Colonizing Georgia In 1732‚ Georgia was chartered and became the thirteenth colony in North America. Following the colonization of Georgia‚ Savannah was constructed the following year. James Oglethorpe‚ a hardy solider‚ became the commander of the colony after being appointed by the King. Georgia was unique to the English colonies because of the area it resided in. Georgia was used as a military buffer that would provide protection to South Carolina from the Spanish. This was deemed necessary after
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Georgia may have been the last colony‚ but certainly not the least. James Oglethorpe‚ an English man who was a member of parliament and was a great person all around‚ founded it. Pennsylvania‚ is very different from Georgia‚ founded about 50 years before Georgia by Sir William Penn. Georgia is very unique and different from Pennsylvania because of it purpose‚ government and economics. First of all‚ Georgia was the 13th colony‚ and was not very stable at first. King George II gave Oglethorpe a charter
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From 1754 to 1763‚ the French and Indian War took place. This war altered the political‚ economic‚ and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies. It was the last of four North American wars waged from 1689 to 1763 between the British and the French. In these struggles‚ each country fought for control of the continent with the assistance of Native American and colonial allies. The French and Indian War occurred to end the land dispute between the British and French. Whoever
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How the 13 Colonies Were Named The first thirteen colonies were either named after people‚ Indian names or‚ places in England. The original states/colonies are‚ Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island‚ Connecticut‚ New York‚ Georgia‚ North Carolina‚ Maryland‚ South Carolina‚ Delaware‚ Pennsylvania‚ Virginia‚ New Hampshire and New Jersey. The three states that are named specifically after Indian names are Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island and Connecticut. The Puritans named Massachusetts‚ after a local Indian
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were the similarities and differences among the Colonies in North America? The New England‚ southern‚ and middle colonies were all extremely different. For example‚ slavery was extremely more prominent in some places than others. Some colonies’ religion was more diverse‚ nevertheless everyone’s life was centered around religion. How would you feel if your life was practically controlled by your religion? Some of the reasons settlers established colonies in North America were because people wanted a
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1700 that occurred in the New England colonies and the Chesapeake colonies made both of these establishments vastly different. While both the New England and Chesapeake colonies can be separated by their culture‚ and government and religion‚ their motivations for colonizing was the most significant factor in differentiating the two. The New England and Chesapeake colonies were both settled for different purposes‚ and this played a major role in why the colonies were both so distinct. John Winthrop
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The Birth of a New Nation It took 158 years for the American colonies to become a new nation. When the first royal colony‚ Virginia‚ was established in 1624 the American colonists considered themselves a part of England. Over time‚ the American colonists grew separate and wanted more independence. In 1783 the British recognized the American colonies as a nation at the Treaty of Paris. Before the Treaty of Paris the colonists had to win their independence and fight the British in the Revolutionary
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Religious Freedom in the American Colonies Prior to the 1700s The first amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees citizens their right to practice any religion they wish without persecution today‚ but many years ago when this country was made up of only 13 colonies on the east coast‚ that was often times not the case. It’s surprising how many were not tolerant of religions different from their own because the main reason why people fled to America was to escape religious persecution
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began? The Revolutionary war was the result of many conflicts between the 13 North American Colonies‚ and Great Britain‚ and ended in the colonies’ independence. In this research paper‚ you will learn about where the war began‚ about the taxing of the colonies‚ the Boston Tea Party‚ and the battle of Lexington and Concord. The 13 Colonies The 13 North American colonies‚ more commonly known as the 13 colonies‚ were 13 settlements made by Great Britain‚ in what was known as “The land of opportunity”
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The original 13 colonies was democratic‚ because of their ability to vote‚ religious freedom‚ and their representative government. Document 2 was created because the colonies believed voters had the right to have a say in the government. Voting qualifications were that you had to be a white‚ Christian male‚ and own a specific amount of land. Voting was democratic in that the colonists had a say in government. Blacks and women not having the right to vote was undemocratic. The colonies believed the
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