From England to the New World The New World provided many reasons for the English people to risk their life’s crossing the great Atlantic Ocean. Some came for the opportunity to seek fortune‚ others came to work the field to escape the harsh poverty England was facing‚ and others came in search of purity with the Lord Jesus Christ. For whatever the reasons‚ the New World brought challenges and those who could endure it were greatly awarded in fortune‚ faith‚ and opportunity. This essay will look
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settlement than religious concerns‚ but this varies with the individual colonies. Each colony had something different to offer England and a different motive for settling. New England came about because the Puritans and Separatists wanted a place to worship free the original Church of England. Virginia‚ on the other hand‚ was established at first as a trade colony and base for gold and precious metal expeditions. The Maryland colony was founded in order to further the cultivation of certain crops like
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By 1700‚ the New England and Chesapeake region evolved into two distinct colonies although both were settled by people of the English origin. One of the major distinctions between the two colonies is the populations of the two regions were settled by different people. New England and Chesapeake also had different reasons for settlement in these areas. Another cause for the development in the two societies was the difference of the way of life. New England and Chesapeake formed into two distinct societies
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between New England and Chesapeake Colonies – DBQ By the 1700s‚ Colonial America was a diverse society; the northern colonies of New England and the southern colonies of the Chesapeake region‚ although mainly made up of British settlers‚ were already becoming distinct areas unlike any seen before this time. However‚ they shared little in common‚ as both regions were drastically different from one another. The differences started with the initial reasons for the founding of each colony and the
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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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Macbeth Step Two: History A. A New Boss Explain “the new boss”. The New Boss was used to explain how a new authority can change how an individual’s custom is: how they dress or how they behave. Who was Shakespeare’s former boss? Shakespeare’s former boss was Queen Elizabeth. Explain the influence of Puritans on Shakespeare’s plays. The Puritans had an influence on Shakespeare’s plays because they were getting more powerful. Puritans believed that plays meant you were trying to be someone
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Inquistion and enforce conformity to the Catholic faith. England embraced the Protestant Revolution with its split with the Catholic Church and fostered many Protestant sects. The uniformity of religion in Spain led to a zealous Catholic population who were driven to convert the natives of the New World. In contrast‚ the religious diversity of England to persecutions and many Englishmen sought freedom in the New World. Thus‚ the Spanish and English colonies followed a similar pattern of conformity and diversity
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Transportation was a viable avenue for England to rid itself of criminals. Many individuals and complete families where transported‚ first‚ to the American colonies and then to Australia and its surrounding islands of Van Diemen’s Land. Through this type of punishment the United Kingdom hoped to rid itself of variants and to begin colonization of a new colony in a distant land in hopes of further expanding the empire. By expanding the empire through transportation these convicts brought with them
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Jamestown and the Massachusetts Bay Colony had many similarities and differences. Many of these differences were due to their physical location and climatic conditions. The success of both colonies can be contributed to strong leadership and the characteristics of the personalities of the settlers that inhabited each settlement. Many of the early problems in both settlements can be contributed to a lack of knowledge on the parts of the settlers along with attacks from neighboring Native American
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The Pilgrims came to New England because they wanted more land and religious freedom. They came from the country of England. They called this land New Plimouth because it was already named Plimouth and it was a new land to them so they named it New Plimouth. On November 11‚1620 the Pilgrims landed in North America. The ship the Pilgrims came over on was called the Mayflower. Two interesting facts that I learned while visiting the MAyflower’s replica was that CHristopher Jones was the captain and
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