Protections: The English Colonies In North America
The English colonies in North America were actually settled by immigrants from many
different European countries which resulted in a very cosmopolitan and multicultural society rich
in diversities of language and religion. Because of this nascent colonial diversity the United
States of America emerged as a new type of nation, one that guaranteed in written
constitutional form the rights of minorities against the possible tyranny of the majority. However,
while the nation could use “E Pluribus Unum” as the national motto, these basic constitutional
protections were not fully applied to two large and significant groups, the Native American
Indians and Africans.
Since the first colonial settlements of Jamestown, Virginia
different European countries which resulted in a very cosmopolitan and multicultural society rich
in diversities of language and religion. Because of this nascent colonial diversity the United
States of America emerged as a new type of nation, one that guaranteed in written
constitutional form the rights of minorities against the possible tyranny of the majority. However,
while the nation could use “E Pluribus Unum” as the national motto, these basic constitutional
protections were not fully applied to two large and significant groups, the Native American
Indians and Africans.
Since the first colonial settlements of Jamestown, Virginia