...History 1865 Midterm Essay #1: Question #1: Northern, Middle, and Southern Colonies Compare and Contrast America has always been a land of diversity but also a land of unity. This statement also applied to the first English settlements that were established here in North America. In the beginning years of America, the colonies could be divided into three regional areas: New England colonies, middle colonies and the southern colonies. Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island comprised the northern colonies; New York, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania made up the middle colonies; and Virginia, Maryland, Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia composed the southern colonies. These three colonial areas had both similarities and differences that will be analyzed in respects to their economic base, political structures, and attitudes toward slavery established in these three regional areas throughout this essay. Although many different types of Europeans founded the colonies throughout the eastern seaboard they were some similarities as to how they were established and how they made their economic bases. Throughout the Norton text I’ve noticed that all of the colonies were established through some sort of business enterprise, whether it was through the Massachusetts Bay Company, or the Virginia Company, or even a lone entrepreneur, looking to make a fortune for them. These businesses were all expected to turn a profit, some of them did and some of them didn’t...
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...Contrast America has always been a land of diversity but also a land of unity. This statement also applied to the first English settlements that were established here in North America. In the beginning years of America, the colonies could be divided into three regional areas: New England colonies, middle colonies and the southern colonies. Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island comprised the northern colonies; New York, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania made up the middle colonies; and Virginia, Maryland, Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia composed the southern colonies. These three colonial areas had both similarities and differences that will be analyzed in respects to their economic base, political structures, and attitudes toward slavery established in these three regional areas throughout this essay. Although many different types of Europeans founded the colonies throughout the eastern seaboard they were some similarities as to how they were established and how they made their economic bases. Throughout the Norton text I’ve noticed that all of the colonies were established through some sort of business enterprise, whether it was through the Massachusetts Bay Company, or the Virginia Company, or even a lone entrepreneur, looking to make a fortune for them. These businesses were all expected to turn a profit, some of them did and some of them didn’t. However all of the hard work that was done and all of the profit made usually went...
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...The Southern colonies had its first permanent settlement in the year of 1607 when immigrants settled in present day North Carolina(Virginia.) (Brinkley)In 1619 Virginia became known for the first colony to have an elected legislature, known as the House of Burgess. Most of the people that lived in these colonies where Anglicans and those who weren’t had to leave. (Brinkley) The colonies that made up the southern included; Maryland, Virginia, Georgia and the Carolinas (later split into North & South in 1729.) The southern colonies where founded by the British in 16th and 17th centuries. (U.S.History.org, The Southern Colonies) The weather was humid and warm with hot summers, and long growing seasons. (Brinkley) It was also often rainy and cold. These southern colonies turned to cash crops (indigo dye, rice, Tabaco) with Tabaco becoming the most important. (U.S.History.org, The Southern Colonies) Slaves and servants were very much important to the southern colonies, as that’s who most crops where done by. Settlers traveled from England in order to seek economic prosperity that England lacked. (Staff)...
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...The Colonial Period and the Fight for Independence David C. Nard Hist 316L – Spring 2015 From the time the nation's first settlers established the colony of Jamestown in 1607 to the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, 169 years had passed, meaning settlers established 13 colonies across the eastern seaboard and prospered as farmers, shipbuilders, and merchants. But they were not free, and were bound by British rule on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. For more than one and a half centuries, colonists fought for and perpetuated a system for self governance, but outside forces kept threatening their way of life and liberty. Throughout the Colonial era, settlers of the New World fought against British governing rule and desired self-government. However,...
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...(1400-1750) Life in the 13 colonies The England colonies The Geography: The new england colonies included Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. All of this information was from the time period of 1638 till 1776. The Massachusetts Colony was located in the england colony. It is one of the original 13 colonies. It is located on the Atlantic coast of North America. The Massachusetts Colony was part of the New England Colonies. Now we have the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The Connecticut Colony was one of the original 13 colonies. It was located on the Atlantic coast of North America. The Connecticut Colony was known as one of the New England Colonies. Now we have the U.S. state of Connecticut. The New Hampshire Colony was one of the original 13 colonies located on the Atlantic coast of North America. Now we have the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The Rhode Island Colony was one of the original 13 colonies located on the Atlantic coast of North America. The Rhode Island Colony was known as one of the New England Colonies. Now we have the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The agriculture: Subsistence farming is farming enough food for just your family to live off of. The ground was rocky and not good to crops in the...
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...Meko Dorsett HIS 200 Dr. Tameka Hobbs 24 August 2012 Chapter 5 Summary – “The Southern Colonies in the Seventeenth Century, 1601–1700 ” Summary: This chapter begins with a portrait of Benjamin Franklin's early life in Boston and his arrival in Philadelphia. This chapter also talks about the growing population and expanding economy in British North America. The most important fact about eighteenth-century colonial America is its remarkable population growth. New England's population increased six fold during the eighteenth century and Natural increase was most responsible for the growth of New England's population during the eighteenth century. Immigrants came to the middle colonies for the perceived economic opportunities. Key Words: Scots-Irish They were a group of restless people who fled their homes in Scotland in the 1600’s to escape poverty and religious oppression. They first relocated to Ireland and then to America in the 1700s. They left their mark on the backcountry of Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia. These areas are home to many Presbyterian churches established by the Scots-Irish. Many people in these areas are still very independent like their ancestors. Olaudah Equiano(1745-1797) African who was sold into slavery and bought his way out-kidnapped as a boy (age 11) from his home he was sold into slavery and sold amongst slave traders many times-he served in the Seven Years' War as a captain's boy and was then sold to a slave trader where he went...
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...New York) as the country’s source of wealth and opportunity but most Americans are ignorant to the history that the famous Wall Street was created from. In order to understand how Wall Street became the wealth center that it is today and its role in the system of global capitalism, it is imperative to know Wall Street’s upbringing. Wall Street was made from the backs of African Americans and to this day, it remains a key component in preserving racial inequality and financial oppression. The Dutch settled in what is known as present day New York and named it New Amsterdam during much of the 17th century. Through the Dutch West India Company, the Dutch used enslaved Africans for labor when they were first brought to this colony around 1627. These African slaves built the wall that gives Wall Street its name,...
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...Conspiracy, Africans losing their boats, Monroe Doctrine, Nat Turner's revolt, The Alamo, Gag rule, Trail of tears, Harriet Tubman, California. All of these are some major events that caused the civil war itself. All of these events had also contributed to the rise of the English colony and the break off point from the mainland in Europe. All of the events/ people mention previously are going to be used to tell how the American civil war started and how each led to a chain reaction of other events that occurred. These events will each tell a story of its own and slowly build up to the civil war itself. Other events along the way will show up as a result of an event occurring. Both the north and the South had different events which lead up to the civil war but we will mostly focus on the more major events that took place. The Rise of the English Colony was different than the other European Nations. The first major event that occurred that broke the English from the European nation would be that the U.S. ratified the Bill of Rights. On September 25, 1789, the congress transmitted to the state Legislatures twelve approved amendments to the Constitution. Numbers three through twelve were adopted by the states to...
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...1607 with a new and inviting colony known as Jamestown in Virginia. The king started giving out charters in hopes that more English people could colonize and become more dominant. Unfortunately, Jamestown was not very successful. All because of the harsh living environment and the lack of farming for food the colonist were found that looking for gold. After it failed Jamestown became a good place for the growth of Tobacco. Tobacco ended up saving Jamestown; it was used as a cash crop. This turn around in Jamestown led to further colonization in the region. Britain decided that they needed more land in America and that their people needed to come over to colonize these new areas. He set up many charters that allowed...
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...– Identifications: John Winthrop: Governor of Massachusetts Bay that was elected 12 times. Envisioned the city on the Hill. Roger Williams: Williams was banished from Massachusetts Bay for agitating ideas like the separation of church and state. Moved North to the area now known as Providence, Road Island and established the Protestant Church. Eliza Lucas Pinckney: Was in Charge of 3 South Carolina plantations by the age of 16. Imported indigo to her plantation, which became a very important cash crop. John Smith: Leader of Jamestown Colony in Virginia. First explorer to map the Chesapeake Bay part of the first settlement to the New World. Helped save colony from devastation. Anne Hutchinson: Was a Puritan spiritual adviser and an important participant in the Antinomian Controversy that shook the Massachusetts Bay Colony. She helped create a theological schism that threatened to destroy the Puritans' religious experiment in New England. She was eventually tried and convicted, then banished from the colony with many of her supporters. John Rolfe: Was married to Pocahontas and moved to England with her. Most notably established the tobacco industry in the colonies and was killed by Indians upon re-arrival in the new world. Pocahontas: Was a Virginia Indian notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. Daughter of Powhatan and married to John Rolfe. John Calvin: Influential Frenchman who helped develop Calvinism, which contained the idea...
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...Eventually, over time these indentured servants turned into slaves, which we all have learned about through history. The time line from indentured servants to slaves is quite compelling and I’ll show you how. In 1619, the very first African-Americans show their faces in Virginia. Most of them were indentured servants, trying to prove their worthiness in the eyes of the white land owners. After whites discover how much their field hands accomplish, they begin to transport blacks from Africa to the West Indies. In the 1660s, slavery becomes even more appealing and soon enough, slave codes are put into act. These were laws passed as a model for other colonies on how slaves were to be a white man’s personal property, initially taking away black’s rights. It protected the institution of slavery. Beginning in the 1670s, the African-American population in North America was growing outrageously large. Enslaved women usually had an average of more than four children and because of this; the Chesapeake region was one of the first regions to raise a large generation directly into...
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...because of this, it has no more purpose to fly publicly in the south with its symbol of racism. Instead, its new home should be part of a museum where its history can remain intact without being offensive to any particular group of people. Among many people in the United States the confederate flag is seen as offensive and serves as a reminder of the dark past our country endured in which their ancestors were enslaved and treated with cruelty. Should the confederate flag be allowed to fly in the southern States? Although many argue that it cannot be taken down due to it being a part of our history and that many people have died for that flag, it should not be flown as it relates to racism and the...
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...As the English colonies began to settle into their new life in the Americas, the process of forming a successful colonization did not appear to be as complicated as it turned out to be. Upon the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, bureaucrats in Britain attempted to impose unjust laws upon the colonies resulting in a war against them, with the aid of the Native Americans. Once King Charles II returned to the throne, he was able to transform the scattered colonies into an intimidating mercantilist empire. He distributed title to the lands of New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the Carolinas to a few English aristocrats. These were proprietary colonies that remained loyal to the Church of England, with the exception of Pennsylvania which was Quaker. These were...
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...and collecting edible plants. Archaic Era- period beginning approximately 9,000 years ago lasting an estimated 6,000 years. * It was marked by more intensive efforts by ancient societies to shape the environment to enhance food production. Incas- Peru, S. America, very complex political system. * Kept record of deaths and births Mayas- Yucatan peninsula, Central America, and written language and calendar. Aztecs- México, Central America Largest language groups 1. Algonquin- largest spoken language 2. Iroquois- upper New York State 3. Muskogeon- southern most regions of the east coast League of five nations- see notes Effects of Europeans on Native Americans- * Goods- metal, cloth, reintroduced horses, food, Negative- diseases Effects of Native Americans on Europeans * Goods- corn and how to preserve foods Negative- diseases Influence of Islam on early European trade- Impact of Islam on earl African tribes- Muslim introduced the concept of slavery and dominated the slaves in the Mediterranean * Slavery was not based on race but on the losing side Impact of Roman Catholic Church on Europe prior o age discovery Catholicism- extracted money from every individual around the world * Henry the 8th disagreed with the pope b/c he had power also ...
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...The Thirteen Colonies, starting 1775, were British states following the British empire on the east coast of North America which had been established between 1607 (Virginia) and 1732 (Georgia), extending from New England toward the northern border of the Florida’s (British East and West Florida). They had fundamentally the same politics, and were commanded by Protestant English-speakers. The thirteen colonies were: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. You can see them in the map below. The Kingdom of Great Britain in London rehearsed a strategy of mercantilism. It regulated the colonies...
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