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    Throughout the 17th century‚ the newly settled colonies in North America continued to identify themselves as Europeans. But as colonial expansion progressed they assumed different identities. By the 1700’s‚ the typical religious spirit and family oriented lifestyle in New England set itself apart from the Chesapeake region‚ whose fertile land and extended growing season attracted a distinct group of diverse settlers who had different political ideas about government. These unique societies had different

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    Puritans: A Brief Summary

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    The first expedition was dispatched to the New World by Water Raleigh and consisted of 2 ships‚ a reconnaissance expedition‚ set out in 1584. Roanoke was reached in July 1585 and had on board John White a mapmaker and a painter who left a number of high-quality water color drawings representing Indians‚ their village‚ dances‚ and their way of life. Hariot‚ a scientific expert who was also on board‚ published in 1588 „A Brief and true report of Virginia”. On board there were many other specialists

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    The New York colony was one of the original 13 colonies located on the Atlantic coast on North America.The original 13 colonies were divided into three geographic areas consisting of the New England‚ Middle and Southern colonies.The New York colony was classified as one of the middle colonies. The Province of New York was an English colony in North America that existed from 1626 until 1776‚ when it joined the other 12 of 13 colonies in rebellion against great britain and became the U.S. state of

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    England. Following this‚ many colonies began to develop‚ and of these colonies‚ Massachusetts and Virginia were the most well-known. The early settlements of the Massachusetts and Virginia were both established by similar groups of people at the same time; however‚ their contrasting beginnings as a colony‚ views on religion‚ and means of economic stability created two different politics and economic systems. The settlements of Virginia and Massachusetts were colonies established fairly close together

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    Before the 1700’s the New England and Chesapeake regions were both largely settled by people of English origin. Slowly‚ they began to evolve into different societies. Fantasies of the New World had largely appealed to troubled England. English citizens traveled to the New World for religious‚ economic‚ and various other reasons. Though the settlers of the New England and Chesapeake regions were of English origin‚ each region soon evolved into distinct societies due to social‚ economic‚ and religious

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    Virginia Colonies Massachusetts and Virginia were two of the early colonies in the new world. Although these two colonies originated from the same place they are very different. Virginia needed slaves for labor while the citizens of Massachusetts worked in production and had less slaves or indentured servants. Virginia traded cash crops such as tobacco and the colonists in Massachusetts build ships and traded fur among other things. While Massachusetts and Virginia were both British colonies‚ they

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    Thomas Paine Diary Entry

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    We first came to the colonies four years ago‚ among an unnamed ship coming our farm near a town in south-east england called Canterbury. Although we started to get ready in Canterbury‚ we had first go say goodbye to family in Thetford‚ a town about four-hundred and twenty kilometers away round trip. Our cousin Thomas Paine seemed quite convinced that something was bound to go wrong‚ and that going to the colonies was a large blunder on our part. On our way we crossed the Thames near Dartford on

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    In what ways did the English colonies develop differently from the Spanish and French colonies? When thinking of different colonies from United States history‚ the first one that comes to mind is the English colony‚ in which it was a colony that had an already established abundance of riches‚ knowledge‚ and experience. Why is this so? What was so different about English colonies that made them develop differently? All in all‚ in what ways did the English colonies develop differently from the

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    "In the 1600’s there existed a degree of religious freedom in some colonies‚ while others were characterized by strict intolerance." then go on to further explain and elaborate on the thesis. As the textbook reveals‚ the colonists in New England were made up of a web of families who were extremely devoted to their faith (Christianity). This is where the university of Harvard originated which was originally meant to train ministers and over half of the graduating students became congressional

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    Massachusetts Bay Colony

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    Massachusetts Bay Colony government was able to be‚ at least partially‚ simultaneously theocratic‚ democratic‚ oligarchic‚ and authoritarian. It was able to be partly theocratic because of the doctrine of the covenant‚ which stated that the whole purpose of government was to enforce God’s laws. God’s laws applied to everyone‚ even nonbelievers. Everyone also had to pay taxes for the government-supported church. This meant that religious leaders held enormous power in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. They were

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