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    the following colonies before 1763: Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania Massachusetts Bay Rhode Island According to a specific quote‚ economic issues determined the development of the early English colonies. This quotation is not entirely valid‚ considering religion played major roles in early North America. Economic and religious issues determined the development of the English colonies. Chesapeake Bay English colonies such as Maryland and New England colonies like Massachusets

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    The 17th century was the colonial era when the British settled in North America. These colonies are categorized into three groups- New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern. Although economy and religion had importance‚ geography was the primary factor in shaping the development of the British colonies. Although the separatists came to North America for religious reasons‚ it was not the reason for New England’s development and prosperity. Geography is the primary factor because economic activities and

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    region‚ Middle Colonies‚ and the New England Colonies Out of these three‚ the New England and the Chesapeake Region were the largest. The Chesapeake Colony‚ which included Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ and New England Colonies‚ which included the Massachusetts Bay‚ were mostly settled for religious freedom‚ economic opportunities‚ and adventures. People began leaving their land because of poor economy/unemployment and the growing number of “landless” people in England. Both these colonies developed from

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    Cause and Effect Being a single mom and going to college at the same time‚ can be very draining for any woman. Taking care of a child financially by ones self can be a difficult job all on its own‚ but when you add full time college to this picture‚ there are many effects that can make this a negative‚ but brave‚ choice. Going to school‚ puts a lot of stress on this poor mother. She will have very little time for anything else‚ including sleep. The mother will have to do lots of homework and take

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    Chesapeake and New England: A Tale of Two Colonies England was late to the colonizing game‚ lagging behind both France and Spain. But when England did set foot in the New World it left its mark. The early English colonization of what is now America can be broken down into two main settlements‚ the Chesapeake colony and the New England colony. The Chesapeake colony‚ which originated as the Jamestown colony in Virginia‚ was settled in 1607. The Chesapeake colony wound up relying on tobacco as its main

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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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    geographic‚ and social factors in the Southern colonies during that era. Things such as large plantations‚ cheap labor‚ and misconceptions of the African race greatly affected the way slavery was viewed in the American colonies. Often‚ it was thought of as a necessary evil; or‚ even more often‚ just necessary. There were many factors that gave the colonists this opinion of slavery‚ and I will discuss just a few of the major ones. In the Southern colonies‚ the main source of economic growth was agriculture

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    Restoration on the English Colonies From the turmoils of establishing a stable political and religious identity in all of Europe‚ and England in particular‚ gave rise to the English Reformation and subsequently the Restoration era in the 16th and 17th centuries. While the onset of both the English Reformation and the Restoration era had a prominent impact on the colonies in the New World in regards to religious freedom‚ they differed in that the Restoration Colonies were embarked upon and driven

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    out to come to America. However‚ just because many people came together to live in one place doesn’t mean they lived similarly. In fact New England and the Southern Colonies lived much differently from each other. Some of these differences are economic‚ political‚ and their Social. To start with the New England and Southern Colonies economic differed greatly. New England had a very rocky climate and short growing season‚ which internally made farming nearly impossible; The Colonist that did farm

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    there belief of christianity‚ they were known as the puritans. They established towns such as the Massachusetts bay colony which became an important society in the 1700‘s. It was a new beginning for the colonies to grow‚ prosper‚ and worship and they did just that. Religion played a huge role in the early colonies especially the Massachusetts bay colony. The Massachusetts bay colony was established by congregationalists (puritans who wanted to reform the Anglican church from within). This began

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