New England

The Puritans arrived in New England to establish a settlement in 1620. By the late 1700s, New England was a part of America, a former colony across the Atlantic that recently acquired freedom from England. As the colony grew into Indian lands, so did the number of disputes with them, which contributed to the French and Indian War that ended salutary neglect and monitored mercantilism which encouraged Enlightenment ideas that strengthened the divide with Britain. Puritanism remained the same, but…

Sir Walter Raleigh Walter Raleigh was born in Devon England in 1554 (Aronson 13). His parents were not very wealthy and Walter was not expected to to inherit anything of value (14). Even though he did not come from wealth Sir Walter Raleigh would later become a well known English explorer. Sir Walter was one of the bravest English explorers to ever live. Walter first appeared in history when he enrolled at Oriel College in 1568. He was a very tall man for his day he was said to be over six feet…

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…

populating the northern colonies of New England. Quakers quickly populated the middle colonies after the English seized the Northern colonies. Southern colonies didn’t practice religion with the same enthusiasm as the northern colonies. Southern colonist left their faith in the hands of their plantations. Not all New England colonists were Puritans, but the Puritan religion was a major influence in the seventeenth-century New England way of life. Many New England communities treated Quakers…

was made to help with the corruption issue that was going on and also to change the electoral system in England. The Reform Act of 1832 eradicated old parliamentary boroughs and added new boroughs to the cities that prospered because of the Industrial Revolution. This allowed more representative seats to be re-dispersed throughout England. One problem that arouse from the reform bill was the new boroughs were not made based on the population. Wealthy land owners were still able still bribe…

Magna Carta” is based on leadership, who and how the document affected people, what is it, and the objective of it. The Magna Carta is a document created by rebels barons which was led by Archbishop Stephen Langton the ruler which was King John of England. The barons felt that the king was doing a horrible job along with being mistreated, King John was forced to sign the document. The Barons discarded with King John with the lack of leadership he was presenting. The barons forced a change. The…

The colonists were justified in their fight for independence against the British. They were fighting for their rights, liberties, and their country. They believed that England had tried to take away rights that they believed they were born with and did not treat them fairly. The colonists also felt as if they were being denied things that were rightfully theirs. All in all, they felt it would be best to break away from a country that oppressed, tyrannized, and stripped them of their most basic…

was an English Military officer born in England around the 1580s. Many believe he was born in Lancashire, England. His life in England is largely unknown, his legacy began on the Mayflower. He was hired by the Pilgrims to accompany them on their journey to the New World. The pilgrims hired Miles Standish as a military consultant for their colony. He traveled on the Mayflower along with 102 other hopeful passengers. The Mayflower departed Plymouth, England in September of 1620 and arrived at Cape…

crucial to colonial America’s formation. Various groups made the journey to settle in America. Some of these groups did so for religious reasons. Colonists of the Plymouth Colony, for example, were Puritans who feared persecution from the Church of England. The colonists of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, established by the Puritan leader John Winthrop, set out to establish a church that all other churches would use as a model. Ironically, many colonies that were established for religious freedom…

this plight. In spite of this situation, the Englishmen, came to America in the 1600s for three main reasons: to escape the economic strife, social problems, and religious persecution in England. The first reason that immigrants were motivated to come to America was England's changing economy. The population of England grew steadily, but the food supply did not increase proportionately. Agricultural land was taken over by grazing sheep. This condition severely limited the food supply, thus…