went about during the seventeenth century set the stage for a clash in culture and beliefs that ultimately caused enormous amounts of violence. While in some senses violence was a necessary act for survival for settlers, the main four reasons for the enormous amount of violence in the time period were, greed, entitlement, and fear. The violence happening during 17th century America ranged from wars, to witch hangings and acts of terrorism. It was a time of very little mercy for people who were not culturally
13. Puritanism was an English Protestant reform movement in the 1500s and 1600s; the Puritan people (called Puritans to mock their beliefs) wanted to "purify" the Church of England of its Catholic ways. Because of their beliefs, thousands left for New England in the 1630s to seek out religious freedom. Puritans came from all ranks of English society and were mostly merchants and tradespeople in the middle class and even founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. The Puritans emphasized Bible
English colonizers faced obstacles when they settled in the New World. This foreign territory’s native inhabitants challenged the settlers and caused fighting between the two groups. The Spanish, French, and English faced a broad variety of challenges that were unique from one another, however, they were similar in many ways as well. The English fought wars against the Indians for territory, while the French didn’t do this, but they both allied some Indians. The Spanish viewed the Indians as uncivilized
What role did religion play in developing the colonies? I think religion was used as a catalyst in creating the new world. Its purpose was served as a decoy by English stockholders, to hide true intentions of greed and control in hopes of freeing England of Spain dependence. These Private investors were used to expand the British Empire globally. These Joint Stock companies and Proprietors were chartered by the British Empire. Bigger companies were assigned government positions and authorized some
Plum Island is a 840-acre island, located off the coast of New York. The entire island was bought by the United States Government in 1899, after the Spanish American War. Plum Island was not developed into the Animal Disease Center that it is known as today, until 1954, by the United States Department of Agriculture. Neighboring the eastern end of Long Island, in Gardiners Bay; plum island may seem like quite the vacation spot, but it is far from it. It is not represented on some maps, and
Type: E 1. Briefly analyze the following: a. What life was like for the Native Inhabitants before the arrival of the Europeans? @ Students will include the impact they had on the environment, dietary need and how it was acquired, formation of groups @ See rubric b. What were the Similarities and differences between the Natives Americans and Europeans? @ Students will include some key points such as: spiritual, type of community, how labor was divided, and concept of private property, assignment of