to the colonies. In this passage you will be learning about the history of colonial trading, the triangular trade route, and the poor treatment of slaves. The History of Colonial Trading: Colonial trading began in the 15th century and was a prosperous means of exchanging necessary goods that the Colonials used in everyday life. Colonial trading first began as part of the widespread slave trade when Portuguese and Spanish settlers transported slaves from Africa to the American colonies they had
DBQ In 1700s there were two distinct societies in the new world, the Chesapeake and New England. The Chesapeake colonies made most of their money from the cash crop tobacco, but when it came to political and religious matters Virginia (a Chesapeake colony) differed greatly from New England colonies. The English church was the same as the one in England, which meant taxpayers paid for the support of the church even if they were not Anglicans. This mattered little to church members since
of English Reformed Protestants. They shared many of their values with the New England colonies. The Puritans influences the New England in different social, political, and economical ways. The Puritans introduced new forms of livestock that the New England colonies continued to use. As well as the Town Hall democracy, continued to thrive in the New England colonies and they continued to serve under the Church of England. Private land ownership began to increase. Furthermore, the government became
Religion had a bigger influence on English colonization in North America than economic and in that way America came closer to a nation. British colonies wanted the Indians to change into Protestant Christianity which was a worry for the Church. When the colonies became stronger, more people in Britain began to move to America. The survival factors of American was the Great Awakening Religion was really important to English colonies. That is why different groups, the Puritans and colonists in New
Contrast: New England Colony and the Middle Colony The American colonies (New England, southern, and middle colonies) were characterized by the activities that were being carried out in the area, the industry, and also according to why the colony was founded. Each of the thirteen American colonies had distinct characteristics but they are divided into the three major colonies. The general population who established the Middle Colonies were hoping to hone their own particular religion (Pennsylvania
Did you know that the colonists of America weren’t the only ones who explored the new world? Colonies from England was one of the other countries that decided to settle into certain regions in the New World. There were different groups of colonies that came to Americas and each settled in different places with different reasons. The different colonies were the colony of New England, the Middle colony, and Southern Colonial Regions. They each came for specific reasons, like the settings of the area
During the 1600’s the colonies were starting to attract more and more people of all different ethnicities but were mostly made up of English settlers. By 1700, the Chesapeake and New England regions were becoming quite distinct for many different reasons. these reasons were, the different people who were attracted to the two regions, the reasons for the development of the regions were different, and the different levels of wealth in the regions. The regions and the colonies were very different. Because
As colonies began to take shape in the 15th century, characteristics between each colony began to compare and contrast, especially between the Virginia and New England colonies. A similarity between the two were that they both had representative government, where Virginia established the House of Burgesses and New England established the Mayflower Compact. Another clear similarity between the two were that both colonies were involved in conflict that resulted in hatred against the Natives. The impact
mission to create a new colony in the name of God, and the third passage talks about the puritans mission to also create a new colony except by the fear and love of God. During the times of 1620 to 1630, the Europeans, Pilgrims, and the Puritans show that people in those times were highly driven by religion, loyal to England, and had a strong desire to create a fair and just government. Throughout the Mayflower Compact and the excerpt from “We shall be as a City upon a Hill”, religion plays a huge role
societies, especially the New England and Chesapeake regions. Socially, families and individuals from the colonies were different in number, beliefs, and social mobility. The economies of the colonies differed in their foundations and various industries. Concerning politics, each region had a their own form of self-government and extent of political authority. Although the New England and Chesapeake regions were settled by people of English origin, by 1700 the colonies developed to be uniquely diverse