history about life in Colonial America. Early in 1704‚ a band of Indians and Frenchmen attacked a Massachusetts village‚ killing 50 and capturing 100--including Puritan minister John Williams and his five children. When at last they were released‚ Williams’ young daughter Eunice refused to leave her Indian captors. Early on the morning of February 29‚ 1704‚ before the settlers of Deerfield‚ Massachusetts‚ had stirred from their beds‚ a French and Indian war party opened fire‚ wielding hatchets and
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|Monotheistic |Monotheistic |Polytheistic | Write a 350-word essay in which you examine one of the following topics about how the groups clashed: • Pilgrims and Native Americans in Massachusetts • The kidnapping of colonists by Native Americans • Pequot War • Jamestown’s relationships with Native Americans • The differences between indentured servants and slaves • Racial issues in the 17th century • The Deerfield Massacre
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John Winthrop -born on the 22nd of January 1588 in Suffolk‚ England. -died on April 5th 1649 in Boston‚ Massachusetts Bay Colony - he was part of the gentry‚ the dominant force in English society between 1540-1640. -he studied law‚ served as justice of the peace and obtained a government office. -from 1627 to 1629 he worked as an attorney at the Court of Wards and Liveries. -for more than 20 years he was a country squire at Groton having no interest in overseas colonization. -he was a very religious
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in the age of colonization. The New England colonies‚ consisting of Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Connecticut‚ and Rhode Island were some of the most successful early colonies. Though they faced difficulties early on‚ they were able to overcome them even more quickly than that of the Virginia colonies. The colonies in the Caribbean were settled for different reasons than the New England colonies. To examine the similarities between the New England colonies and the Caribbean‚ one must break it down
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many of us are motivated by vague ideas like the “American Dream”‚ but the 1600’s equivalent to that were the Puritan values. The Puritan way of life is one was influential‚ and essential in the development of the New England colonies. Puritans in the New England colonies were hard working and held themselves to a high moral obligation to be a good influence on those around them‚ this influenced all aspects of colonial life from politics to economy to society as a whole because it made the Puritans
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Choose 1 European Country that colonized between 1500-1600’s in the New World and detail their colonization. Include What‚ When‚ Where‚ Why‚ How‚ Was. One major country that colonized the New World was Spain. In the 15th century in Spain‚ women were 2nd class citizens who had no authority or power in general. However‚ the new king and queen of Spain-Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella Castille come into power equally. At this time Christopher Columbus seeks out the king and queen of Spain to grant
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In the early 17th century there were massive amounts of Puritan immigrants coming from England in seek of religious freedom. They settled in New England and a majority of their population lived in Massachusetts Bay. In contrast to other English colonists‚ they came to North America to create a pure Christian society that emphasized the community and family aspects of life. Most other colonists‚ such as the ones living in the Chesapeake region‚ came to the New World in search of economic gain. In
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The American colonies experienced rapid growth during the eighteenth century. Many Europeans left their country and decided to come to the New World. European immigrants arrived in the colonies between 1700 and 1775. Many of them settled in the Middle Colonies‚ especially eastern Pennsylvania. Some factors that made Europeans leave their country to come to North America were improved housing and sanitation‚ longevity‚ large families‚ religious persecution‚ rising taxes‚ and poor harvest. Colonial
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England planted their first successful settlement‚ Jamestown‚ and thereby created the colony of Virginia‚ the first of the Chesapeake region. Captain John Smith‚ in 1624‚ once described his experiences on his journey to Virginia and that the worst people among him were the gold-seekers. Ten years after John Smith’s voyage‚ Lord Baltimore‚ a man of a prominent English Catholic family founded Virginia’s sister colony‚ Maryland. He had embarked on the journey partly to gain financial profits and partly
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ranks to other religions. Some decided to move again‚ this time to North America. In December of 1620‚ eighty-eight Separatist "Pilgrims" disembarked from the Mayflower at a place they called Plymouth on the coast of present-day southeastern Massachusetts. But misfortune followed the Separatists to the New World. The hardships of the crossing and inadequate provisions left many vulnerable to a "starving time" during the winter. The Plymouth
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