New England experienced a huge population growth during the 18th century‚ rising from 250‚000 colonists in 1700 to over 2 million in 1770. The growth and diversity of the colonial population in the eighteenth century stemmed from both natural increases and immigration‚ which shifted the ethnic and racial balance of the colonies. The colonial economy also expanded during the eighteenth century. In 1700‚ nearly all the colonist lived within fifty miles of the Atlantic coast. The almost limitless
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Societies The settlers of New England and the Chesapeake region may have derived from the same provenance‚ but that is where the similarities end. By the 1700’s‚ the settlers began to differ socially‚ economically‚ and politically. As people began to migrate over to the New World‚ they started to acclimate to their surrounding regions; the settlers adapted to the strengths of their geography‚ and the regions differed tremendously as a result. Socially‚ New England and the Chesapeake region were
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Colonies got away from England because they had come for many reasons. Their goal is the freedom of religion or whether economic opportunity was the need to target a certain amount of independence from the king. They had all intents and purposes related to some 3‚000 miles away. They had not only willing to owe commitment to the king‚ but also they wanted to pay their fair share of taxes. The result was the spirit of democracy does not exist in the England (Democracy in the colonies‚ n.d). The American
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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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PENGUIN BOOKS AMERICAN COLONIES Alan Taylor’s previous books include William Cooper’s Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic‚ which won the 1996 Bancroft and Pulitzer prizes for history. He is a professor of history at the University of California at Davis. American Colonies is the first volume in the Penguin History of the United States‚ edited by Eric Foner‚ award-winning author o f Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution and the DeWitt Clinton
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The immigrants that settled the colonies of Chesapeake Bay and New England came to the New World for two different reasons. These differences were noticeable in social structure‚ economic outlook‚ and religious background. As the colonies were organized the differences were becoming more and more obvious and affected the way the communities prospered. These differences are evident from both written documents from the colonists and the historical knowledge of this particular period in time. Although
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difference between families then and now is that colonial society placed relatively little importance on familial privacy. In colonial America‚ the family was‚ first and foremost‚ a unit of production. It also performed a variety of educational‚ religious and welfare functions that were later expected by other private and public institutions. The family educated children in basic literacy and the basics of religion; it transmitted work-related skills; and it cared for the elderly and sick. Children
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DBQ New England vs. Chesapeake The differentiating religious beliefs‚ political structures‚ and interests forced the formation of two distinct societies in the New England and the Chesapeake region. The New England region migrated in family clusters as for the Chesapeake they were primarily made up of single men‚ which led to the difference in religious beliefs‚ political structures‚ and interests. They had all fled Europe for political standards‚ family life‚ and the use of land. Single men
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CHAPTER 3 COLONIES TAKE ROOT 1587-1752 Section 1: The First English Settlements I. England Seeks Colonies -Like most of Europe in the age of exploration‚ England was a monarchy. However‚ in England‚ the power of the king or queen was limited by law and by a lawmaking body called Parliament. -Ever since the 1200s‚ English law had limited the king’s power. The king could set new taxes only with Parliament’s consent. Still‚ the king’s powers were much greater than those of
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The Witch: A New-England Folktale is written and directed by Rober Eggers. After battling several problems regarding the film’s eerie theme‚ historical context and shooting location‚ Eggers finally finished his directorial debut‚ of course about some witches‚ which is his favorite topic since childhood‚ and the horror they bestow upon a family. It is premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January 2015 then distributed by the indie darling A24 in February 2016. The movie brings us to a circa-1600s
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