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    economy is also greatly affected by religious beliefs‚ causing citizens to protest in the fight for their religious freedom. The idea of having religious freedom has been the dream for colonist since early colonization in the New World. Although most colonies such as Massachusetts would not accept the practice of certain religions‚ Rhode Island was an exception. It was until the Rhode Island Charter of 1663‚ that colonist settled in Rhode Island in hopes religious freedom and separation of the church and

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    people of one. The middle colonies are where we have fun. We allow diversity and call you our friends. The middle colonies are where you want to be till the end. [Enter Oats] Oats- What a wonderful morning we are having here in the middle colonies. The wheat crop has grown in bountiful and plenty. [Enter Family] Oats- Hello good friend! My name is Oats and I am a citizen of this fine town here in the middle colonies. Father- Hello Sir‚ I have brought my family to these colonies from England to

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    area and create Jamestown. Although Jamestown was the first permanent colony of the New World‚ more than half its settlers died due to disease‚ famine‚ and local Native American attacks. Between the years 1607 and 1745‚ English colonists would develop a democratic society. Because the colonies were still controlled by Great Britain through an Ad hoc basis‚ colonists sought a more democratic style of government.

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    the seventh century‚ Europeans established colonies in North America. The English colonies were originally established because proprietors from England were granted charters to settle and govern lands. Other European colonies were established around trading posts. Over time‚ the English gained control of the thirteen colonies through force or purchase; eventually‚ by regions were known as the Southern‚ Middle and New England colonies. Although the colonies were under the control of the English and

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    III. A. The middle colonies had different family economy of the colonists then the other colonies . Families in the middle colonies usually had farmers. The farmers in the family grew more than needed so they would sell the extras or ship it up a river to places like Philadelphia and New York. Children in colonies usually become apprentice(Life in the Middle Colonies.). Boy were usually apprentices for shoemakers and printers while the girls were usually learned how to spin and weave thread.

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    Europe and America during the 1700s when mankind was developing from centuries of unawareness into a new age of progression by reason‚ science‚ and reverence for civilization. People of the Enlightenment were influenced by human reason‚ learned the natural laws of the universe‚ and defined the natural rights of mankind resulting in a growth in knowledge‚ official achievement‚ and moral values would be recognized. This new way of thinking led to the increase of a new religious thought known as Deism (belief

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    New England and Middle Colonies developed differently because the Anglican Church was persecuting Protestants and Catholics. Therefore these groups settled in New England and not Virginia/Middle Colonies. This impacted political development because the Middle Colonies were for profit‚ and as a result they developed different politically. All of the Middle Colonies came to the new world for religious freedom. The separatists came to the new world to get away from the English Church. They wanted

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    Europe had many different religious leaders throughout the middle ages. Some of the leaders and their power were either good or bad. All of them had different beliefs and different morals. Not a single one of them were exactly the same. Pope Urban II‚ Pope Innocent III‚ Thomas A Becket are some examples of religious leaders in the middle ages. Pope Urban II was the head of the Roman Catholic church from 1088 to 1099. He launched the Crusade movement‚ and strengthened the papacy as a political entity

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    In “The Marvels of Spain and America” section of “Beginnings to 1700‚” Wayne Franklin describes the remarkable changes that occurred to both Europe and the Americas as voyages began to take place. Americas like Europe:“complete with fortresses‚ churches‚ horses‚ new foods… and much else that Colón in 1493 could have found only in Europe” (Franklin 4). The natives and Europeans both used their own traditions and borrowed from each other to endure or outwit the opposing side‚ causing the earliest records

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    Slavery in the United States expanded for a multitude of reasons including demand for labor‚ conventional racism‚ and its legality. In the 1700s‚ the economy of southern colonies such as Maryland and Virginia relied on cash crops. The ideal growing conditions of these colonies promoted the extensive growth of crops including tobacco‚ rice‚ and indigo. Despite these advantages‚ growing and maintaining these crops was not an easy task. It required a considerable amount of work and effort‚ which was

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