The English Colonies alongside the Atlantic Coast in the 1600’s- 1700’s began with the failed attempt to establish the Roanoke Colony in Virginia‚ which was later surpassed by the Virginia Company‚ a joint stock company‚ that established the colony of Jamestown in the Chesapeake Bay. Following the success of establishment of Jamestown was a series of devastation known as the “starving period” as food sources were scare‚ conflicts with natives arised‚ and starvation characterized the lives of the
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two colonies in North America of the East Coast. The colonies were known as the New England colonies and the Chesapeake colonies. The New England colonies included of Connecticut‚ Colony of Rhode Island‚ Providence Plantations‚ Massachusetts and Province of New Hampshire. The Chesapeake colonies consisted of Virginia and Maryland. These colonies were settled in by Englishmen with similar resolutions and ethnicities and faced similar obstacles. But these colonies became two distinct colonies with
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lifestyle in the three American colonies sections‚ varied dramatically‚ the most obvious was the difference between the New England and the Southern colonies. The New England colonies varied in many ways from the southern colonies‚ the most obvious were the motives for the founders‚ the political and social beliefs‚ and economic differences. The New England colonies were much more interested in starting a new way of life for the generations to come‚ the Southern colonies based lived for the day
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I. ENGLISH EXPANSION IN AMERICA: VIRGINIA A. Creation of an English Colony--Jamestown (1607) 1. Joint Stock Company 2. First settlers were young‚ male adventurers looking to get rich B. Early problems in Jamestown 1. Miscalculations 2. Difficulty securing labor C. Relations with Native Peoples 1. John Smith 2. Powhatan 3. Pocahontas - Matoaka - Rebecca 4. Opechancanough‚ brother of Powhatan
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Between 1800-1860‚ cotton had an enormous increase in production‚ and the factors which influenced the increase were demand‚ technology‚ and resources. One important factor to the increase of cotton was demand. The demand of cotton was constantly growing which is why people invested their time into cotton production. Without the demand‚ cotton would not need to be produced as much. Although southerners sold other products‚ cotton was the district’s leading export. The country of Great Britain
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century more immigrants settled in the southern colonies because in New England the lands were limited in extent and under Puritan rule‚ the southern colonies were more tolerant. There were many similarities in the structure of society and economy such as social mobility and self government. Some differences were caused by the amount of land available and climate. The culture and economy of the southern colonies and those of the New England colonies had similarities and differences. There were some
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During the sixteenth-century in the English Colonies‚ in this time there was a process where the people that owned some of these colonies were going through a time where immigrants were migrating to the new world. Forty-five thousand Puritans left England between 1620 and 1640 and created religious societies in another part of the world also known as the New World. The English people wanted their colonist to learn more about God and his most holy and wise providence‚ the people wanted to have religious
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Malaya had been brought up many times. Then‚ in 1961‚ Tunku Abdul Rahman revealed his aspiration to form Malaysia. Malaysia was support to be made up of Malaya‚ Singapore‚ Brunei‚ Sarawak and Sabah. There were a few factors that contributed to the formation of Malaysia. The factor was to gain independence through unification. Out of five countries‚ Malaya was the only one to be free from the British rule after its independence on 31st August 1957. By joining Malaya‚ the other four countries could
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in the colonies. Slowly‚ England rose to compete in this struggle for colonies‚ settling North America. Although New England and the Chesapeake regions were both settled by Englishmen‚ these two colonies evolved into completely different colonies as a result of their many differences of opinion starting with their reasons for settling the land‚ spreading to create two completely different societies. From the time each ship set off from England‚ both the New England and Chesapeake colonies were bound
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the New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern group of colonies and all had major differences and events that led to their own identity. Many people moved to these new colonies to start a new life‚ try to make a large profit‚ or even to escape religious restrictions. These three areas provided a new place for people or families to start over and control their own futures‚ and this played a major role in history. First‚ the New England Colonies played a very important part in the establishment of a new
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