Motivations to Settle in the American Colonies Sailing across the Atlantic to access all the possibilities for religious‚ social‚ economic and political liberty‚ promoted by the colonies‚ had its risks. These risks seemed insignificant compared to the aspirations of a more hopeful and liberal life. Even though some colonies showed economic potential‚ they still used religious diversity as a motivational tool. Besides‚ the New World offered a remarkably tolerant
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Po was the first European to reach the shores of present-day Cameroon. He gave Cameroon its name‚ Camarao the Portuguese word for prawns‚ which there was an abundance of in the Sanaga River. Following him were slave traders who set up ports at the colonies of Bimbia and Douala to name a couple. Bamileke‚ Bamoum and other kingdoms farther inland provided the slaves available for trade. In the 1800s the slave trade declined and instead trade of goods and produce grew‚ specifically in the trade of natural
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The colonies should have separated from England. “That these United Colonies are‚ and ought to be‚ Free and Independent States.”- Declaration of Independence. In the document it states serious problems the colonists encountered with the king for example; the colonies could not govern themselves‚ had to pay astonishingly high taxes to the king‚ and finally‚ the colonists were forced to allow British soldiers to stay in their homes. The colonies’ laws and powers were controlled by the King and had
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The New England colonies include New Hampshire‚ Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ Rhode Island‚ and Connecticut. The Chesapeake colonies include Virginia and Maryland. These colonies were primarily settled by the english‚ but in about one hundred years later the New England‚ and Chesapeake colonies have became very different. These two sets of colonies have very different social‚ economic‚ and political structures. First of all they were very distinct economically. The Chesapeake colonies wealth mainly came
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The Southern Colonies and their Social Groups To the immigrants‚ the colonization of the south was a chance to have religious freedom‚ to find gold and to have good trade. For some it was a getaway from the debt that they had collected over the years as well for the poor. The south was established in the year of 1607 by Virginia. It was soon followed by Maryland‚ the Carolinas and Georgia. From these opportunities‚ three social groups were created. These were the Great Planters‚ Yeoman farmers
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The Colonies by 1763: A New Society? Between the settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763‚ the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the emergence of a society quite different from that in England. Changes in religion‚ economics‚ politics and social structure illustrate this Americanization of the transplanted Europeans. By 1763‚ although some colonies still maintained established churches‚ other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution
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Question: What factors pulled the colonies away from Britain? The separation of the thirteen colonies from Mother England cannot be attributed to one single factor. Years of history were required before the revolution was to take place‚ and within these years several factors built upon one another. These few however‚ stick out more than others: distance‚ taxation‚ and progressive pamphlets. Distance played a crucial role in driving the colonists away from Mother England. To have a simple
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New World. Amongst the first groups to colonize included; the English in Virginia‚ Plymouth‚ and the Massachusetts Bay. Individually the colonies had their own reasons for inhabitation and exploration. They endured many circumstances that obstructed the beginning of their settlements. Each society evolved‚ adapted‚ and faltered in their separate ways. Each colony had differing original goals for settlement. In 1607 Virginia‚ 104 men reached the land they called Jamestown‚ a trip funded by the London
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the Thirteen Colonies. We were peaceful‚ and have supported you many times with many things. The taxes you have imposed upon us were outrageous. I am glad that you realized‚ that these taxes were bad‚ and withdrew them. This is only after we boycotted your country’s goods though. Regarding the times we have supported you‚ we have also supported you in your fight against the French. The Quebec Act was not a smart decision. You could have given them some land‚ but more to the colonies that
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CIS Essay With the New English colonies increase of migration and the tales we hear of this New World‚ it peaked my interested to see this New World for myself. Is it as good as the people say? Is the freedom as liberating as we hear? I write this unfortunately to you back in England from the voyage to the colonies. The colonies are new‚ free and full of life. I detest that I sit back home in England when I know what the colonies have to offer. Speaking as a woman myself‚ the freedom granted to
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