John of England

The New England colonies did not rely on slave labor to sustain their economies, in which only a small percentage of enslaved Africans resided here. On the contrary, in Virginia and South Carolina, slave labor was an established activity. New England's cold climate and short growing season did not require a need for enslaved workers. Though the slave population grew, New England was not content in harming the enslaved Africans or forcing them to work. "Enslaved Africans were permitted to legally…

According to the film “Nova: The Vikings”, produced by PBS, trade played an important role in Viking expansion into the world. As Vikings learned of new places and treasures that were not well guarded they began to raid. The site of Birka was an early Viking trade center that was occupied for hundreds of years. It was one of the busiest and richest seaports in Scandinavia that connected the Vikings with much of Eastern Europe. Archaeological evidence from the site indicates that Birka housed…

The videos and articles included in this assignment made me see language a little differently. I’ve always known that language, especially spoken language, is constantly changing and evolving. New words and phrases are invented every single day, so I don’t see why rules and patterns should stay the same. Every region feels the need to change the way it speak to sound different from the regions around them. This results in slowly changing words, pronunciations, and fundamentals of the language…

A spiritual goal is bound to be much more meaningful than one based on greedy prosperity. If a group of people, in this case the case the Puritans, can gain both, than they have truly succeeded in a beneficial journey. The founders of the New England colonies encouraged religious freedom, democracy, and even inspired the holiday we know as Thanksgiving today, and are therefore more historically influential than Jamestown. Religion is the basis for how many people in the world live their…

In this timeless piece on Colonial Pirates, Hughson takes an approach that can be likened to a social history common throughout historians of the late 19th century and early 20th century. The author seeks to explain to the reader just exactly how pirates of Carolina, both North and South in the 18th and 17th centuries came about. More specifically Hughson looks to not only highlight just how they arose but how they were regarded by both Colonists and British authorities, how they affected the…

Canada is regarded as one of the most developed countries known to date in the 21th century, it could even be considered to rival even the United States. Canada could not have been standing where it is currently without a backbone to support it, that backbone is the 20th century. The 20th century did indeed belong to Canada as demonstrated by their participation in both World Wars, Canada’s increasing independence and how their economy had risen. Canada has earned the respect of other countries…

Life in the Seventeenth Century The Unhealthy Chesapeake Life in the American wilderness was brutal for the earliest Chesapeake settlers. Diseases such as Malaria, dysentery, and typhoid took 10 years of the life expectancy of the newcomers from England. Half the people born in early Virginia and Maryland did not survive twenty years. Due to disease, women were so scarce in numbers that men fought over them. There was a 6:1 male to female ratio. Many women were already pregnant before…

From 1666 to 1741, there was a religious group called the puritans, who seek freedom. They are taught to be caring towards one another and be selfless, but some when against there standards. When some Puritan we being outcast the Gods had to find tactics to peruse the to come back to their holy ways. Two different tactics were presented ,which each sided with heaven or hell. Bradstreet’s poem “ Upon the Burning of Our House” and Jonathan Edwards’ sermon “ Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”.…

The colonist who were so used to being taken advantage by the King and England wanted to make sure that the new government in the new country could not abuse their power like King George III. In the Declaration of Independence many of the grievances against the King are used to form the new government in the Constitution that prevents the new government from being able to perform these same grievances on its citizens. One direct influence is that the colonist were weary “of the dangers of a…

The 18th Century saw a huge turn in naval practices, philosophies, and action. This century saw nations fall from power and nations ascend to long-standing power. Whether it be infrastructure, tactics, operation or administration – nothing stayed the same during the 18th Century. And in this time of rapid expansion and change, one resource was always at the forefront of every decision: manpower. The 18th Century saw transoceanic naval expansion on a global scale and also saw the…