The 13 Colonies Economic Troubles By: E’Maurai G‚ Seth G‚ and Jonathan L (students) Since Great Britain needed to pay for their war debts the king and parliament thought that they had the right to tax the American colonies. “The Sugar Act was an extension of the Molasses Act (1733)‚ which was set to expire in 1763”. In 1756-1763 Great Britain had a 7 year war with France and after the war ended Great Britain had high war debts so they started taxing the colonies. The American colonies got upset
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III. A. The middle colonies had different family economy of the colonists then the other colonies . Families in the middle colonies usually had farmers. The farmers in the family grew more than needed so they would sell the extras or ship it up a river to places like Philadelphia and New York. Children in colonies usually become apprentice(Life in the Middle Colonies.). Boy were usually apprentices for shoemakers and printers while the girls were usually learned how to spin and weave thread.
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The thirteen colonies that joined together to become the United States of America were but a part of the first British Empire. They were the product of a broad and dramatic expansion of England that began with the establishment of “plantations” in Ireland during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and reached a peak with the conquest of Canada and the extension of British influence over India during the 1760s. In the New World alone at the time of the American Revolution Britain had close to two dozen
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Geography’s effect on the English colonies is indisputable‚ but was it the primary factor for shaping the colonies? I think it is‚ whether it was good or bad the geography always played an important part in the lives of the English colonist. From the swampy terrain of Jamestown to the bays of the Northern colonies‚ each played an integral part in the development of the colonies. I’ll start with Jamestown‚ one of the first colonies to make it. The beginning of Jamestown was almost it’s end‚ the
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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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How did slavery come to the colonies? Why did slavery come to the colonies? Slavery was most common in southern colonies. Most plantation heads saw slaves as a necessity to their plantation lifestyle. Slave did all of the manual work on whatever plantation they were on. African slaves tolerated the climates better than white people. African slaves had better resistance to many “white” diseases that basically devastated native populations. Slaves were made available in large and sufficient quantities
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european descent‚ by the end of the colonial period‚ each territory became distinct as a result of environmental‚ social‚ religious‚ and political factors‚ with different areas being affected by different factors more than others. The thirteen colonies can be divided into three distinct regional sections: New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern. Each section had its own distinct economic and cultural framework which emerged from the geographical elements of the land and the religious beliefs of the settlers
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struggles were witnessed during these times across Europe and particularly England for the quest of gaining political stability. Besides‚ various reformations were witnessed in Americas. Although English Reformation‚ as well as religious‚ showed prominent impacts to the colonies in the New World‚ the impact towards the Restoration Colonies differed on issues of an economic and political resurgence among others. In England‚ the migration and colonization were primarily religious‚ and even the aftermath
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brave sickness‚ hunger and the threat of death on the long voyage to America‚ in the hopes of creating a better life. They formed settlements‚ some of which gradually grew into towns and cities. Over time‚ the southern colonies developed into a distinctly separate region from the northern colonies. There were countless factors involved‚ including climate‚ relations with Indians‚ economics‚ politics‚ and slavery but in the end there was one core reason for the distinction; mindset. According to Wikipedia
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the colonies to detach from their opinion of a convoluted Church of England. They set up towns and started new lives that were all based on their idea of a pure religion. The Puritan’s definition of a pure religion did not include many of the ideas of the Church of England. They built the colonies and made a system based upon the idea that God was the most important aspect of life. Puritan ideas and values influenced the political‚ economic‚ and social development of the New England colonies from
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