English colonies were one of three types of colonies. The first being a joint-stock colony. In this type of colony the king of England would grant a charter to a joint-stock company that would ensure settlers the same rights as Englishmen. Joint-stock colonies were only meant to last a few years. After which‚ stockholders hoped to earn a profit. Many people were attracted with the promise of gold. The second type was a royal colony. This type of colony was directly controlled by the king. The
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10/3/2011 The Triangular Trade‚ Indentured Servants‚ and Bacon’s Rebellion encouraged slavery to grow in the southern colonies. By 1775‚ indentured servants were becoming inconvenient and Bacon’s Rebellion worried the plantation owners. The triangular trade brought slaves to America and the owners with no workers quickly bought on to slavery. Economic‚ geographic‚ and social factors all played in to the increase of slavery between 1607 and 1775. The geography of America helped slavery grow through
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wide variety of factors transpired to influence normal people to leave their homeland for the new English colonies in America. Some of these factors were “push” factors: negative events that made conditions worse for English citizens and influenced them to look for greener pastures elsewhere. Other factors are known as “pull” factors: positive aspects held by other lands that made them specifically attractive over others. For English citizens in the 17th century‚ the key push factors that motivated
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The Southern Company is a utility holding company whose principal subsidiaries provide power in Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Florida‚ and Mississippi. With the gradual deregulation of the utilities industry in the 1990s‚ Southern Company expanded its holdings into New England‚ New York‚ the Midwest‚ and California‚ making it the largest power producer in the country. In addition‚ Southern now owns power generating operations in Europe‚ Hong Kong‚ the Philippines‚ and South America. The early 1980s saw a
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While each person chosen to live on the colony has to be smart‚ loyal‚ brave‚ compassionate‚ etcetera‚ I believe that each person also has to have unique skill sets that set them apart from the others. For example‚ while they each have the qualities listed above‚ perhaps once could be a leader‚ the other a scientist‚ another an artist‚ and so on. This way‚ the colony has a variety of characters that will lend their talents to the growth of the strongest colony possible. The first of the four people
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Thirteen Colonies The thirteen colonies were divided into three regions: the Southern colonies‚ the Middle colonies‚ and the New England colonies. Each region can be characterized based on its geography‚ climate‚ economy and culture. These qualities may also be used to compare and contrast regions. One quality used to characterize the colony regions is its geography and climate. Both the Southern and Middle colonies have fertile soil and long growing seasons‚ while the New England colonies have very
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migrants left behind was undergoing dramatic changes‚ many of which stemmed from a rapid rise in population that began early in the sixteenth century. As the population grew‚ the economy altered‚ social stratification increased‚ and customary modes of political behavior developed into new forms. England’s ruling elites saw chaos everywhere‚ and they became obsessed with the problem of maintaining order in the evidently anarchic society around them. The large-scale migration of English people to America
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The 13 English Colonies (1630-1750) As the colonies grew in the 1600’s and 1700’s‚ they became the home to people of many lands. These people brought their own customs and traditions. In time‚ they shaped these old ways into a new American Culture. 1 13 colonies 2 1.The New England Colonies More than 1‚000 men‚ women and children left England in 1630 to settle in the Americas. They set up their colony in Massachusetts Bay‚ North of Plymouth. Over the next 100 years‚ English
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various reasons why the American Colonies were established. The three most important themes of English colonization of America were religion‚ economics‚ and government. The most important reasons for colonization were to seek refuge‚ religious freedom‚ and economic opportunity. To a lesser degree‚ the colonists sought to establish a stable and progressive government. Many colonies were founded for religious purposes. While religion was involved with all of the colonies‚ Massachusetts‚ New Haven‚ Maryland
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had impacted the critics by inventing Southern Literature. His ideal creation was not to reflect on literature being invented‚ but to differentiate the word “Southren” into an adjective. Kreyling’s attempted to deny the South its culture‚ history‚ geography‚ and literature by modifying the adjective to “Southern.” Prior to Germany and Italy collaborating‚ literature was at its best in 1835. Kreyling made several attempts to modify the identity of the Southern Culture by intentionally focusing on the
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