Trzepinska AP US History 17 September 2012 DBQ on the Colonies Although both the New England and Chesapeake regions were settled primarily by people of English origin‚ they eventually developed into two distinctly different societies. This occurred because of the stark difference in the environment of the two regions‚ the economies of the two regions‚ and the mentalities of the people in the two regions. The Chesapeake and New England regions had many flagrant differences that led to the difference
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According to your text‚ the Spanish vision of the Americas embodied "the central paradox of New World history." This was the conflict between Answer ||desiring to Christianize the Native Americans yet hoping to conquer them and steal their wealth.| ||seeing the Americas as a land of opportunity and freedom yet fearing they might become a land of slavery.| ||worshiping the purity and promise of the New World yet desiring to exploit its innocence. | ||protecting the freedom of the individual
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Southern Colonies The southern colonies consisted of five of the first thirteen colonies‚ which were North Carolina‚ South Carolina‚ Georgia‚ Maryland‚ and Virginia. Where the climate was the warmest out of the three colonial regions‚ which to those living there was a good thing because survival in the winter was easier for them. Even back in the day‚ money has been an issue for many. This is why many colonist from New England decided to move to the Southern Colonies. In the southern colonies‚ the
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In the United States today‚ Puritan beliefs and themes have influenced our way of living. Public policies in modern day society are shaped around what the Puritans believed in. This is shown in the tenants of the American Dream‚ as well as the constitution‚ and the bill of rights. All three of these were created around the Puritan time‚ and the Puritan’s were the ones who created them. One of the biggest law’s that the United States has‚ that many other countries do not is covenant‚ it is the importance
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the Separatists and the Puritans. The Puritans that wanted to separate from the Anglican church sailed to New England‚ and eventually became known as the Pilgrims. They believed that people in New England lived under poverty as a punishment for a “guilty land that wallowed in sins.” They were more radical than the Puritans. When the Puritans worked‚ they wanted to honor their God‚ along with working hard‚ so that their God would approve. They wanted to experience the “New Birth‚” which is a “transforming
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famous‚ as well as important piece of writing‚ written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776‚ and adopted by the Second Continental Congress. It was written to state the reasons why the British colonies of North America should have their independence from Great Britain. Jefferson wanted to persuade King George the III why these colonies should have their independence‚ and used many techniques in doing so. A few techniques that he used while writing this document include logos‚ which appeals to reason and logic‚
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Religion in the Life of the Puritans The Puritans were a people of high moral standards and strong religious beliefs. Religion encompassed every aspect of their lives and offered a base at which they could lay the foundations of a new society. Puritans left the Church of England and many fled to America in order to maintain their English identity. Because Puritan beliefs of religious expression‚ strong work ethic‚ and education were deeply established before the arrival to America‚ the colonists
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all tried settling their own way with their own system but failed. The northern colonies known as the New England colonies consisted of Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island‚ Connecticut and New Hampshire. The majority of the colonists living in the New England colonies were puritans‚ they would often dress in somber clothes. Christmas and birthdays were not celebrated and settlers had to believe in the same religion. New England colonists believed in the one-class system which only consisted of a middle‚ class
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Executive Summary The New England Apple production has been at a steady decline over the past three decades. This can be attributed to several important factors. First‚ we shall take a look at the global market. China is far surpassed the United States in apple production‚ and is currently on a steady incline of production since the turn of the century. Now‚ looking solely at US apple production‚ we can see that the market has been on the rise. However‚ this is mostly attributed to production in
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implications they had. By comparing the Middle Colonies and New England‚ and by contrasting the future North to the South‚ it becomes relatively easy to draw patterns. In 1760‚ the population in New England counts 16‚000 Africans‚ 29‚000 for the Middle Colonies whereas the South populates 205‚000 Africans. Slavery is then mainly concentrated in the South‚ involving more agrarian activities and land farmers. Life expectancy in New England and the Middle Colonies were higher while death rates were superior
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