Colonies in antiquity

Indentured servants that came into the new world faced many struggles. Firstly, they often faced a lack of sufficient food due to the small amounts that were provided to them or the inability to obtain the food. Also, they had risk of getting diseases like scurvy and others that make the body weak. Poverty was also a result of their work. Many indentured servants had hopes of money but often struggled to have clothing or buy things like alcohol. Also, indentured servants were often in danger of…

crisp morning in 1524, suddenly, there is a strange floating structure, far bigger than the biggest canoe. An Italian sea captain named Giovanni da Verrazzano had anchored briefly off Sandy Hook, but never returned. This lead to the discovery of the colony of what is now New Jersey. The Native Americans were confused as the strange men made their way to the mainland. New Jersey was no longer filled with only Natives. The Dutch, Swedes, and English claimed New Jersey. In 1609, an English…

With the colonies so far away, who can tell what news is real, and what is fake. Well rest assured you can trust the Colonial Times and our team of reporters that we send to America to bring back accurate news, and significant stories. Today we take a look at colonial farm life and the essence of there emerging government. Farm life in the colonies, not unlike our own, requires toil and exertion from sunrise to sunset. Each day, colonial crops like tobacco and corn must be tended to…

people a voice in government affairs and rights to demonstrate beliefs. Laws also gave very few the right to vote. Democracy was the prime reason in developing “the new world” and the colonies strived to be as democratic as possible, but, many laws hindered developing the nation as we know today. The colonies were rapidly developing and people flocked to this new nation for the freedoms they could not find in their home country. Before the first settlers arrived in the new land they signed…

Revolution took place between 1765 and 1738 and was a period of great tension between two opposing ideologies. During this time, American colonists rejected the British Monarchy and established the United States of America. Of course, not everyone in the colonies supported the great revolt and as we initially saw with George R. T. Hewes, many focused solely on their business and class status. Nevertheless, something inside George R. T. Hewes’ heart ticked, and, as documented by author Alfred F.…

The Revolutionary War had a huge impact on families in the late 1700’s. Not only did the war affect those in it and their immediate families but it also affected even those who took no part in the war. If you lived in the colonies there was no escaping the tragedy of war. One family that was greatly affected by the war was Benjamin’s family. Benjamin was a single father of many children, all who were affected by the Revolutionary War. Benjamin, himself voted against the war because he had…

The primary purpose of The Great Awakening was to revive religion in the American colonies, but primarily in New England. Another, was social reform, the obsession with acquiring wealth and obtaining as much profit as possible was priority in the American colonies, and caused religion to become secondary. A group of charismatic evangelical protestant minsters came together and traveled across the American colonies preaching to churches and…

During the antebellum period, differences in geography, climate, manufacturing activity, population density and some other variables resulted in various banking systems. According to those differences, the banking systems can be discussed by three regions: New England, Middle Atlantic, and South and West. The most highlighted characteristics of New England’s banks was their small size. Banks in New England were relatively small because small banks paid lower taxes per dollar of circulating…

In 1778, the British tried to regain their colonies in the mainland South. it was because Chesapeake and the Carolinas were very profitable to the empire and were strategically important since they were close to the British sugar islands in the West Indies. Therefore, General Henry Clinton dispatched forces to the Caribbean and Florida. The British also laid out plans for an offensive drive into the Carolinas and Virginia. The British could have done many things differently in order to win the…

In what way was the American Revolution an ideaological struggle? The American Revolution an ideological struggle for independence from Britain. Hardships food shortages, family member fighting or dead. The British were not easy to defeat. They had money and well equip soldier. As well as strong economic supply of ammo, food, with everything they needed in order to eliminate the rebellion colonist. On the other hand, the colonist did not have the military power experience, financial, and…