In the early 1700s all of the English colonies were struggling with problems. Common problems for the English colonies were fighting with the native Indians, growing crops, struggling with illnesses, dividing social classes, and much more. Although each individual colony had at least one problem to fight against many of the colonies had multiple problems.
The criteria for a well established colony could be the colonies life expectancy, education opportunities, job opportunities, overall economy, weather climate, religious structure, topography, conflicts, and political system. Depending on the type of person certain aspects of the criteria for a well established colony may be more important than other aspects. Speaking for myself, I place …show more content…
The Quakers religion rejected predestination and original sin unlike the Puritans religion. Instead the Quakers believed that all people had divinity and were not born with it but learned to grow it and all humans could obtain salvation. In contrast with the Puritan religion the Quakers had a much more relaxed religion. The Quakers also overlooked social classes and treated everyone equal, calling everyone thee and thou instead of kings, dukes, poor, and other social labels. Even women and men were treated equally which is one of the main reasons this is where I would choose to sail to. The religion also rejected war and believed strongly in peace which made it easier for the Quakers to get along with the native Indians. Ultimately the Quakers obtained a vast amount of help in planting crops and living off the land from the native Indians to establish the colony. Overall living with the Quakers sounds ideal but that is not to say they had no troubles. Like many other English colonies the Pennsylvania Quakers had problems with decreasing population due to disease and the long journey to America although the numbers were smaller than many other colonies. They also had resistance against the absolute proprietor in the early 1700s. I believe that the Pennsylvania colonies’ positive aspects out way its negative aspect which is why it is one of the colonies I would choose to …show more content…
The Carolinas would have been a good choice for multiple reasons one of which colonist were given headrights by the government for moving to Carolina. A headright means they were given land for settling in the area with this land would make it easier to start a farm or plantation in order to become prosperous. The Carolinas’ land was very fertile and good for growing crops and there was also a harbor making trading an easier task. The land was especially fertile in South Carolina so I would have preferred to make a home in that area in order to have better land for crops. Another valuable aspect of The Carolinas was its religious freedom and constitution for its people. Looking at the lifestyle in Carolina on the whole it was superior to many of the other
The criteria for a well established colony could be the colonies life expectancy, education opportunities, job opportunities, overall economy, weather climate, religious structure, topography, conflicts, and political system. Depending on the type of person certain aspects of the criteria for a well established colony may be more important than other aspects. Speaking for myself, I place …show more content…
The Quakers religion rejected predestination and original sin unlike the Puritans religion. Instead the Quakers believed that all people had divinity and were not born with it but learned to grow it and all humans could obtain salvation. In contrast with the Puritan religion the Quakers had a much more relaxed religion. The Quakers also overlooked social classes and treated everyone equal, calling everyone thee and thou instead of kings, dukes, poor, and other social labels. Even women and men were treated equally which is one of the main reasons this is where I would choose to sail to. The religion also rejected war and believed strongly in peace which made it easier for the Quakers to get along with the native Indians. Ultimately the Quakers obtained a vast amount of help in planting crops and living off the land from the native Indians to establish the colony. Overall living with the Quakers sounds ideal but that is not to say they had no troubles. Like many other English colonies the Pennsylvania Quakers had problems with decreasing population due to disease and the long journey to America although the numbers were smaller than many other colonies. They also had resistance against the absolute proprietor in the early 1700s. I believe that the Pennsylvania colonies’ positive aspects out way its negative aspect which is why it is one of the colonies I would choose to …show more content…
The Carolinas would have been a good choice for multiple reasons one of which colonist were given headrights by the government for moving to Carolina. A headright means they were given land for settling in the area with this land would make it easier to start a farm or plantation in order to become prosperous. The Carolinas’ land was very fertile and good for growing crops and there was also a harbor making trading an easier task. The land was especially fertile in South Carolina so I would have preferred to make a home in that area in order to have better land for crops. Another valuable aspect of The Carolinas was its religious freedom and constitution for its people. Looking at the lifestyle in Carolina on the whole it was superior to many of the other