In the colonial United States up to seventeen hundred‚ most of the settlers inhabiting the land happened to be of English origin. Although‚ they came from the same whereabouts‚ the two poles of the colonies‚ north and south‚ developed two distinct societies. For example‚ in the New England area the settlers developed an egalitarian‚ unified‚ and organized atmosphere‚ while in the Chesapeake region residents created an aristocratic‚ unloyal‚ and scattered environment. But‚ if they are of the same
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Stonewalls of New England are rich with history and archeologists are still trying to determine who may have built the first stonewalls or if our concept of when North America was first settled is wrong. Items of stone and metal lead archeologists to believe that the archaic period is when the Northern New England portion of America was first inhabited. There have been many different types of fences built in New England‚ natural debris‚ wood‚ and stone included. Stemming from these different
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England was slow to enter the colonization race because they had to go against the Protestant Reformation. The Protestant Reformation was a revolt that was against the abuses and control of the Roman Catholic Church. With angry English people‚ it was hard for the government to start the process of colonization. In order to begin the colonization race‚ the government had to stop the Protestant Reformation. After defeating the Protestant Reformation‚ England could finally look ahead at getting into
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Aastha Bhandari Prof Galloway Hist 1301 19 Set 2017 1. You are a British Soldier that was assigned to protect the Customs House in Boston. An event the colonials call the “Boston Massacre” took place. You have been called back to London and must defend your innocence in the matter. Defend your actions. Critical thinking 2 In the years leading up to the American Revolution‚ the British sought to establish firm control over their American Colonies. The Boston Massacre also known
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* Queen Elizabeth daughter of Henry 8 and Anne Berlin * Protestant but partly protestant * Defeated Spanish armada * England on the Eve of Empire England Eve of Empire * England Population growing rapidly 1550 3.5 mil‚ 1600 4 mil * Economic Depression in wool trade. * Enclosure forcing people off land * Unemployment raising * People leaving countryside to go to cities * Primogeniture- oldest son gets everything and chooses
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New England: A Matter of Perspective John Smith’s A Description of New England and William Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation both present a picture of the same pre-colonial land of New England. Mr. Smith’s writing‚ out of necessity‚ painted a rosy picture of the new land‚ while Bradford’s historical account shows early New England was not Heaven on Earth. Mr. Bradford and Mr. Smith are writing about one land‚ but they present two different accounts of the life in the land. John Smith’s writing
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The people of both the New England and Chesapeake region came from the same English origin‚ however‚ by 1700; their social‚ economical‚ and political differences led them in two different directions. They adapted to their region‚ and evolved in a way where they can benefit from their geography and region. They constructed their society based on circumstances and conditions that needed to be met in order to prosper and survive. The Chesapeake settlers had a difficult time surviving in America’s
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Both the New England colonies and the Southern colonies seemed as though they might be the same. They both started out with the majority of people being from England‚ they were both in the New World‚ and they were both ruled by England but‚ as time went on this theory was proven wrong. The New England colonies and the Southern colonies had many common characteristics but these two regions were very different geographically‚ politically‚ and socially. Geographically the New England colonies were
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leading up to 1700 that occurred in the New England colonies and the Chesapeake colonies made both of these establishments vastly different. While both the New England and Chesapeake colonies can be separated by their culture‚ and government and religion‚ their motivations for colonizing was the most significant factor in differentiating the two. The New England and Chesapeake colonies were both settled for different purposes‚ and this played a major role in why the colonies were both so distinct.
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Americans were to become literate and artistic to a level to be the “seat of the empire” and the “final stage” to civilization. Also‚ churches detached from government and only a small portion of whites were member of churches. This was caused from decline in commitment to the church because they were considered too formal or traditional. This spurred the Second Great Awakening; the opposition of religious rationalism and encouraging church establishments
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