don’t know it yet‚ but you will play a key role in the founding of Massachusetts‚ the first of the New England colonies. This is what it may have been like during these times. Massachusetts Bay was founded in 1630‚ followed by Rhode Island and Connecticut in 1636‚ and New Hampshire in 1638. These four colonies became what is now considered the region of New England. They were founded because of the environment‚ natural resources‚ and the economic possibilities. But which one of those three mainly
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Being a Creek leader in the 1780s and 1790s‚ Alexander McGillivray was one of many Southeastern Indians with a Native American mother and European father. He used his European powers to protect Creek interests‚ and created nationalist reforms within Creek society. He used trade to increase his own position on the southern frontier. McGillivray was born in 1750 in Little Tallassee which is located near present-day Montgomery‚ Alabama. His father‚ Lachlan McGillivray‚ was a Scottish trader and his
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Bibliography Ribeiro‚ A.‚ 1995. The Art of Dress: Fashion in England and France in 1750 to 1820. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. Tarrant‚ N.‚ 1994. The Development of Costume. London: Routledge Ribeiro‚ Aileen‚ 1983. A Visual History of Costume: The Eighteenth Century. London: B. T. Batsford Ltd. Cunnington‚ C. Willett‚ & Cunnington‚ P‚ 1972 Revised‚ A Handbook of English Costume in the 18th Century‚ Page 14‚ Northampton: John Dickens & Co. Ltd. Page 32 Kalinsky‚ N.‚ 1995
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colonization was economically and socially distinct‚ as each area developed differently based on geography‚ immigration trends‚ and other factors. The New England Colonies The New England colonies spanned modern-day Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Maine‚ Connecticut‚ and Rhode Island. New England’s economy centered on small farming‚ fishing‚ and home manufactures‚ as well as sea trade and shipbuilding. The region quickly expanded as immigrants streamed in and families grew. New England economy was based on
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not take sides. New York was the military headquarters for the Loyalists. During these years Loyalists were also arriving at Niagara and Detroit (then in British hands) and some had begun to settle at Niagara towards the end of 1780. The Stoddards moved from Connecticut to Canada along with upwards of twelve thousand men‚ women and children leaving America after the Revolutionary War‚ and settled in the Township of Bastard‚ District of Johnstown‚ County of Leeds‚ in Upper Canada (northeast of the
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British Army. Through his negotiations‚ Arnold received a commission as a brigadier general for the Brits. He was to lead British forces in raids on Virginia and Connecticut before the America victory at Yorktown‚ which ended the Revolution and also provide intelligence. Arnold provided them with some troop movement papers. In July 1780‚ Arnold was awarded command of West Point. Arnold and the British had schemed for Arnold to surrender the fort to the British‚ however their plan and the troop movement
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and general welfare. The Articles did not go into effect right away because the ratification‚ formal approval of each state‚ was needed first. (Crouse‚ Kaitlyn. “Constitution” October 2017. Slide #18) Also‚ the states constantly bickered during the 1780s. The were jealous of each other‚ refused to support a central government‚ made foreign agreements‚ created their own armies‚ taxed one another on trade and created their own money. The articles seemed to create a government unable to deal with the
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Andrea Vollmer 2/11/13 Period 5 Industrial Revolutions Essay Industrial Revolutions occurred throughout the world roughly between 1750 and 1914. Beginning with Britain‚ it started to industrialize in the 1780s. By the 1890s‚ the idea of industrialization had spread to Russia. These two industrial revolutions were similar to an extent. They both set in motion their industrial revolutions with the steam-powered railroad. Also‚ the outcomes of industrializing caused major environmental effects
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Colonial Period to 1750 Presidents: None Foreign Policies and Key Events: * In 1629 a group of non-Separatist Puritans fearing for the faith and the future‚ secured a royal charter to form the Massachusetts Bay Company * During the Great Migration of the 1630s‚ about 75‚000 refugees left England; not all of them were Puritans and only about 14‚000 came to Massachusetts—many were attracted to the warm and fertile West Indies‚ especially the sugar-rich island of Barbados. Important Documents:
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k Viridiana Neri April 5‚ 2013 English 11 B4 Research Age of Faith • The Age of Faith was the start of American Literature. From 1607-1750 those who would be come known as the first Americans‚ were mostly comprised of British Colonist who immigrated to America for religious or economical reasons. Key authors of this period include: John Smith‚ William Bradford‚ Anne Bradstreet‚ Edward Taylor‚ Sarah Kemble Knight‚ William Byrd‚ and Jonathan Edwards. • Many of the original texts
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