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    Passage Anne Hutchinson Bacon’s Rebellion Pocahontas Jonathan Edwards Salem Witch Trials Charles II Plymouth Colony New Amsterdam William Bradford Essays: Choose 2 (20pts each) 1. The Glorious Revolution solidified the notion that liberty was a birthright of the Englishman. Explain how the Glorious Revolution contributed to this idea and how it subsequently affected the colonies. Did all of the colonists react to the Glorious Revolution in the same way? If there were differences‚ what

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    Regions of the 13 Colonies * The number of people differed among the colony regions; the amount of land in the colonies also differed among the regions with small numbers of people on huge tracts of land. * The first European colonists didn’t know how big North America was because they didn’t have a map of the continent. * The three geographic regions of the 13 Colonies were the New England Colonies‚ the Middle Colonies‚ and the Southern Colonies. The New England Colonies * The four

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    newly born colony. Within this novel‚ there’s certain environmental‚ political‚ environmental‚ and cultural relationships developed between Natives and Pilgrims. Philbrick wrote that the pilgrims first landed at the New World in 1620. “For sixty-five days‚ the Mayflower had blundered her way through strong storms and headwinds.” (Philbrick 1) It was for sure a long‚ hazardous trip‚ however they eventually set foot on land and set up a settlement at a place called Cole’s Hill in Plymouth‚ which was

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    years as governor‚ he continued to document the challenges of the growing colony‚ which owed its survival to his energy‚ vision‚ and expert diplomacy. • His chronicle‚ Of Plymouth Plantation‚ is our best history of these adventurous times. • He was inspired by the ideals of the

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    the following colonies before 1763: Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania Massachusetts Bay Rhode Island According to a specific quote‚ economic issues determined the development of the early English colonies. This quotation is not entirely valid‚ considering religion played major roles in early North America. Economic and religious issues determined the development of the English colonies. Chesapeake Bay English colonies such as Maryland and New England colonies like Massachusets

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    The New England colonies include New Hampshire‚ Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. The Chesapeake colonies include Virginia and Maryland. These colonies were primarily settled by the english‚ but in about one hundred years later the New England‚ and Chesapeake colonies have became very different. These two sets of colonies have very different social‚ economic‚ and political structures. First of all they were very distinct economically. The Chesapeake colonies wealth mainly came

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    Even though the Virginia and Massachusetts Bay colonies were the some of the oldest and most heavily populated of the English colonies‚ their differences in their economies‚ politics‚ religions and society set them apart. Some of the differences include the southern Virginia colony having a representative assembly‚ while Massachusetts Bay colony had a democratic assembly‚ and the main crop of Virginia being tobacco‚ while the Massachusetts economy revolved around lumbar‚ fishing and trade. Virginia

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    The 17th century was the colonial era when the British settled in North America. These colonies are categorized into three groups- New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern. Although economy and religion had importance‚ geography was the primary factor in shaping the development of the British colonies. Although the separatists came to North America for religious reasons‚ it was not the reason for New England’s development and prosperity. Geography is the primary factor because economic activities and

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    region‚ Middle Colonies‚ and the New England Colonies Out of these three‚ the New England and the Chesapeake Region were the largest. The Chesapeake Colony‚ which included Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ and New England Colonies‚ which included the Massachusetts Bay‚ were mostly settled for religious freedom‚ economic opportunities‚ and adventures. People began leaving their land because of poor economy/unemployment and the growing number of “landless” people in England. Both these colonies developed from

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    a woman named Alice (Carpenter) Southworth‚ on August 14th 1623‚ in Plymouth. Also‚ he died May 9th‚ 1657‚ in Plymouth. Lastly‚ he had 4 children in total between his two wives. 2. In two sentences‚ explain why you think Bradford is significant in American history.2a. I believe that William Bradford is significant to American History‚ because he is one of the only settlers from the Mayflower to write about colonizing Plymouth. Not only that but when he remarried his friends threw a “marriage feast”

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