The Colony

America and England had intertwined economies that supported each other with things such as land expansion, but separated due to their conflicting ideas on the American value of economic freedom of the taxation of the colonies. During the French and Indian War, England expanded American land by seizing French and Indian territory. A map of territorial change shows the difference in land owned before and after the French and Indian War and the Treaty of Paris. England claimed much more land past…

*The Delaware Colony was founded by Peter Minuit. *Various religious groups lived in the Delaware Colony. These groups included the Quakers, Jews, and Catholics. *In 1682, the colony had three colonies: Kent, New Castle, and Sussex. *Big profits were made from growing wheat. *It was the 1st state to ratify the United States’ Constitution. *It became a state on December 7, 1787. *The New Jersey Colony was co-founded by Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret. *The colony was previously divided…

The British colonies were going well in the 1700’s. There were conflicts with the Native Americans but nothing really too large. There was no way to predict that the thirteen colonies would try to form their own colonies. The Seven Years’ War was unexpected and one of the most significant events to happen to North America. This war was closely related to the fur trade. There were early Indian wars, clashes over land control and clashes within tribes. The Iroquois want to maintain independence…

The venture to establish a colony at Jamestown was designed by the Virginia Company of London, which was organized and financed the colony, that wanted its business model to extract profits from the gold, silver, and other riches supposedly to be found in that region of North America. Also, no one knew the gigantic North American continent yet, the company soon expected to find a trade route by river through Virginia to the Pacific (Price, pg 1). This method was active eight months earlier. The…

1. There were three main regions with varying characteristics in the English colonies. The Southern Colonies were primarily settled with intentions to use plantation agriculture, so cash crops, tobacco; cotton; and rice, could be shipped to Europe for huge English profit. The Middle colonies were progressive, as they were settled for trading and manufacturing purposes and for a place to establish a representative government and freedom of religion (William Penn and his Quakers). In fact, New…

Alan Taylor’s interpretation of history in American Colonies, is the most effective analysis of push factors that drove Europeans to immigrate to the New World. This source contains the reasons of immigration and the success of the colonies one established. During the 1600’s, the Netherlands were a very liberal place to inhabit- compared to nations surrounding it. The Dutch empire was welcoming to outcasts that were not welcome in their own country. Even in New Netherland, the Dutch exhibited…

In short, the American colonies hosted a number of different migrants trying to establish a way of life in the New World. They all had their own culture and customs and were dedicated to keep their customs and passed it down to their next generation. In this discussion, I will discuss some ways that the colonies contributed the Cultural Revolution. First, Most of the Migrants came from England; we learned that some settlers who came from different parts of England some spoke differently than…

the 17th century two region were settled by people of English origin. These two regions were known as the Chesapeake and the New England colonies. Even though the two areas were governed by the English, the colonies had similarities as well as differences. The New England colonies were formed by people seeking religious freedom while those of the Chesapeake colonies traveled to the New World to seek wealth and economic profit. Socially, in the early part of the Chesapeake colonization the men…

the New World. The English began the struggle for prime land in North America, arriving in the early 1600’s. Over the years, multiple colonies would form and become classified into three regions: The Southern Colonies, The Middle Colonies, and The New England Colonies. The Chesapeake Colonies (Virginia and Maryland) and the New England Colonies (Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut) can be analyzed by reasons for immigration, economy, gender roles,…

clearly defined regions of the United States. While both the New England colonies and the Chesapeake colonies had deep-seated aversion for the natives, they differed in their religious homogeneity and economic policies. The New England colonies were strictly Puritan whereas the Chesapeake colonies followed no universal religion; also, while the New England colonies relied on fishing, shipbuilding, and farming, the Chesapeake colonies relied on their strong tobacco based economy. Although both…