Reasoning Behind Settling in the American Colonies During the time period after the founding of the new world‚ many people is distant lands were looking for a way out. The American colonies seemed to be a fresh start for most people living in different regions. The biggest reason why most decided to settle in the American colonies was due to better economic opportunity that were available there. Many factors encouraged the English to establish colonies in North America. Three main reasons being
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The Northern and Southern colonies were very different from each other. In the North‚ they didn’t have as much fertile land as the south so their economy was more based on natural resources‚ such as lumber and fish/whales. Also‚ the North had a plethora of ports in which they traded with Great Britain‚ while the south only had a few. The North had cold winters and bearable summers‚ the south was the exact opposite with hot summers and bearable winters. The geography of the North consisted of mountains
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into an important part of the southern colonies’ economy‚ driven by the near necessity of it geographically‚ economically and socially. These factors have a cause and effect relationship with slavery‚ and therefore also on its role in the economy. In the 1600s and 1700s‚ slavery was everywhere in the southern colonies. It ranged from small farms‚ which had one or two slaves‚ to the prosperous plantations with a slave for practically every hundred plants. In a way it showed a settler’s standing‚ economically
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authority figures around the world‚ every individual has a unique set of moral values and ideas of what is “right.” As a result‚ one may develop an idea of justice that seems corrupt to someone who is familiar with a different system of laws. Franz Kafka presents this scenario in his short story‚ “In the Penal Colony.” The officer of the penal colony believes that justice is the fulfillment of what is morally right through the violent punishment of all persons suspicious of breaking the law. Kafka
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New England and Middle Colonies developed differently because the Anglican Church was persecuting Protestants and Catholics. Therefore these groups settled in New England and not Virginia/Middle Colonies. This impacted political development because the Middle Colonies were for profit‚ and as a result they developed different politically. All of the Middle Colonies came to the new world for religious freedom. The separatists came to the new world to get away from the English Church. They wanted to
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The experiences of the Native Americans and the Africans in the North American colonies during the colonial period differed greatly‚ but were also similar in many ways. The natives were just that‚ natives; they owned land that was taken from them by European settlers who came from a land faraway. The settlers came to the natives’ land‚ and were at a disadvantage because most of their people had died from diseases or hunger whilst crossing the ocean to find a New World. The natives saw how pathetic
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colonists Significance: Colonies are obligated to help mother country because England brought them peace and defense. Legislature require colonies to support them but never intended to impose debt Colonists won’t lose money by helping repay debt because it supports Britain Colonies will later be given resources; credit goes to Britain for establishment Taxing colonies is not forbidden-regulation of trade Colonists have money to pay for taxes; colonies are flourishing but Britain is
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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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Confederation Review Answer the following questions in paragraph form. 1. What is the difference between a. and a. In our Confederation Conference‚ why did your colony choose to join Confederation? Which of your colony demands were met? At our class confederation conference‚ my colony chose to join confederation for a variety of reasons. First‚ it enabled the construction of an intercolonial railway that provided Canada West access to the Atlantic ports. Without this railway‚ the imports and exports
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The Colonies by 1763: A New Society? Between the settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763‚ the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the emergence of a society quite different from that in England. Changes in religion‚ economics‚ politics and social structure illustrate this Americanization of the transplanted Europeans. By 1763‚ although some colonies still maintained established churches‚ other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution
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