...Between 1607 and 1733 there were thirteen colonies founded in North America, all along the east coast. All of the 13 colonies were broken up into three different government types. These included royal, charter, and proprietary. Each type had its own set of rules and government. One of the things that tied all of the colonies together was the king, the sole ruler and overseer. Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Georgia, and Virginia are only four of the thirteen. King Charles II owed the English Quakers a debt. In order for the debt to be paid, King Charles gave them a piece of land that would become Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania was discovered in 1682, by William Penn. Penn is the reason that the colony survived. One of Penn’s greatest contributions towards the colony was the way he decided to run the government. In 1682, he promised the people that would settle in Pennsylvania, things such as due process of law, no taxation without representation, freedom from prosecution, etc. This plan of Penn’s was called the “Holy Experiment.” To get word out for the newly, framed government, Penn ‘campaigned’ in places such as England, Ireland, and Germany. As word spread, people got excited about William’s plans. Settlers that came from all around fled into Philadelphia. The majority of the settlers were English Quakers. On February 5, 1631, Roger William, arrived in Boston. Williams believed in defending the right for people to freely practice religion. In fact, that is why most colonists...
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...rather die than be part of England, they wanted liberty for their thirteen colonies.The Sons of Liberty were also our founding fathers. At the time England was the strongest and the most wealthiest country in the world. No one would ever really want to go to war with them because they were the strongest nation and the biggest population...
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...The New England Colonies The New England colonies consisted of five different colonies. Those colonies were Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. “They were a region of small, self-sufficient farms and towns dependent on long-distance trade (Cayton).” The New England colonies were founded in 1636 (wiki). Plymouth colony was the first established settlement that worked (Cayton). The people that were in the New England colonies were coming from the Netherlands and England. The People were called Puritans or Pilgrims. The New England Colonies were alike because of their economy, religion, and development. One of the main reasons the New England colonies were alike was because of their economy. Some of the natural...
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...at one point the thirteen American colonies were much different than they are widely known today. On page 136 of American Horizons, the authors describe that it was not until after the English Civil War that British America truly began to take shape as the thirteen colonies. The civil war pressured the colonists to diversify labor which shaped the colonies into three distinct groups, New England, Middle, and Southern. These colonies were characterized by their major crops and economic makeup, religious practices and customs, demography and settlement structure, and labor regimes. The New England colonies included New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The British Atlantic lecture describes these colonies and what they were like. There were not...
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...As the United States was being formed and further devolped, masses of land started becoming civiizations. Lands had their certain purpose and drew people to live their for what the civilization believed in. There were three colony groups formed in the United States which made up the thirteen colonies. These colonies are the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies. The colonies have all helped establish the United States even though they have some similarities and differences. The New England Colonies were the first colonies established. They consited of: New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Rhode Island and Connecticut. The Middle Colonies were the most diverse of the three colonial regions. This region consisted of four colonies:...
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...Prior to the conflict between the American colonists and the English throne, the American colonies experienced many changes that reformed their way of life from the time they first set foot in the New World. After being discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492, colonists began to cross the Atlantic Ocean in hopes of riches, religious freedom, and many other reasons. The average age of the colonists was seventeen before the revolution. A seventeen year old is very rebellious, and when the British throne mistreated them, they stood up to fight. However, before the revolution, colonial society was different before the revolution. The different aspects of the colonial society included: mercantilism and the Navigation Acts, women in colonial...
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...Original Colonies is one of the most important events in history. England started settling in North America, founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony, created the Thirteen Colonies, and eventually created the United States of America. Once the Americas were discovered many countries wanted to settle here, including England. The King of England founded the Catholic Church, and the Pilgrims wanted to separate and move to North America, where they settled in Plymouth Virginia. Along the way they created the Mayflower Compact, which became the first English legal agreement in the USA. Years later, in 1629, the non-separatists got a royal charter to form Massachusetts Bay Colony. They wanted to escape attacks by conservatives in the Church of England. A year later one-thousand people set off in eleven well-stocked ships. Once landed in North America, they set up a colony with Boston as a Hub. John Winthrop, a well-off attorney and Manor lord in England. He was a model of Christian charity, and became first Governor of Massachusetts. He believed he had a calling from God to lead Massachusetts. He served as Governor of Massachusetts for 19 years. When England created colonies in North America and people started moving here, their life span increased to 70 years because of the lack of...
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...development of the colonies into an independent nation? What was the relationship like in the 1600s and how did it change into and throughout the 1700s? Essentially, you should answer where the relationship began and how it got to the point that colonists were ready to fight for independence. Introduction- a.) The colonists’ relationship with England progressed from a state of dependency to one of rebellion. The relationship can roughly be compared to that of a parent and child. The child depends on the parent in the early stages of life, but then becomes capable of making decisions on there own. It is not unusual to see that young adult begin to display a bit of defiance towards the parent as they become more and more independent. I believe that this analogy perfectly portrays the aspect of life and how the colonists’ relationship with England transitioned over time. It was logical that that the colonists depend on the English society/government to help support themselves during the intial phases of being...
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...The Southern colonies had its first permanent settlement in the year of 1607 when immigrants settled in present day North Carolina(Virginia.) (Brinkley)In 1619 Virginia became known for the first colony to have an elected legislature, known as the House of Burgess. Most of the people that lived in these colonies where Anglicans and those who weren’t had to leave. (Brinkley) The colonies that made up the southern included; Maryland, Virginia, Georgia and the Carolinas (later split into North & South in 1729.) The southern colonies where founded by the British in 16th and 17th centuries. (U.S.History.org, The Southern Colonies) The weather was humid and warm with hot summers, and long growing seasons. (Brinkley) It was also often rainy and cold. These southern colonies turned to cash crops (indigo dye, rice, Tabaco) with Tabaco becoming the most important. (U.S.History.org, The Southern Colonies) Slaves and servants were very much important to the southern colonies, as that’s who most crops where done by. Settlers traveled from England in order to seek economic prosperity that England lacked. (Staff)...
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...Luis Castro Enlightenment to The Great Awakening The great awakening started in the 1720s and endured until the 1910s. It was a time when almost the entirety of the thirteen colonies had been attending sermons of many popular preachers, preachers such as George Whitefield. But it wasn’t always like that; the great awakening was preceded by a lack of Christianity, and a degradation of moral values. To try to fix this William Stoughton, a minister from New England, in 1688, went to the legislature in Massachusetts and said “O what a sad metamorphasis hath of later years passed upon us in these churches and plantations! Alas! How is New England in danger to be buried in its own ruins”^1. What he tried to say was that throughout time the churches have diminished, and that because of this New England will be sending itself to its grave. The Great Awakening was one of the most swaying religious movements that led people to do good, such as the American Revolution, and in some cases unpleasant acts. To quote Doctor Edwin S. Gaustad “… A revolution, while bringing deprivation and hardship, would bring also a new wholesomeness and vitality to American life.” He said this because he was trying to explain that in the eyes of the colonist’s Britain was starting to become evil, which he showed by quoting John Adams “Calamity will have this good effect, at least: it will inspire Us with many Virtues, which We have not, and correct many Errors, Follies, and Vices, which threaten...
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...America refers to the English colonies that were formed along on Atlantic Coast or the Eastern seaboard of North America. The names of the thirteen colonies were: Delaware, Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Connecticut, South Carolina, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Hampshire, Maryland, and Delaware, and New York colonies. Even though before the English missionaries came to America, the French, Dutch, and Spanish had already settled in America, it was the British that formed the colonies as we know them today beginning with Virginia in 1607 and Georgia as the last to be founded in 1733. By the year 1775, the entire population of the thirteen colonies was an approximately 2.4 million individuals and they were dissolved on 4th of July in the year 1776. Their dissolution led to the formation of the United States of America. Declaration of independence The Declaration of Independence is a document that signified United States’ independence from the British colonial rule....
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...The Thriteen colonies were a group of British colonies on the atlantic coast of North America. They were fonded in the 17th and 18th The New york colonie were divided in three géographie areas, the middle, the southern and the New england colonies. New York is based in middle colonies. Géography : The province of New York is one of the biggest colonie. It is localed in the north est of america. The New York colony is borderded by lake Ontario and canada on the top of this colony. The colonie of Pennsylvania is Next to New York in the South west and in the south est there is the New Jersey History : The colonie of NY were one of the first colonie to be founded in 1626, but, originaly by the dutch and New York City were called New Amsterdam....
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...A Look at the Loyalist Cause When many Americans think of the Loyalist or Tory cause, the stereotypes of a prim and proper aristocrat with a British accent and a tarred-and feathered tax collector quickly surface. When examining the views and motivations of over two-and-a-half-million people living in the Thirteen Colonies during the Revolution, hardly any views were uniform. Even supporters of a major faction such as the Loyalists had a diverse array of misgivings about the rebellion against the British Crown. Many Americans opposed the Revolution for a wide variety of reasons: most notably, personal ties and attachment to Britain. These attachments took several forms, including fear and intimidation from mob rule, as well as religious and...
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...Unit 5 Introduction to Humanities Individual Project HUMA215-1101B- Cultural Artifact Artifacts of our own cultures surround us. From art and music to architecture and literature, from philosophy and religion to laws and economics, we live among cultural artifacts that have deep roots. (American Intercontinental University, 2013). An artifact is an item of culture that represents deep traditions and customs. The single artifact that I believe represents the culture that I live in today is the United States Flag. The US flag consists of 13 horizontal stripes which represent the original 13 colonies. The stripes are alternating red and white stripes: 7 red and 6 white stripes. The stars on the flag are symbolic of the 50 states of the union. The colors on the flag are also significant. The color red represents hardiness and valor. The color white represents purity and innocence. The color blue represents vigilance, perseverance, and justice. All of the colors represent the US struggle to fight for independence, justice, and equality for all people. (USA Flag Site, 2012) The United States flag relates to the values and beliefs of the US culture because it represents unity. The US flag in itself is symbolic of the unity of the 50 states. The United States flag is a source of pride and inspiration to many US citizens because of the bearing on the historical roots. For many the United States is also a symbol that represents equality and justice for all. The United...
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...it gave people the right of due process of the law. The Petition of Right was the second, which was put into effect in 1628. It said that the king could not impose military rule in peacetime. The king could not imprison subject without lawful judgment by peers or rule of law. The king could also not force unwilling citizens to house soldiers. The English Bill of Rights was the third in 1689. It prohibited keeping an army during peacetime. It required free parliamentary elections. It guaranteed the right to a fair trial. It forbade cruel and unusual punishments and excessive bail. The colonists formed into English colonies that became of three (3) types. Each colony provided training in the art of government for its colonists Each...
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