various reasons why the American Colonies were established. The three most important themes of English colonization of America were religion‚ economics‚ and government. The most important reasons for colonization were to seek refuge‚ religious freedom‚ and economic opportunity. To a lesser degree‚ the colonists sought to establish a stable and progressive government. Many colonies were founded for religious purposes. While religion was involved with all of the colonies‚ Massachusetts‚ New Haven‚ Maryland
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The thirteen colonies that joined together to become the United States of America were but a part of the first British Empire. They were the product of a broad and dramatic expansion of England that began with the establishment of “plantations” in Ireland during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and reached a peak with the conquest of Canada and the extension of British influence over India during the 1760s. In the New World alone at the time of the American Revolution Britain had close to two dozen
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America was a new start for many people. It was way to get away from past mistakes‚ to get new jobs‚ or many other reasons. The only problem was where to settle. There are many primary motivations for moving to different colonies‚ and in this essay I will focus on the Middle Colonies. The Middle Colonies include New Jersey‚ Pennsylvania‚ New York‚ and Delaware. Each of these colonies has their own special attractions about them‚ but one of the main reasons colonists came there was because
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The English settlement in America occurring around the early 1600’s was the result of the Age of Exploration in addition‚ the freedom from religious oppression. For the Separatists later known as the Pilgrims‚ America was a place for dreams and new beginnings given that they were persecuted for their religious beliefs in England. Some fled to the Netherlands finding religious freedom and no work. The Pilgrims however‚ settled in America. Moreover‚ the Puritans came to America to practice their religion
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Pershing. Throughout 1917 and into 1918‚ American divisions were usually employed to augment French and British units in defending their lines and in staging attacks on German positions. Beginning in May 1918‚ with the first United States victory at Cantigny‚ AEF commanders increasingly assumed sole control of American forces in combat (Library of Congress)
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the British colonies of Virginia‚ Massachusetts‚ all the way until the final colony Georgia. And although many may think that the colonies operated as one similar unit‚ the truth is all the colonial regions were very similar and different in social‚ political and economical structure. Throughout history‚ education was always important; this was the same for the colonies. Therefore‚ in all three colonial regions‚ education was offered to white boys. In the New England colonies‚ education was more
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(7-3) Unit #1 Test Topics Included: • North American Geography • Early European/African Migration (who came‚ when arrived‚ reasons for migrating‚ where settled) • Great Exchange (including Triangle Trade‚ Middle Passage) • Early English Colonies (settlement‚ religion‚ government‚ economy) • Early technology in transportation and communication Study Resources: • US History textbook: Chap.2‚ all; Chap.3‚ sect.1-4‚ Atlas. pp. R4-R5 • In binder: Current Unit notes and homework‚ documents
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New England and the Chesapeake Compared MARY BETH NORTON The England that the seventeenth-century migrants left behind was undergoing dramatic changes‚ many of which stemmed from a rapid rise in population that began early in the sixteenth century. As the population grew‚ the economy altered‚ social stratification increased‚ and customary modes of political behavior developed into new forms. England’s ruling elites saw chaos everywhere‚ and they became obsessed with the problem of maintaining
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The encomienda system was a trusteeship labor system employed by the Spanish crown during the Spanish colonization of the Americas and the Philippines in order to consolidate their conquests. Conquistadors were granted trusteeship over the indigenous people they conquered‚ in an expansion of familiar medieval feudal institutions‚ notably the commendation ceremony‚ which had been established in New Castile during the Reconquista. The encomiendo system differed from the developed form of feudalism
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settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763‚ the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the extension of British ideals far beyond the practice in England itself. The thirteen colonies throughout time all established themselves and soon developed their own identities. Colonies in different areas were known for different things and no one colony was like the other. These people began to see them selves as Carolinians or Georgians‚ Quakers or new Englanders
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