Puritans were religious exiles that left their home of England and settled in the New England states of Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ Maine‚ and New Hampshire. This would later be known as the “Mass Bay Colony”. From 1630 – 1643 over 9‚000 people migrated from England. The Puritans believed they would “purify and reform” their own religion by creating a “righteous Utopia” which would break ties from Catholicism and the rule of the Kings of England. They were led by John Winthrop who was also a lawyer
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When the English first settled in America‚ they had no intention of creating a new nation. They “continued to view themselves as Europeans‚ and as subjects of the kings. Some believed that if a nation were to arise from the English dominance in the New World‚ it would be identical to the English empire. However‚ between the settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763‚ a different society from England emerged in the colonies. Changes in religion‚ economics‚ politics‚ and social
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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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Colonial Williamsburg represents life in colonial times with colonial buildings‚ architecture‚ and performances. The Capitol‚ built in 1705 and constructed by the contractor‚ Henry Cary‚ has helped build the new nation during the Revolutionary War era‚ now known as the United States of America. The representatives at the Capitol were at the oldest representative assembly in the world. This building was very important during colonial times and it is still relevant to citizens today‚ not just in Williamsburg
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learn and become a collective dependant I would earn a stable lively-hood in one of the New World colonies. I suffered losses of loved who fell sick and died with only a few remaining that were as impoverished as myself. I feared there would be no prospect of a better life in Scotland and contracted myself as an indentured servant for passage to the New World colonies. Along with many others I boarded a New World merchant ship that specialized in the trade of textiles and clothing. In exchange
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Description of New England‚" by John Smith and “Of Plymouth Plantation‚" by William Bradford‚ the two authors represent New England differently. One way they represent New England differently is by the tone of how they tell their personal stories‚ varies noticeably. Both authors use certain tones to attract and persuade targeted audiences. John Smith wrote of what a wonderful place New England was‚ while on the other hand Bradford wrote about the difficulties and realities of New England. John Smith
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What Was Life Like for Three of These Groups (Women‚ Indians‚ Relgious Dissenters‚ Slaves) in Colonial America? Life in Colonial America for women‚ indians and slaves‚ were all a little different but they did have one thing in common: they were considered inferior to the white males. They had no rights and they were treated poorly. Slaves were treated like animals‚ Indians were told to be savages and women were only supposed to be the supporting wife and mother. Women in Colonial times were
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The colonial establishment of European in North America began early as the 1490 into the1500s all the way into the 1700s. By the beginning of the eighteen century‚ there were three main colonial empires in the New World; the British‚ French‚ and Spanish empires. They had various differences in societal‚ economic‚ political‚ and religious outlooks. At the start of the seventeenth century the only colonial outpost on the North America mainland was controlled by Spain. Soon‚ other colonial empires
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settlers who came to the New World envisioned themselves to have a life full of prosperity‚ freedom‚ and happiness but this was far from the truth. Life in the colonies was in fact quite miserable for majority of people due to slavery‚ indentured servitude‚ religious intolerance‚ and epidemic diseases. Only the wealthy upper class elites were able to prosper and feel true freedom from obtaining large acres of land and from growing cash crops. Majority of the settlers who came to the New World were either
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New England: A Matter of Perspective John Smith’s A Description of New England and William Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation both present a picture of the same pre-colonial land of New England. Mr. Smith’s writing‚ out of necessity‚ painted a rosy picture of the new land‚ while Bradford’s historical account shows early New England was not Heaven on Earth. Mr. Bradford and Mr. Smith are writing about one land‚ but they present two different accounts of the life in the land. John Smith’s writing
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