The colonization of North America‚ following its discovery in 1492‚ was a competition --based on the claim and settlement of lands in the New World-- between the major European imperial powers. The English‚ Spanish‚ and French colonization of North America was primarily a religious endeavor that focused on the desire to convert the Native Americans to Christianity‚ the need for religious havens to worship freely and openly‚ and the belief that Europeans had a God-given right to the lands in the New
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Establishing the Colonies Name _____ Motives for settling in the New World: Spread Christianity Find a short cut to Asia Better job opportunities Roanoke Island With the permission of Queen Elizabeth‚ Sir Walter Raleigh raised money to establish a colony‚ and in 1585 a small group of men sailed for the Americas. What did Raleigh find when he returned to the Lost Colony of Roanoke in 1589? The people had vanished and they found the word‚ “Croatian” carved in a tree. Jamestown What
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Jamestown and colonial days‚ people had at first been scared to go against any ruling the king established and ended up being scared to worship their own faith and practice their own religious views. Around the 1700s‚ documents became established and prominent religious figures came into the limelight to promote religious acceptance. Although not all leaders and well known figures of the time may have been Christians‚ they all at least had a certain idea of what faith was and who the almighty God was
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Geography’s effect on the English colonies is indisputable‚ but was it the primary factor for shaping the colonies? I think it is‚ whether it was good or bad the geography always played an important part in the lives of the English colonist. From the swampy terrain of Jamestown to the bays of the Northern colonies‚ each played an integral part in the development of the colonies. I’ll start with Jamestown‚ one of the first colonies to make it. The beginning of Jamestown was almost it’s end‚ the
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Colonist life during the 1600’s and 1700’s‚ were filled with many hardships‚ turmoil‚ disease and death. From the very beginnings relations with the Indians was unstable‚ sure they traded goods‚ but resentment by the Indians grew as their land was overtaken‚ thus battles broke out‚ killing many on both sides. Without the Indians‚ the colonist would of had a even tougher time establishing settlements‚ for without tobacco monies to establish settlements would have surly dries up. The colonists
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were two colonies with England settlers‚ these colonies were very different. New England economy was base on growing crops and livestock‚ unlike the Chesapeake who depended greatly on the king of England for economic support. The New England colony who came to the new world for religious freedom practiced Christianity. On the other hand Chesapeake colony was mostly from the Anglelican church who at the time were actually a ruling government and religion was not important. Although both colonies would
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Britain’s relations with the American colonies was destined to collapse‚ since the British lacked much respect for the colonies and the unequal mistreatment. During the French and Indian war their relationship altered drastically politically‚ economically‚ and ideologically. This war would soon lead to the American colonies revolting against Britain. Since the start of the war the Americans were eager to help Britain in winning the war‚ the Americans believed by doing this they would get respect
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late 1700s‚ tensions ran high between Britain and the 13 American colonies‚ which led to events such as the Boston "Massacre"‚ and the Boston Tea Party. Britain’s angry response to these events furthered the indignation of the colonials against the British‚ which ultimately led to the Revolutionary War in the colonies. Among the factors for rebellion the resentment of parliamentary taxation‚ restriction of civil liberty‚ British military measures‚ and the legacy of American religious and political
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The American dream is an everlasting problem in the world today. Everybody has his/her own opinion of the true American dream‚ which makes it hard to have an individual outlook of it. Everybody wants freedom to speak his/her mind‚ but nobody wants to hear something that’s against his/her pretty little bubble. People want to be unified‚ but they don’t want to put in the work to unify themselves. Everybody wants great change‚ but won’t take the right steps to meet the requirements to get it. So the
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The Three Most Influential Colonies of Colonial America By the end of the exploration period in America‚ there were 13 colonies that had been established. All of these gave large contributions to the budding country‚ but in my eyes there were three that stood out among the rest‚ and for obvious reasons. These three colonies collectively showed development for self government‚ educational opportunity‚ and religious tolerance. They also provided proof of ethnic diversity and economic opportunity
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