DBQ #1 - In what ways did ideas and values held by Puritans influence the political‚ economic‚ and social development of the New England colonies from 1630 through the 1660s? During the 1600s‚ waves of Puritan immigrants arrived in the region of New England‚ settling the area and establishing population centers in areas like Massachusetts Bay‚ where the part of Boston was established. In contrast to the Chesapeake region’s inhabitants‚ the Puritan settlers did not come primarily for economic interests
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into this course from a Methodist church background. What little I knew about theology came from inside the church‚ and I never knew what was true and what was not. This course has taken my ideas of Jesus‚ Christianity‚ and the church and expanded my knowledge of all of them. One of the most interesting topics we discussed was predestination. Before this introduction to the methods and orthodox ways of the church I believed that predestination started with Martin Luther and it was this theory that
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Although New England and the Chesapeake were settled by the English‚ by 1700 they had evolved into two distinct societies. The Chesapeake was originally settled by people looking for gold. Many of those people were single men that had a very short life expectancy. The Chesapeake had fertile soil and enabled the people to grow tobacco. However‚ the New England region was settled by families for religious reasons. Their major occupations were fishing‚ shipbuilding‚ and lumbering. They had a cold
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New England and Middle Colonies developed differently because the Anglican Church was persecuting Protestants and Catholics. Therefore these groups settled in New England and not Virginia/Middle Colonies. This impacted political development because the Middle Colonies were for profit‚ and as a result they developed different politically. All of the Middle Colonies came to the new world for religious freedom. The separatists came to the new world to get away from the English Church. They wanted
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During the 1610‚ the New England and Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin‚ but by 1700 the regions developed into two distinct societies. The distinctions of development arose due to differences in economy and political structure. The economy and political structure of New England and Chesapeake differed based on the geography‚ needs and the different values or purposes that the regions served‚ causing two distinct societies to emerge by 1700. In terms
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peoples were established in what is now known as England‚ these people were remarkably innovative and developed tools and the Stonehenge‚ a culturally protected site in modern day England and a true wonder of the world. These people had access to smithing‚ and due to the high amounts of tin and copper available‚ were able to develop iron tools which produced stronger weapons and made for more efficient farming. In the year 43 AD‚ the Roman emperor Claudius decided that England should become an addition
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had great potential. Life in England and New England could be similar and different in many ways like: survival‚ work life‚ and manifest destiny. First‚ survival in England life was a little rough for those who were not in at least a middle or upper class. During the 1600’s‚ life in England was characterized by dirty streets‚ foul odors‚ and over population. This condition was reflected in most towns across England‚ particularly London. People were not very rich and did not live in very good conditions
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The people who settled in the New England Colonies were the Separatist Puritans called Pilgrims and the New Englanders would come to prosper through their hard work‚ thrift‚ and the quality of their commitment to God and each other. The settlement pattern in New England Colonies during 1600 to first half of 1700 was designed in clustered housing and small agricultural fields. The king will give out land and the settlement set up will include a meeting house‚ a village commons
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During Napoleonic wars‚ Napoleon’s primary goal was to invade England however France navy was crushed by British fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar. Napoleon tries to harm England by limiting of “Continental System” which is to crash the countries who are economy partnership with England (Austria‚ Prussia‚ Russia‚ and Spain). Nevertheless‚ Austria was in a threatening area geographically between France and Russia. Metternich used his negotiation skill to kept Austria neutral during the war between
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enslavement of Africans tarnished the early history of European settlement in the New World’. Illustrate this statement by discussing the African slave trade and relations between European settlers and the various Native American peoples. America was regarded as the continent of new opportunities‚ religion freedom‚ new ideas‚ innovation. In other words‚ it was claimed to be the New World. Many people headed to America hoping to give a new beginning to their lives. Up to this point‚ we expect to
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