Colonists had explored and claimed enough land to call theirs‚ and they were focused on implementing customs such as religion‚ politics‚ and ethics. In order to do this‚ colonies decided to force their ideas onto other civilizations such as foreigners or indigenous people. Accomplishing this would open doors to land and overall economic development‚ but it would also lead to battles and wars between the two conflicting
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In early America‚ unfree labor was originally done by indentured servants. As time went on‚ changes in the laws created the condition of chattel slavery. Slaves and indentured servants differed both in the way they were treated‚ and in their possible futures. (I am assuming I am supposed to write an essay about how they differed). In early colonial America‚ arable and available land was plentiful. Even though Native American tribes such as the Iroquois and the Anasazi had made their homes here for
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