Settling the Northern Colonies (1619-1700)
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Although Northern and Southern settlers were bound by a common mother nation, they were drastically different in economy, politics, morals, and motives.
The Protestant Reformation Produces Puritanism
Martin Luther created doctrines for Protestantism and changed the religious world as we know it
He ignited a fire of religious reform (the “Protestant Reformation”) that licked its way across Europe for more than a century, dividing peoples, toppling sovereigns, and kindling the spiritual fervor of millions of men and women
Some of whom migrated to America
John Calvin, inspired by Luther, created Calvinism and influenced many future American settlers
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in 1681, he managed to secure from the king an immense grant of fertile land, in consideration of a monetary debt owed to his deceased father by the crown (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania was truthfully advertised and home to a heavy flow of immigrants and Quakers
Quaker Pennsylvania and its Neighbors
Pennsylvania had many distinct traits as a colony
The Pennsylvania colony was peaceful towards Indian tribes and peacefully bought land from them, until, because of the colony’s tolerance, aggressive colonists began to abuse the Native Americans
The colony was extremely liberal and opportunistic, and the colony had not made a contract with a military due to the Quakers’ beliefs in passiveness
Through its attraction of others, Pennsylvania grew in population and economically
The neighboring areas also had distinct characteristics
The Middle Way in the Middle Colonies
The Middle Colonies had traits that no other colonies shared
New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania all shared common characteristics
In general, the soil was fertile and the expanse of land was broad, unlike rock-bestrewn New