The development of the colonies made the minds of many wonder about what could it bring wealth‚ fame‚ or a good life? The English‚ French‚ and Spanish were willing to venture for that. The English were the first of them to make that venture. The English colonies developed differently because they were allowed more freedom but on the other hand France and Spain had to abide by their ruler. Freedom allowed English men to do much more‚ including set up a government and a diverse
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-The most important rivers in the Middle Colonies were the Delaware and the Hudson Rivers because they were large enough for the ships which promoted port cities for trade. It was also easier to transport goods by waer because products were bulky and could be transported faster‚ with more ease‚ and at a lower cost by boats. -The Middle Colonies attracted Dutch and German farmers who‚ through their use of advanced faming techniques‚ were able to grow cash crops of fruits‚ vegetables‚ and above all
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1607 the first British colony was founded in North America and settled in Maryland and Virginia. This colony‚ known as the Chesapeake Bay colony‚ was colonized and settled by the English men of Anglican Church beliefs. Later in 1630 a wave of English men‚ women and children settled in the areas of Main‚ Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Rhode Island ‚ Connecticut and Vermont who were all believers of Puritanism. This colony was named the New England colony. In spite of both colonies being settled by men
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people and the colony. Colonial America also had regional differences among culture or historical reason for establishment as a colony. The three big geographic location were the South‚ Middle‚ and the New England colonies. In the South you had Virginia and in the Middle you had Pennsylvania and in the New England colonists you had Massachusetts. Because of geographic reason farming‚ Native American‚ and a way of living playing a big impact in Colonial America. The every first stable colony was Jamestown
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18th century. After the war was over in 1763‚ the political‚ economic and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies were altered. Although altered‚ not all would agree that they were altered for the worse. Soldiers on Britain’s side during the French and Indian War were mostly colonists from England who wished simply to keep their claims to North American land. Even famous revolutionary war heroes such as George Washington were found defending the side of Britain. Although
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middle colonies in some ways can be challenging and in others an attribute. The following are ways the different characteristics of the middle colonies will affect the possible war with france. In the middle colonies there are mild winters and a steep mountain line to the west of the atlantic ocean. The downside about the waterways is that ships can come through because they are so deep. Having deep waterways can be a good thing but unwanted ships could go up the stream to invade the colonies. The
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The Civil war was the bloodiest war in American history. The South had many advantages at the beginning of the war but they were short term advantages. The South relied heavily on trade from the North but didn’t realize it until the North stopped buying their cotton. The North had population and industry on their side of the war. The problem with the North is that not all northerners wanted to go to war. The reason the south took four years for the North to win‚ among other reasons‚ is because they
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In the 1800s‚ there was a group of Americans who were prohibited from living in certain states; they were routinely insulted and sometimes physically attacked when they walked on the streets; they were assumed to be inferior to other Americans; and they lived in such poor conditions that many of their babies died in infancy—and yet they were called “free.” They were the free blacks of the slavery era—African Americans who were not enslaved‚ typically because their masters had freed them‚ their parents
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World. Your name is John Winthrop‚ and you don’t know it yet‚ but you will play a key role in the founding of Massachusetts‚ the first of the New England colonies. This is what it may have been like during these times. Massachusetts Bay was founded in 1630‚ followed by Rhode Island and Connecticut in 1636‚ and New Hampshire in 1638. These four colonies became what is now considered the region of New England. They were founded because of the environment‚ natural resources‚ and the economic possibilities
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The North American Colonies are split up into three sub colonies; the sub colonies are the New England Colony‚ the Middle Colony‚ and the Southern Colony. The New England Colony consists of Rhode Island‚ Connecticut‚ Massachusetts‚ and New Hampshire. The Middle Colony consists of Delaware‚ Pennsylvania‚ New York‚ and New Jersey. The Southern Colony consists of Maryland‚ Virginia‚ North Carolina‚ South Carolina‚ and Georgia. The economies that developed in these three areas are very different. The
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