The Importance Of Oppression In England
“The English founded Colonies to escape oppression in England.” This statement when evaluated can have a few meanings. Three reasons for the escape of oppression though were primogeniture, religious freedoms, and a new life. All of these reasons were important to the development of the colonies. Primogeniture in England was a law developed to try to help their over population. This law states that the only child in a family that can inherit land or anything, from the father, is the first born son. Since this was enacted other children in the family usually had nothing to their name. Their lack of land, money, or possessions meant they had nothing to lose. Many men knew this and decided the new world might have more to offer. They