Delaware’s State History First Inhabitants Before the Europeans arrived, the Nanticoke and Lenni Lenape Indians. The Lenni Lenape Indians were peaceful indians. The Lenapes lived in small tribes and sometimes large villages of 200-300 people. In a Lenape clan, all the work was shared by men and women. The Indians started working at a very young age.…
Pennsylvania had rich soil and a great climate which attracted many people lead farmers to make more profit for their produce and helped them afford greater wages for their employers than anywhere else, the poor had better opportunities and received better pay, they had a chance to have a better life, there was a policy of toleration as well, indentured servants were not permanently bound, it was overwhelmingly rural, and everything was sold much cheaper. (Source 1, p.42) Gabriel Thomas, a Welsh yeoman farmer who spent fifteen years in Pennsylvania before departing for England. In 1706, he returned to Sussex County near Philadelphia, where he owned a thousand-acre plantation. Note the reasons he thought that conditions were better in Pennsylvania than inn England or wales.…
The distinct societies of the Chesapeake and New England region was because of the difference in the founders motives. While Jamestown was founded for profit, the Massachusetts Bay colony was meant by the Puritans to be a model society. While New England was made up of neighborly communities, the Chesapeake had discontented males and a lack of women. Due to differing influences both regions developed into their own societies greatly differing from one…
When the first colonies on the eastern side of what is now the United States were first established, they were failures. The colonists could not produce what they needed for survival and the colonists often had conflict with the Native Americans, forcing some colonies to fail. After colonies began to almost be successful, for example Jamestown and Plymouth, more Europeans wanted to come to the new world for a variety of reasons, like religious freedom. The Quakers were a part of this group, settling in Pennsylvania under William Penn.…
*The Delaware Colony was founded by Peter Minuit. *Various religious groups lived in the Delaware Colony. These groups included the Quakers, Jews, and Catholics. * In 1682, the colony had three colonies: Kent, New Castle, and Sussex.…
1.Since the reading did not clearly state when Penn was alive I looked it up and he lived from 1644-1718. So, he was not alive in 1776, although on the first page it was stated that the government would be modeled by the way William Penn ran it. The kind of leader he was must have influenced others after his death. During the time of the revolution no one knew of Penn and never gave him a chance to show off his leadership skills. The American radicals wanted more order to run their land and did not feel like Penn could construct such a machine-like operation.…
"I, the said William Penn, have declared, granted, and confirmed, and by these presents, for me, my heirs and assigns, do declare, grant, and confirm unto all the freemen, planters and adventurers of, in and to the said province, these liberties, franchises, and properties, to be held, enjoyed and kept by the freemen, planters, and inhabitants of the said province of Pennsylvania for ever," said William Penn in his First Frame of Government. His ideas here clearly mirror the Declaration of Independence, despite being written nearly a century beforehand. William Penn was the founder of Pennsylvania, as well as a Quaker. William Penn's well-developed, humanitarian ideas influenced not only Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, but also the Constitution…
Pennsylvania can be praised upon for her known freedom of religion. The original founders, Quakers, did not necessarily dominate every region. Instead, it was a mix of Lutherans, Jews, Quakers, and other religious groups. Our colony share a similar variety of religion, as we believe it is incorrect to look down upon others. As long they do not cause any harm to anyone else, Highspring shall allow it.…
The Middle Colonies had very fertile soil, which they used to grow crops. No one faith dominated the Middle Colonies, the colonies were made up of Quakers, Lutherans, Calvinists, and Presbyterian. The Middle Colonies were mostly proprietary colonies, and the proprietary colonies were New Jersey, Pennsylvania,…
To repay this debt, King Charles II gave Penn a charter to begin a colony in the huge chunk of the ‘New World’ that he had also just given him. After beginning his new colony, many settlers came from many countries in Europe including Scotland, England, France, Sweden and Ireland. His colony soon became known as the “Holy Experiment.” Any race and religion could settle here without being persecuted or enslaved. Penn believed that race, religion, and gender should not change their rights as a human.…
MAKE SURE YOUR TENSE IS CONSTANT AND DOESN’T SWITCH BETWEEN PRESENT/ PAST TENSE Key Reasons for Colonizing (will make hook later) Pennsylvania is the place where every colonist is treated in the same manner, your social status, religion, and gender does not matter. You will not be persecuted for your religion or beliefs. Colonists in Pennsylvania are very neighborly and help each other out during hard times.…
“Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road," said Voltaire. Throughout Americas history persecution was a norm. Human rights and civil rights were protested by a array of people because they were mistreated due to their own personal beliefs. America’s government and Americas citizens have officially discriminated a variety of other American citizens. These citizens were mistreated in their own society verbally and physically and have fought and still fight for their freedom and equality in their own country.…
Constitutional Convention Pennsylvania On May 1776, the Second Continental Congress was held at the Independence Hall in Philadelphia, to resolve an issue to the thirteen colonies. The purpose of this meeting was to outline the objectives of the government and “secure the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” (Lloyd).…
Jamestown and Massachusetts Bay Colony both had great impacts for the thirteen colonies. Jamestown was the first surviving settlement for the English in the Americas. Jamestown’s survival caused more settlers to come to the Americas in the belief that they too could survive. The Puritans of Massachusetts Bay colony believed only Puritans should have a “voice” over the colony. Non-puritans left Massachusetts to start a new colony because they didn’t want to be pressured to follow the beliefs of the Puritans.…
The motivation for the Jamestown, Virginia settlement was to make money for the charter company that brought them there. These settlers made their money from farming tobacco. The motivation for Plymouth Plantation was very different, however. While in England, Bradford joined a group of Puritans who believed that the Church of England was…