The colonies of Massachusetts and Virginia were located in separate regions of the New World and had many social and economic variations. The very laws and ideas these people have put into work are what have shaped America into the county it is today. When looking at these two colonies we know one thing is for sure, trade, land, religion, and natural resources were vital parts of their being. In this free-response essay I will contrast the colonies by how their societies were ran and how their economies affected their way of life.…
The 1600’s was a period of time where the American colonies began to form solid sovereign states. In an effort to find profitable resources that can be used to send back to Europe, one Virginia colonist John Rolfe started experimenting with tobacco in 1612 seeing how well it fared in the Southern soil which inevitably yielded favorable results. Upon this discovery, the tobacco industry led its engines at full steam ahead. In 1615, an estimated 2,000 pounds was exported which grew over the next 14 years to 1.5 million pounds (Lawson, 44). This rapid increase was a result of poor immigrants coming from Europe under the conditions of indentured servitude which allowed them to work off their passage to the New World. As the market increased the demand for more crops by raising the prices on tobacco, plantation owners were always looking for ways to expand their farm land and increase the amount of labor in order to keep up the demand to ensure a more profitable situation.…
Migration and Settlement: This chapter mainly discusses the establishment of the very first colonies in America. Also, how many people migrated over here seeking freedom from religious and political persecution.…
The following questions are listed chronologically by subjects. It is hoped that clues as to how subjects in United States History can be presented analytically can be identified by studying this list. Many of the questions required students to compare two or more periods of history, and these questions appear in each period specified in the essay. The questions are placed under the titles of the topics I use in my U.S. History A.P. course. I. The Founding of the Colonies, 1607-1688 1. "Throughout the Colonial period, economic concerns had more to do with the settling of British North America than did religious concerns." Assess the validity of this statement with specific reference to economic and religious concerns. (1990, question 2) 2. "Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin, by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. Why did this difference in development occur?" Use the documents AND your knowledge of the colonial period up to 1700 to develop your answer. (1993, DBQ)** 3. "In the seventeenth century, New England Puritans tried to create a model society. What were their aspirations, and to what extent were those aspirations fulfilled during the seventeenth century?" (1983, question 2)…
5. The social structure of the eighteenth-century colonies was growing more open for some but not for others. For whom was there more opportunity, and for whom not?…
During the seventh century, Europeans established colonies in North America. The English colonies were originally established because proprietors from England were granted charters to settle and govern lands. Other European colonies were established around trading posts. Over time, the English gained control of the thirteen colonies through force or purchase; eventually, by regions were known as the Southern, Middle and New England colonies. Although the colonies were under the control of the English and had many commonalities, each region created a distinct culture. These similarities and differences can be evidenced when comparing the role of African Americans, a role of women, and types of settlers of the Middle colonies and The Southern…
They had an economy based upon the search for gold. The men spent the entire day searching for gold, rather then worrying about how to get food and taking care of others and themselves. They eventually starved to death and became shelter-less. They also constantly fought with one another. There were no occupations or families brought over. In order to save the colony, Captain John Smith took charge. He told all men that if they did not work to build houses and farm, they would not get food. The men began to build houses and farms, but they still continued to look for gold. They were less prepared when they came to America because the immigrants were all young, unskilled men. The men outnumbered women, so that meant natural reproduction of population grew slower than that in the English Colonies. Men that came were all between the ages of 14 and late 20s. There were some older men, but the young men continued to outnumber them which made it harder to take control. Besides from being unprepared, the Chesapeake region suffered many attacks by Native Americans. They also struggled for support from England and did not have enough men with experience to defend against Dutch and Native Americans. Their borders and waters were undefended and open for all attacks. Another huge problem was they had no town meetings and no peace. They had indentured servants, which eventually revolted…
The New England colonies and the Southern colonies are slightly similar in some aspects, but drastically different in most. For example the new england colonies were strictly puritan and they did not tolerate any other religion but the southern colonies were not dominated by a single religion which gave way to more liberal attitudes and some religious freedom. The economy of New England was powered mostly the manufacturing in factories, whereas the Southern colonies’ economies were more agriculturally based. The social structures were different, because the New England colonies didn’t believe in slavery, so the social ladders were not the same. Religious tolerance was another major difference in these two regions. Overall the New England and Southern colonies are slightly similar, but their differences set them apart from each other.`…
In the early history of the 1600's, North America had been discovered and establishment of the New World had begun. Although Spain and England both focused on the colonization and exploration of the Americas, their ambitions and goals were very different. The most important reasons for English colonization were religious freedom, to seek refuge, and new economic opportunities. The Spanish, on the other hand, exploited the New World in search of gold and silver, greed navigated their search. Although both the English and the Spanish experienced mild success, the English tactics for daily survival were much more organized and peaceful.…
As American colonies started to attract more people, colonies population grew strategically. England’s mercantilist policy introduced to Americas a lot of goods, that were now available to different types of social classes. Previously luxury goods: coffee, tea and cotton clothing were now available to the middle class. Before the consumer revolution colonies were mainly agricultural, as trade expanded, colonial sites started to appear. The exchange of manufactured goods between them colonies drew them together and turned them to be more alike as England.…
Due to the location of the Englishmen’s settlement, the geography affected their way of life. The people that had settled in the southern colonies were not there permanently, they planed to go back home after they found what they were looking for, which was gold. Once they found the gold they were originally going to go back to Europe, but they set themselves up for a major upset. After the Englishmen arrived to America, they found no gold so they could not go back to England empty handed, after all they came to America for a specific reason. Once they realized that there was no gold, they needed a way to support themselves and survive by making a living.…
Although three of the European settlements in early 1600’s North America during the early 1600’s were founded by different people groups withfor different motives and on different principles, they held many similarities. in addition to their contrasts. Jamestown, Virginia, was founded in 1607 by a group of men and young boys as a commercial project while the settlements of Plymouth and Massachusetts were to be refuges for persecuted Separatists and Puritans. The goals, environments, and backgrounds of the people who settled these areas affected ? the success and failures of their New World. Some compare with others, while others differ from the rest.…
Early English settlers viewed the native populations as little more than savages and a primitive people that were inferior to them. The English believed that, since they were an inferior people, their land could be taken and claimed for the English so that they could continue to expand and settle new areas and mire towns and villages. In this Essay I aim to Explain the views of the colonists about the native populations as well as the views of the Natives about the new colonists.…
Starting from the founding of the United States, dating all the way to 1835, slavery was a commonly held practice throughout the United States of America. Although less popular and to a much lesser scale in the north, the problem still existed. During these times slavery was not looked at so much as a problem, but rather an economic opportunity. Because of slavery, the plantations in the United States flourished, producing vast quantities of product to sell for large profits. Charles Post in his work “The American Crucible: Slavery, Emancipation and Human Rights” defends this when saying that, “From the seventeenth century, the slave plantations in the New World were simultaneously integrated into an increasingly capitalist world market.”…
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