Europe. They may have sailed intentionally or drifted by mistake. But such encounters were brief. So was the encounter with Norse Vikings. They visited Newfoundland in Canada about 1‚000 years ago—nearly 500 years before Columbus. Their little colony of 160 people was short-lived. We know
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American Government from British Colonies to Revolution While the colonists were treated by Great Britain as minor children or as subjects to be governed‚ the very new sets of colonies were making their own establishments in the realms of self-government. Colonial self-government ranged on a grand scale from things such as town meetings and councils‚ to public assemblies and courts. From these assemblies‚ great leaders and political minds hosted thoughts and brought together a sort of regulation
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Motivations to Settle in the American Colonies Sailing across the Atlantic to access all the possibilities for religious‚ social‚ economic and political liberty‚ promoted by the colonies‚ had its risks. These risks seemed insignificant compared to the aspirations of a more hopeful and liberal life. Even though some colonies showed economic potential‚ they still used religious diversity as a motivational tool. Besides‚ the New World offered a remarkably tolerant
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Identify and explain three factors (there are many) that helped the American colonies defeat the British in the Revolutionary War. Colonial forces were clearly outmatched by the British in sheer numbers‚ training‚ experience and equipment. Despite the clear advantage held by British forces‚ the American colonies managed to defeat them by making allies‚ using new innovative combat techniques‚ and by possessing the homefield advantage. A combination of all of these advantageous attributes allowed
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I would have agreed with Thomas Paine’s arguments. His first argument is how the colonies have no advantage of being connected with Britain. He then begins to say that reconciliation between the colonies and Britain would just make the problems occur once again. I agree with him because the American colonies would most likely end up being taxed by the crown repeatedly. It was not logical for England to be in controlled of Americans when they could easily mange by themselves. The only option was to
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Ch 1.1 The American Colonies Date: 9/4/13 EQ: How were the Northern and Southern Colonies different? Think About it… I think notes can be a good tool‚ but they become ineffective when they are too long. I know it is a valuable skill because in College
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BIG 25 CHRISITNA REBH 1. Assess the democratic characteristics in the English Colonies in the context of Massachusetts and Virginia Plymouth: Plymouth was a colony settled by Pilgrims who were religious separatists. They migrated to America to maintain their English identity. Since they didn’t have a royal charter‚ they created the Mayflower Compact. It was essentially the first American constitution. The Puritans created a political structure that highlighted their self-governing and
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the Thirteen Colonies. We were peaceful‚ and have supported you many times with many things. The taxes you have imposed upon us were outrageous. I am glad that you realized‚ that these taxes were bad‚ and withdrew them. This is only after we boycotted your country’s goods though. Regarding the times we have supported you‚ we have also supported you in your fight against the French. The Quebec Act was not a smart decision. You could have given them some land‚ but more to the colonies that
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Why Did Plymouth Succeed? The Plymouth Colony was one of England’s first successful colonies in North America. There were two groups of people who founded Plymouth: the Pilgrims‚ also known as Separatists‚ and the Strangers. The Strangers were called the Strangers because the Pilgrims did not know who they were. The Pilgrims were called the Pilgrims because anyone who took a voyage for religious reasons were called pilgrims‚ however Pilgrim spelled with a capital P is reserved for the The Pilgrims
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New England colonies had major similarities and a plethora amount of differences. The Spanish and New England colonies shared significant similarities with the treatment of the natives‚ yet these colonies had extreme differences with the role of religion and the control of European government. The Spanish and New England colonies shared significant similarities with the treatment of the natives because both colonies required the natives to convert to the religion of the colony and to work
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