that I’ll be listing them in the following paragraphs. Massachusetts was founded on 1630 by John Winthrop and others. Their major industry consists of fishing‚ corn‚ livestock‚ lumbering‚ shipbuilding and their major cities are Boston‚ Quincy‚ Plymouth‚ Salem‚ Lexington‚ Concord. This colony was named for the Massachusetts tribe ‚ the word means “large hill place” and it became a state on February 6‚ 1788. New Hampshire was founded on 1638 by John Wheelwright and others. Their major industry
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Running head: (THE INFLUENCE OF (The influence of Immigration of America) Bonnie McMullen University of Phoenix Thesis statement America was built by all migrants because this land long before anyone came to this country the land belonged to the Indians. The reason for writing this paper is to learn more about immigrant’s history and immigration today. Why an immigrant can only come to the states with a student or work visa. I want to learn is immigration because the rules
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pursue the French and Spanish by establishing their first permanent settlement known as Jamestown in the Virginia Colony. The first European settlers were primarily driven to make the journey to the Americas in order to freely practice their religious faith. They longed to escape religious persecution back in Europe. in 1620‚ a small group of pilgrims numbering about 100 people created a colony at present-day Plymouth‚ Massachusetts. The puritans numbering about 20‚000 would soon follow them and establish
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Company for the establishment of a colony in the Chesapeake region of North America. On May 14‚ 1607‚ the settlers landed on Jamestown Island and began the establishment of the Virginia English Colony. As political and religious oppression increased in England into the 1620s‚ the Puritans sought to leave England and establish an additional
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Puritans that thought the Anglican Church was too slow broke away from it‚ causing their name to now be Separatists‚ and founded Plymouth‚ Winthrop primarily. Connecticut was founded by energetic Puritans who wanted a more theocratic government‚ causing the creation of Blue Laws‚ which dictated colonies behavior (Doc E). The Chesapeake colonies originated with Jamestown‚ whose settlers were just looking for gold; instead of growing food‚ they just looked for gold until John Smith told them either
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Since the very first colony was founded in 1607 in Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ religion played a very important role in America. Nine of the thirteen colonies had established churches. Having an established church meant you paid taxes for the support of that church whether or not you were a member. The colonies with official state or established churches of the Congregational (Puritan) church denomination consisted of Maine‚ Connecticut‚ and Vermont. Colonies that remained a part of the original Church
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In 1607‚ Jamestown was founded by British colonists eager to start a new life in a foreign land. Although the colonists struggled with diseases and famine‚ they eventually they made profit in tobacco. This new protestant based colony developed into a separate culture
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itself. 1.2 The colonial period The first successful settlements were established at Jamestown‚ Virginia (1607) and Plymouth Bay‚ Massachusetts (1620). Jamestown 1607: The earliest permanent settlers went to Virginia in search of treasures. They found no treasures‚ only great hardships. After a few years‚ though‚ they began to grow tobacco‚ which became profitable‚ so new farms were established there. Plymouth Bay 1620: Puritans‚ fleeing from persecution in England‚ founded this settlement‚ in
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Puritans became friends with the Native Americans. The Native Americans helped the new settlers how to make food. They made lots of corn which helped them have food and not to starve. In 1607 the first colonies was founded. It was Jamestown‚ Virginia. The founders of Plymouth‚ Massachusetts were the Pilgrims. They also grew tobacco. It sold for a lot of money. The money helped them to survive and support their families. Unfortunately there were a lot Africans that were enslaved in the early 1700’s. In
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developed into two distinct societies. Body Paragraph 1 – Founded for different purposes and under different climate - New England founded for religious reasons o Puritans persecuted in England wanted “New England” Separatists founded Plymouth‚ broke from Anglican Church Anglican Church reform too slow‚ moderate Puritans Bay Colony - “We shall be that city upon a hill” Winthrop o Connecticut‚ the “Blue Law State” Founded by energetic Puritans wanted a closer church-government
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