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    Southern Colonies Religion

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    Southern Colonies Religion | Southern Colonies claimed to have religious freedom but that tended to be a superficial idea. In these colonies Anglican faith was the most predominate. Anglican included Presbyterian and Baptist. While Protestants were somewhat tolerated most were Anglican. They didn’t really consider Native Americans and slaves religion to be an actual religion. Several people tried to convert slaves and Native Americans to their religion. When slaves began to give in they

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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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    went through in its first few years. Jamestown was not just a colony that survived and grew from its establishment; it was a township of a way of life for those who lived there. Each colonist having some duties in the colony taking strength from each other and supporting each other in order to survive. In 1585 the first established English settlement in “The New World” was Roanoke Colony commonly referred to as “The Lost Colony of Roanoke.” Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in

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    technological inventions that helped sailors in their exploration and discovery of new lands were compasses‚ astrolabes‚ and a Portuguese ship called a carvel. 4. The name given to the economic system during the age of exploration and colonization whereby colonies were exploited for the benefits and wealth they could bring to the mother country was mercantilism. 5. Martin Luther’s main disagreement with the Roman Catholic Church was how people could be saved from their sins. Luther preached that people were

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    -The most important rivers in the Middle Colonies were the Delaware and the Hudson Rivers because they were large enough for the ships which promoted port cities for trade. It was also easier to transport goods by waer because products were bulky and could be transported faster‚ with more ease‚ and at a lower cost by boats. -The Middle Colonies attracted Dutch and German farmers who‚ through their use of advanced faming techniques‚ were able to grow cash crops of fruits‚ vegetables‚ and above all

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    13 Original Colonies Introduction Your expertise is needed immediately! 500 people are scheduled to set sail from England to the colonies next month.  They are still undecided which colony would be the best to settle and build their new homes.  Your colony has hired you to create a newsletter‚ pamphlet or brochure to entice these people to settle in your colony.  The information you provide will be used to help the new colonists pick the best colony that will suit their needs.  You will need

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    Compare and Contrast the Chesapeake and New England colonies The dawn of the 1600’s brought about a new chapter in American history. The United States experienced an influx of almost 400‚000 Europeans and 350‚000 Africans‚ most of which were (indentured) servants. Most settlers‚ seeking the benefits of unclaimed land‚ migrated into the West Indies‚ Mid-Atlantic‚ New England‚ or South regions/colonies. It would be the differences between these groups that would set them apart from each other

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    economic betterment best describes the motivation behind the founding of English colonies? It wasn’t just the desire of religious freedom or just the desperation of economic betterment that motivated the founding of the New World; it was both. The development of the colonies in America helped the colonies to decide their own thoughts and ideas. In which Puritans were mostly the founders of the main colonies. Puritans were English people seeking religious freedom in this new life they created

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    The Virginia Colony vs. The Massachusetts Bay Colony The Virginia Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony were both similar and different on three main topics: religion‚ economics‚ and demographics. Religious views and importance differentiated greatly between the two colonies. New Englanders‚ the area in which the Massachusetts Bay Colony settled‚ came to America to exercise religious beliefs that were not allowed before the English Civil War and after the Restoration. They were made up of

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    The colonists in the early 18th century felt closer to their homeland of England than they did to their neighboring colonies. It wasn’t until after the French and Indian War that the colonies started to feel unified in a way. Then with the addition of harsh tax acts and policies the colonists started to question being a part of the British Empire. These acts without the colonist’s consent started to stir up ideas about actually becoming an independent nation and revolting against their English rulers

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