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    despite this they persevered and worked as a team to establish a colony. However‚ when two ships‚ crudely constructed in Bermuda‚ arrived at the settlement with no supplies‚ when the colonists desperately needed supplies the most‚ the settlers packed up and abandoned

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    The New England and Chesapeake colonies were both settled by English colonists. Most colonists moving from Great Britain to New England were families searching for religious salvation‚ rather than mostly the single men that traveled to the Chesapeake area in search of wealth. The immigrants of the Chesapeake area were greeted with a climate and soil that were perfect for cultivating tobacco‚ cotton‚ indigo‚ and rice. Those settling in New England could not rely on farming to support themselves because

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    Developments of New England colonies are rapid in the early 1600s. Colonies developments are influenced by the Puritans‚ who immigrate to America after protesting against the Church of England fearing religious persecution. The Puritans idea of representative democracy‚ strict values of frugality‚ and society based solely around the church shaped the development of the New England colonies from 1630 through the 1660s. The Puritans idea of a representative democracy greatly influenced the development

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    Picking up and starting over in life isn’t always easy. When New Netherlands was first discovered the people living there experienced this. They had to think of ways to bring people into their new colony and ways to make their colony strive. Through sponsors giving out land and hard work‚ the people were able to make a go of New Netherlands. Eventually‚ King Charles II granted all of the land that included New Netherlands to his brother‚ the Duke of York. Duke of York eventually renamed New Netherlands

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    about 1643 Puritans were coming to America for mainly religious reasons. This movement was called the Great Puritan Migration. The Puritans did like the way the Anglican Church was being ran‚ so they many of them came to America and set up the Massachusetts Bay colony. The leader of this Colony was John Winthrop. The Puritans believed through religion and hard work they could build a perfect commuity. The Puritans influenced the political‚ economic‚ and social development of the New England colonies

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    During the Colonial Era‚ there were few colonial in each regions of America such as New England‚ Southern‚ or Middle Atlantic. These Regions were the most important colonial areas during the Colonial Era‚ where it provided religions‚ food‚ cash crops‚ tobacco‚ and they also traded with each other countries which resulted lots of money. For the background of Colonial Era‚ they started by the conflicts between Catholics‚ where it was corrupted during this time period‚ and Protestants‚ who were reforming

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    The four British colonies in North America can be known as the New England colonies‚ the Chesapeake colonies‚ the Middle colonies and The Carolinas. All four of these colonies have various similarities and differences that characterized and influenced the settlement‚ including religious beliefs‚ laws‚ government corruption‚ economics‚ disease‚ and population. The New England colonies consisted of New Hampshire‚ Massachusetts‚ Connecticut and Rhode Island. The Chesapeake colonies consisted of Maryland

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    by Arthur Miller‚ many lies have been made by the Puritan Community. The witch trials took place during the times of the Salem in Massachusetts. This was a time of much hypocrisy in the people of the town of Salem. The witch trials involved many people to lie about the devil and witchcraft‚ which also harmed others in many ways. The Puritans of Massachusetts were a religious faction. Miler involved the intense dishonesty over the Puritan Community. The story began with the dancing of the girls

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    1.Compare to New England‚ Chesapeakes society. 2.Of the estimated 11 million slaves carried to America the great majority were sent were?. 3.The English rehearsal for settlelement in the New world by colonizing were?. 4. To resolve the problem of the vast expenses New World settlement required‚ English merchant-capitalists introduced the. 5.Indentured Services: 6. Puritan dissenter Roger Williams established the colony of 28) ______ A) Connecticut. B) Rhode Island. C) Maryland.

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    Description of New England‚" by John Smith and “Of Plymouth Plantation‚" by William Bradford‚ the two authors represent New England differently. One way they represent New England differently is by the tone of how they tell their personal stories‚ varies noticeably. Both authors use certain tones to attract and persuade targeted audiences. John Smith wrote of what a wonderful place New England was‚ while on the other hand Bradford wrote about the difficulties and realities of New England. John Smith

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