New England Colonies

The Colony of Roanoke The Roanoke colony was the most famous failed colony in all. It began when Sir Walter Raleigh wanted to explore the East Coast of North America. In the expedition, his ships landed on Roanoke Island on July 4, 1584, and his men examined the shore. The people returned successfully. Because of this, Raleigh founded his second journey. He sent 100 people to the island of Roanoke on April 9, 1585, with high hopes of establishing a new colony. Unfortunately, things were not…

considered the Mother Country of the colonies since economic growth, expansion to America, and better communication between the English and colonists was expected. English colonies were divided in five distinct economies and traded with many European countries, mostly England. Sugar, cotton, and rum came from the colonies to Europe, while salt, spices, and wine from Europe to the colonies. However, Britain changed her policies, imposing high taxes on the colonies and limiting trade with the…

English colonies not to be destroyed by the Indians and other European nations, unity was a concept shoveled up by many onlookers. There were multiple benefits within uniting the colonies, in which would produce a more organized set of colonies, most American colonists found unity as an exceptional concept. Creating a well formed government, alongside a strong, united fighting force, were just some of the concepts different officials seized, in order to solve how unity would thrive in the…

lived in the thirteen colonies known as America mainly originated from England and thought of themselves to be loyal to the British Empire. However the continental congress formed acts which in return questioned the British authority, after the French and Indian war the British parliament began to increase taxation policies. Consequently, between the time period of 1705 to 1776 colonists dramatically moved away from being a loyalist(those loyal to England) to develop a new identity; An…

During 1815–1914, England’s primary focus was the exploration and colonization of new land, with “around 10,000,000 square miles of territory and about 400 million people” being absorbed into British control. (Parsons). While Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre depicts the wonders of Victorian England, its revisionist text Wide Sargasso Sea describes the other side of the coin in postcolonial Jamaica, one of many European colonies in the West Indies.…

thirteen colonies were the perfect way to start our country. Because of where they were located, they gave our nation some of the defining cultural aspects we still see today. The colonies were split into three main sections: the southern colonies, the middle colonies, and the New England colonies. Each different area was responsible for providing different goods or services for the others. The southern colonies were based off of production of large cash crops on plantations. The middle colonies…

colonial areas: The Northern Colonies, Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies; each one had different geography that caused separation between each identity. For example. The Northern, Middle, and Southern colonies, all because of their geography, were extremely different in terms of economy, food, and the way of life. The geography of the different colonies of British North America influenced the separation from them and Great Britain by 1730. Not only were the colonies separating of each…

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…

The New World a place of death, theft, racism, and injustice, where many had little to no voice and those who dared to speak against the common practices were often punished. Born October 16, 1644, William Penn would be one of the first heroes of American Liberty, having found Pennsylvania where those who resided were allowed to have freedom of conscience and could practice whichever religion they desired. As opposed to other colonies where English newcomers were to follow The Church of…

Poem’s Impact Today: Analysis Europe’s second Renaissance started but 100 years after the end of the prior- but this time it kindled over 1,200 miles away in the smoky streets of England. The industrial revolution was in full throttle; women as well as young children, scurried to their factories every day as the eight o’clock bells rang the streets. Meanwhile, crowds gathered at the main square awaiting the tardy locomotive. Humanity was entangled in a hurtling world of technology and money.…