A.P. US History Assigned DBQ In the 1600s‚ Great Britain’s North American colonies were mostly white‚ English‚ and Protestant. However‚ in the 1700s this changed. Great Britain’s colonies had become remarkably more diverse. The New World was home to many people who sought religious freedom; therefore new forces of race‚ ethnicity‚ and religion affected that society. Protestantism became the main religion in England after they won the religious struggle. To escape religious persecution
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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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English colonies were one of three types of colonies. The first being a joint-stock colony. In this type of colony the king of England would grant a charter to a joint-stock company that would ensure settlers the same rights as Englishmen. Joint-stock colonies were only meant to last a few years. After which‚ stockholders hoped to earn a profit. Many people were attracted with the promise of gold. The second type was a royal colony. This type of colony was directly controlled by the king. The
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Spanish had discovered “The New World”‚ which led to the establishments of different societies. Soon after the English had begun to make impressive establishments that then attracted many English settlers‚ before you knew it there were many distinctive colonies. Although Chesapeake and New England were established by people from English origin the two regions developed differently due to political‚ economical‚ and social reasons. The Chesapeake society was made up of single males looking to profit‚ and
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A.P. U.S. DBQ: Question: Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. Why did this difference in development occur? By the 1700s the two regions‚ New England and Chesapeake varied greatly in spite of being from the same mother country‚ England. Physical and cultural differences separated these two regions distinctively. While religion moulded the daily life in New England‚ Money
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3 COLONIES TAKE ROOT 1587-1752 Section 1: The First English Settlements I. England Seeks Colonies -Like most of Europe in the age of exploration‚ England was a monarchy. However‚ in England‚ the power of the king or queen was limited by law and by a lawmaking body called Parliament. -Ever since the 1200s‚ English law had limited the king’s power. The king could set new taxes only with Parliament’s consent. Still‚ the king’s powers were much greater than those of Parliament
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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 they offered religious tolerance. Now I will break up each individual colony and the reason it was created and how it has affected it in modern times
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Mr. Trzepinska AP US History 17 September 2012 DBQ on the Colonies Although both the New England and Chesapeake regions were settled primarily by people of English origin‚ they eventually developed into two distinctly different societies. This occurred because of the stark difference in the environment of the two regions‚ the economies of the two regions‚ and the mentalities of the people in the two regions. The Chesapeake and New England regions had many flagrant differences that led to
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Slavery in the British North American colonies differed depending what colony they are in. In places where slaves were the majority‚ they were treated differently as opposed to places with few slaves. In South Carolina‚ there were more African slaves than there were European settlers. In New England and the Middle Colonies‚ there were fewer slaves and fewer plantations for the slaves to work on. Virginia and Maryland had lots of slaves‚ in addition to lots of tobacco plantations to work on; but
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Slavery: Southern Slavery from 1607 to 1775 In 1607 Jamestown‚ the first successful English colony‚ was founded. A mere twelve years later the first African slaves would be introduced to the colony‚ and throughout the 17th century and early and mid-18th century their usefulness would increase and they would become the saviors of the Southern colonies. The growth of slavery in these colonies was brought on in large part by geographic‚ economic‚ and social factors of this time. Economically‚ slavery
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