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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describe the Georgia Colony of England perfectly. Inspired by his friend who died in prison from debt‚ James Oglethorpe‚ co-creator of the colony‚ intended the colony to be a way for debtors from prison to pay their debts off to England. However‚ King George and the England Parliament disagree with the idea of having hundreds of debtors to be sent over sea‚ towards a land very unknown to England. King George actually liked the idea of having people produce more goods for England to export for more
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Adapting to a New Culture Adjusting to a new government‚ similar to adjusting to a new culture requires learning and adapting to new rules and norms. Dealing with this kind of change comes with new lessons‚ new understandings of life and new perspectives. Individuals have to learn things from scratch‚ learn to understand the culture and most importantly‚ people have to stop making assumptions. Moreover‚ a new culture requires a new level of open-mindedness. This is not always an easy process
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famous‚ as well as important piece of writing‚ written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776‚ and adopted by the Second Continental Congress. It was written to state the reasons why the British colonies of North America should have their independence from Great Britain. Jefferson wanted to persuade King George the III why these colonies should have their independence‚ and used many techniques in doing so. A few techniques that he used while writing this document include logos‚ which appeals to reason and logic‚
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Unity and Identity in the Colonies Austin Ray Because of several events that preceded and lead to it‚ Colonists had developed strong senses of both identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the Revolution. The French and Indian War was one of the initial events that played a pivotal role in establishing unity amongst the colonists. Winning the war was crucial to the colonists because a loss to the French would result in a loss of British superiority. A British victory would enable colonists
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1600’s and 1700’s‚ the economies of the northern and southern colonies were affected due to many different factors. Because of the different climates and geography of their land‚ the northern colonies and southern colonies had different resources available to them‚ which shaped their societies into what they are today. The resources available to the northern colonies were completely different from the resources that were available to the southern colonies. In the northern colonies‚ due to the climate
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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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Raleigh and the Lost Colony of Roanoke and the purpose of English colonization. Towards the end of the 16th century‚ the English began to think more seriously about North America as a place to colonize: as a market for English goods and a source of raw materials and commodities such as furs. The English started to realize that colonizing the new world would bring England many advantages and would help Brittan better compete with Spain‚ England’s economic rival at the time. The New World would also
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Culture of new Zealand: British and European Custom interwoven with Maori and Polynesian tradition. Maori tradition dominated the beginning of human existence in New Zealand and has stayed around even as the culture modernized. Māori established separate tribes‚ hunted and fished‚ traded commodities‚ developed agriculture‚ arts and weaponry‚ and kept a detailed oral history. Regular European contact began approximately 200 years ago‚ and British immigration proceeded rapidly during the
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something much bigger than England and the Amercian Colonist combined. It all began on March 22‚ 1765 when the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act. The act included a tax on every piece of printed paper.These include birth certificates‚ legal documents‚ newspapers‚ licenses‚ even playing cards. During the time of the Stamp Act‚ the parliament was going through a difficult time with war debt. They were just coming out of the French and Indian War. (1754-1763) England was currently struggling
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