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    The Georgia colony was founded the for the poor people in England. Living in the colony helped poor people stay out of prison in England. Georgia does not allow slaves bed cause it is a free colony. It does also allow freedom of religion. The colony was found by James Oglethorpe. Georgia was founded in 1732. People from Georgia came from England. Georgia’s specialty was agriculture. They could grow indigo‚ rice‚ and sugar. In 1732‚ England found the the last of the American colonies. After Oglethorpe

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    SIR WALTER RALEIGH and ROANOAK In September of 1584‚ the first 116 colonists arrived in Roanoke. The settlers established relations with the natives‚ Secotans and Croatoans. Relations between the colonist and the natives seemed amicable. Sir Walter Raleigh (and his friends) financed this expedition. He was a very interesting Englishman. He was a politician‚ explorer‚ aristocrat‚ soldier‚ and merchandiser of tobacco. He was quite the fellow and impressed Elizabeth I‚ In turn she knighted him

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    Period Chesapeake Colonies vs New England Colonies In 1607‚ the first permanent English colony was established in North America. This settlement was known as Jamestown‚ and it paved the way for future English colonies. Originally‚ the first settlements were established for monetary reasons‚ future colonies‚ namely the New England colonies‚ were established as religious havens for various groups. These first few settlements‚ Virginia and Maryland‚ also known as the Chesapeake colonies‚ were seen as a

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    tolerance they themselves obtained from different beliefs. Due to this lack of tolerance people began forming new colonies. England had three colonial groups identified as the New England‚ Middle and Southern colonies. Three admirable colonies that may be pointed out from each group are Massachusetts from the New England colonies‚ Pennsylvania from the Middle and Maryland the Southern colonies. Massachusetts has played a significant role in American history‚ most importantly in the lives of Puritans

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    lifestyle in the three American colonies sections‚ varied dramatically‚ the most obvious was the difference between the New England and the Southern colonies. The New England colonies varied in many ways from the southern colonies‚ the most obvious were the motives for the founders‚ the political and social beliefs‚ and economic differences. The New England colonies were much more interested in starting a new way of life for the generations to come‚ the Southern colonies based lived for the day and

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    in the colonies. Slowly‚ England rose to compete in this struggle for colonies‚ settling North America. Although New England and the Chesapeake regions were both settled by Englishmen‚ these two colonies evolved into completely different colonies as a result of their many differences of opinion starting with their reasons for settling the land‚ spreading to create two completely different societies. From the time each ship set off from England‚ both the New England and Chesapeake colonies were bound

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    The 17th Century colony was where English man and their families came to America wanted to increase in wealthiest. The first colony was founded in 1607.The discovery was found in 1634‚ they moved there because here could practice their own choice of religion in peace. They got there by George Calvert and his fellow followers sailed on a boat to set foot on the fertile land of Maryland. The 13 colonies were “Delaware‚ Pennsylvania‚ New Jersey‚ Georgia‚ Connecticut‚ Massachusetts Bay‚ Maryland‚ South

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    English Colonies Among the new colonies war and fighting seems to be a hot topic for all. I personally wouldn’t have minded to live in Pennsylvania or South Carolina. The great land and location to water made both of these good destinations. It wasn’t a tough choice to choose the colonies I wanted to live in. On the other hand the ones I wanted to avoid were most of them. The Caribbean islands and Georgia seemed like a bit of a downfall. They aren’t completely bad‚ but there’s enough evidence

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    DBQ ESSAY: DIFFERENCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW ENGLAND REGION AND THE CHESAPEAKE REGION OF THE NEW WORLD When the first colony of Virginia was established in the year 1607‚ there had been many theories as to what the New World could bring and offer to different people of the time‚ looking for a new and hopefully better life than in the past. But this new and better life did not come easily for many people. It is known‚ however‚ that primarily Englishmen‚ locating themselves from the New England

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    • The original 13 colonies were divided into three geographic areas consisting of the New England‚ Middle and Southern colonies. The Georgia Colony was classified as one of the Southern Colonies. • James Oglethorpe was a British general‚ Member of Parliament‚ philanthropist‚ humanitarian‚ was the founder of the colony of Georgia in America in 1733. • He was a social reformer in England founding Georgia‚ after a grant from King George II‚ to resettle Britain’s poor‚ especially those in debtors’

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