Response Essay #1 (question #2) The New England and the Chesapeake development of colonial society were greatly shaped by the social and economical ways prior to 1740. The New England society was shaped socially by the Half-way covenant‚ Roger Williams‚ and by the Salem witch trials. The Half-way covenant permitted the children of all baptized members including non-saints to receive baptism. This shaped New England since it signaled the end of the "New England Way" because the elect was unable to
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Kenneth Lockridge‚ A New England Town: The First Hundred Years (New York: W. W. Norton & Company‚ Inc.‚ 1970) Many historical texts about the American Revolution and the events leading up to it are generalized‚ unspecific and do not investigate the preliminary causes of the changes America underwent before the Revolution. However‚ A New England Town by Professor Kenneth Lockridge attempts to describe how the colonies in America developed by following the progress of a typical Puritan colonial
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social structure‚ family nature and society itself the diversities in the New England and Chesapeake cultures grew immensely. Some differences proved to be too much of a challenge for some and prosperous for others. New England families kept the traditional family structure known as a nuclear family‚ consisting of the head of the household‚ the father‚ mother and their children. The religious traditions carried over from England by these families were easier to practice because of the support of immediate
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DBQ #1 Many new settlements were rapidly being colonized by Europeans in the 16th century. The two major European colonies were the New England and Chesapeake regions. The New England and Chesapeake regions were both settled by people of the English origin‚ but by the 1700’s the two colonies drifted to become to distinct societies. What was the differences these two regions had in creating such different societies? Even though the colonies were both settled by English settlers they came to
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evaluation of sources: The American Revolution was a conflict between England and the thirteen colonies of America. During the conflict‚ the Americans fought for certain unalienable Rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. On July 4‚ 1776 the Declaration of Independence was officially appears in the Journals of the Continental Congress. The founding fathers wrote it with the end to declare independence from England and prove that they wanted liberty‚ showing they were willing
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conquests of the all time is the conquest of Mexico by the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes. This is a puzzling conquest to historians because while the Spanish had the advantage of technology‚ it shouldn’t matter when compared to the Aztec’s superior numbers and home advantage. These factors should have allowed the Aztecs to surround Cortes’s small force and soundly defeat them yet we know that this isn’t what happened. The Spanish were the ones that actually prevailed and ended up the conquerors
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English 9 For me‚ Journey in English 9 was like a sea; Calm at most times‚ but will sometimes be disturbed by violent waves. The waves will then dissolve‚ and the sea will become calm once again. On the first day of English‚ I stepped in without any fears. I was confident‚ and also excited for another year of English. Our first assignment arrived shortly. We had to write and present a short essay revolving a quote. ‘Every moment you get is a gift. Spend on things that matter. Don’t spend it by
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Geography was the primary factor and played an important role in shaping the development of the British colonies in North America. In some areas‚ the geography influenced the living and farming conditions for the better‚ and for some areas‚ for the worse. The Southern colonies’ geography was well-suited to farming. It was warm year round and provided a great place to produce cotton‚ indigo‚ rice‚ and many other crops. However they had few natural harbors. Opposite the North had thin rocky soil
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Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement. Its founding expedition was launched by the Virginia Company of London‚ purely for profit. The 144 men who set sail for America in 1607 were entrepreneurs‚ meaning that their main reasons for settling in Virginia were for economic gain. The expedition was chartered by James I of England‚ making the future site of Jamestown a royal colony‚ and therefore supported by England. The men who traveled to Virginia were not known for their work ethic;
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AP US History English Colonies in North America Before the seventeenth century‚ countries such as Portugal and Spain had controlled the rich lands of the Americas‚ and England was left out of the race due to religious conflict back home. However‚ when Queen Elizabeth came into power‚ England’s power also rose in the colonial game in the America. Some of the first colonies they gathered are the ones of Virginia and Carolina. They also acquired the colonies of Massachusetts Bay and Rhode Island
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