concept of freedom in Americas during 1600-1750 mostly dealt with freedom of religion. Settlers from powerful and prosperous empires immigrated to the New World seeking spiritual freedom and religious toleration‚ they could not possess in their own countries. Usually once a new colony formed‚ a new church was built and sponsored by the government. That church was an essential part of the government‚ the colony‚ and the people. Other religions than that of the colonies’ established church were almost always
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853439 Free 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
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Dorian Zimmerman Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by the people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. These two colonies divided based on their values and goals for their future‚ New England believed in unity‚ religion‚ and family‚ while the Chesapeake region believed in success‚ working alone‚ and entrepreneurship. Their lives really centered around what they believed in and was the determining factor on why these
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Shugarts 1 Nick Shugarts Professor Bill Ashcraft United States History I October 13‚ 2013 Analysis Paper #1 The 1600’s was a period of time where the American colonies began to form solid sovereign states. In an effort to find profitable resources that can be used to send back to Europe‚ one Virginia colonist John Rolfe started experimenting with tobacco in 1612 seeing how well it fared in the Southern soil which inevitably yielded favorable results. Upon this discovery‚ the tobacco industry
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In the 1600’s‚ the Dutch Republic was one of the world’s strongest and prosperous nations founded upon their superior navy. Making the most of their convenient geographical location‚ the Netherlands had control of many important trade routes‚ particularly in the North Sea. However‚ this period of peace and economic prosperity who come to and end and the Netherlands would start to decline. The security‚ unity‚ and prosperity of the Dutch Republic was challenged by hostile foreign nations‚ economic
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The 1600’s were a time of devastation‚ depression‚ and tragedy in Salem‚ Massachusetts due to the Salem Witch Trials. All of the facts can be found in Rosalyn Schanzer’s book Witches! The Absolutley True Tale Of Disaster in Salem. The Salem Witch Trials went on from 1692 to 1693. The trials resulted in the death of twenty people. Many sources believe that there could have been more than one cause of the Salem Witch Trials. The main three causes of the Salem Witch Trials are superstition‚ teenage
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During the Colonial Era‚ colonists came to the New World. Upon arrival the New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern colonies were created. To make a living the some settlers in these colonies farmed‚ traded‚ and cultivated. Through the roles of African Americans‚ educational opportunities‚ and the major economic activities‚ the differences between the New England‚ Middle and Southern colonies is shown. Throughout the different colonial regions‚ African Americans had different roles in society. In New England
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The North & South Colonies The North & South Colonies Russell Byron-Kelly® October 6th‚ 2011 In the 1700’s The South and the North colonies were similar but also different. The South colonies were Agricultural because of all the crops they planted. The North was Commercial because they were right next to the ocean and could send ships to England and other countries. The south helped with the Cash Crop and the North help move the cash crop across the ocean. In this essay I’ll be talking about
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The English Colonies alongside the Atlantic Coast in the 1600’s- 1700’s began with the failed attempt to establish the Roanoke Colony in Virginia‚ which was later surpassed by the Virginia Company‚ a joint stock company‚ that established the colony of Jamestown in the Chesapeake Bay. Following the success of establishment of Jamestown was a series of devastation known as the “starving period” as food sources were scare‚ conflicts with natives arised‚ and starvation characterized the lives of the
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Massachusetts Bay Colony was simultaneously theocratic‚ democratic‚ oligarchic‚ and authoritarian in different ways. The Puritans founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1628 and wanted a well-established government‚ but they ended up mixing all of these together. This colony was important because it was one of the first provincial and true governments to be introduced into the colonies. It also provided an example to other colonies to base their governments on. The Massachusetts Bay Colony can be said
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