As England began to take interest in the "New World", colonization by Englishmen began to spread drastically in the 1600's. English colonies took place on the eastern coast of the United States. Two early settlements established were in the New England and Chesapeake region. Although both were settled largely by people of English origin, by 1700 these two regions had evolved into two distinct societies, due mainly to reasons involving the reasons for settlement, geographical differences leading to different economics, religion and politics.…
During the 17th century, after the discovery of North America, Europeans immediately began the journey of colonizing the area. Emerging from these newly established colonies were New England and the Chesapeake. These two areas were built along the Atlantic Coast, housing hundreds of European settlers. However, as the people of New England and the Chesapeake began to construct societies of their own, the differences between the two colonies escalated. The differences between the European societies were due to the contrasting reasons for settlement in the Americas.…
The differences in motivations for coming to the New World greatly affected the way these two settlements functioned and developed. There were two central reasons for England’s drive to create colonies in the…
Many English left their homeland because of religious and political turmoil. High unemployment and low wages in England added to the troubles. In the 1700s, thousands of European immigrants crossed the Atlantic Ocean, hoping to acquire land, earn a good living, and enjoy the freedoms that existed in colonial America. The settlements where known as New England and the Chesapeake region. Although both settlements had a vast number of people with English origin, the regions evolved into two distinctive societies.…
During the year 1607 Jamestown, the first New World English colony, was established. The colony was successfully established even threw the struggles they faced when they first arrived. Even threw the struggle the English were determined to colonize the New World. Their main motivations for wanting to colonize were mainly for religious growth and freedoms, exploration of the land, and financial gain along with a better life.…
Colonization American InterContinental University HUMA215 -1403B - 21 Prepared for: Dr. Patricia Smith Kendra Wall August 16, 2014 Colonization is a transformation of a certain area or community or a transformation to a community. The first known use of colonization was in 1766. In 1766 five Philadelphia merchant, made a proposal the colonization of West. The five Philadelphia merchants (Bayton, Wharton, and Morgan, Governor Franklin of New Jersey, his father Sir William Johnson, and others) formed a company to build the colony by Wisconsin, Mississippi, Ohio, and Wabash rivers. The motivation for colonization’s result in many beneficial factors.…
Alan Taylor’s interpretation of history in American Colonies, is the most effective analysis of push factors that drove Europeans to immigrate to the New World. This source contains the reasons of immigration and the success of the colonies one established. During the 1600’s, the Netherlands were a very liberal place to inhabit- compared to nations surrounding it. The Dutch empire was welcoming to outcasts that were not welcome in their own country. Even in New Netherland, the Dutch exhibited liberal policies, such as allowing women to manage business and even keep her maiden name once married.…
Jamestown and Plymouth were the first two successful English colonies in North America. They were leaving their homes to have a better future. However, they both came to America for different reasons. John Smith came seeking for money and William Bradford came seeking for religious freedom. They suffered through a lot but still manage to be…
American Perspectives 1.The Jamestown Fiasco- In 1607 Englishmen arrived to the new world to mark the first permanent settlement Jamestown Virginia. They wanted to prevent Spanish advancements in the New World. They settled in Jamestown because it was far inland to hide from Spain, deep water to anchor ships and protection from local Native Americans. Christopher Newport brought settlers to plant crops, he built a fort to protect their settlement.…
Jealous of their Muslim adversaries, the Iberian Europeans decided to sail across the Atlantic after they experimented in islands off the coast of Africa, in order to gain the same wealth and trade routes that the Muslims had in Africa and Asia. The successful colonization of islands in the Atlantic led the Europeans to make larger expeditions further across the Atlantic. When the Europeans launched expeditions they would inadvertently bring diseases from the Old World, which devastated native populations. The import of plants and livestock ravaged the environment of North America.…
Many factors contributed to the settlement of the West. Many Indian and Hispanic tribes had already taken up homes in the Far West. The settlement in California and Texas started with the Spanish as they were seeking religion and set up a string of Catholic missionaries along the Pacific Coast. A big contribution to the settlement of the West would have to be the gold rush. Many people were seeking a new life to better the future for them and their families.…
The first people who settled in Northern America traveled a long distance not looking for wealth, but solely food for their families. Over a long period, thousands of families left their homes and made their new home in Northern America to have a better opportunity to support their families. In our read sections, it stated, “Recent evidence cast doubt and suggested that the first settlers camp on boats, either following whales across the Pacific from Asia or coming from Europe to search for fish (Schultz). The Indians change their life style and their beliefs over time.…
During the 17th century, many English men and women were unhappy with the lives they were living in their home country. As a result, the people voyaged to the new world in search of religious freedom, glory and wealth. Early settlers chose to build their lives in different ways; two of the first colonies that arose in the new world were Plymouth and Chesapeake Bay. Plymouth and Chesapeake were alike in their forms of government, both used a representative approach that embodied the people. Both colonies relied heavily on slave labor to grow their economies.…
The Spanish and English colonies were also different in terms of economic goals. As for Spain, the main reason for travelling to the New World was to create wealth. The Spanish did not plan or hope to establish permanent colonies in the Americas, but rather to find the coveted wealth and return to the Old World. Meanwhile, the English focused more on expanding into the New World with successful permanent settlements than finding wealth. The Spanish and New England colonies were slightly similar and substantially different in terms of their economic bases.…
When Europeans came to North America for the first time, they called it The New World, because to them it was a land that was mysterious in many ways. The native population that lived in North America was nothing like that of Europe and the environment of North America was even more foreign. There was no way of knowing the effect of European settlement and what the consequences of their actions would be on the native people and the land. Before the invasion of Europeans in North America, the Natives had a system of living. Their way of life and ability to live off the land were soon challenged by European expansion and technology.…