Middle Colonies

Reinhard states “it was against this backdrop that the eastern Mediterranean region saw the emergence of what must be described not as mere trading posts but as colonies” (Reinhard, 8, 2011). More specifically when the Spanish crown allowed other groups besides Mariners and merchants to include “Battle-hardened members” (Reinhard, 17, 2011) conquest starts to crystalize. The perfect example of this would be the…

There are a few main factors in a fifteen person colony to really consider when planning their future. These include: location, supplies, people, and tasks. All of them, coming together, are our best decisions that have been made to benefit the people. Addressing location, this was the core of some of the main decisions, since the landscape influenced the rest of the other categories the most. Selecting site three, we have open land for farming as well as hostile Native Americans that inhabit…

Patrick Henry our uncle,is going against the British. He has submitted a series of resolutions to the colony’s assembly,The House of Burgesses. His resolutions have denied Parliament’s right to tax the colonies and called on colonists to resist the Stamp Act. Newspapers have spread through the colonies with the resolutions. So far he has gained approval and support of the…

the colonies began because the people began to find that using them as labor workers were more economical. They were able to use them to their fullest potential for however long they wanted instead of having a time frame that’s listed on a contract. They would rather have a lifetime supply of plantation workers. 20. Slave culture continued to widely spread throughout all the American colonies and became more depended on. Enslaved Africans soon took over much of the population in the colonies and…

They ended up living as a sustained colony depending on each…

available in the colonies was uncommon in Great Britain and other areas of Europe, which led to adaptation problems with many of the people. The colonists did not have the equipment that people in Europe did, which led to new techniques and unique utensils. Throughout the different colonies, the food was usually unique to that area, because of the differences of economical and environmental factors that inhibited certain types of food from being available or grown in that colony. Unlike the…

such as a settlement. They had to adapt to new environments, learn about Native Americans, and develop new institutions. The Southern Colonies was the first region that these Europeans, especially British settlers, came to the New World for seeking riches, resources, and trading opportunities. And these purposes brought them to settle in new lands. The Southern Colonies consisted of Virginia, Maryland, Chesapeake, and Caribbean Islands where Europeans came for their purposes. The first land was…

Colonialism ruled the world for centuries. Colonialism was the driving force of many European countries for a long time. Colonialism is a powerful country in another weak country to build its colonies. This country controls and imposes power and influence on his colony. All the resources and people of the colonized country will belong to the colonial country. Britain was an significant model that use colonialism to maintain their dominance in the world. British controlled India and the America…

Shortly afterwards the wealthy Greek colony Apollonia was founded nearby (Casson, 1926:322; Ceka, 2005:66; Galaty, 2002:119; Hammond, 1992:31; Lafe, 2003:75; McIlvaine, 2012:58; Srejovic, 1998:22; Stallo, 2007; Stipčević, 1977:38; Tsetskhladze, 2008:lxv; Wilkes, 1992:110). According to historians there are conflicting dates in regards to colonization at Apollonia, either 600 BCE or 588 BCE. Part of this confusion might come from the colony which was originally named after its founder…

Life in the colonies was full of hardships, and the writings of those who had spent time in the colonies such John Smith, Christopher Saur, Patrick Talifer, and William Penn helped showed this. One major aspect of life in the colonies involved attempting to keep the peace between the different colonists as establishing new settlements often began with intragroup conflict. Another key element of the life of colonists was working hard to make do with what they had, as it was difficult to get…