By the end of the 17th century, the colonies had become part of the intricate North Atlantic commercial connection, and were trading with both Britain and the West Indies. ... In the seventeenth century, the colony in Virginia was declared that of Anglican religion and Puritans and Quakers were soon driven out. ... By the beginning of the eighteenth century, Virginia had become a major tobacco exporter and the wealthy farmers controlled the plantations. ...

• Word Count: 646
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

By the mid eighteenth century the population of British America was flourishing, and had risen to approximately one and-a-half million people across thirteen colonies. ... During the early seventeenth century migrants from Britain, France and Spain settled along the Atlantic Seaboard of North America, and in the Gulf of St Lawrence. ... The American colonists were quite content for the one hundred and fifty years prior to the mid eighteenth century. ...

• Word Count: 1773
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

By the mid eighteenth century the population of British America was flourishing, and had risen to approximately one and-a-half million people across thirteen colonies. ... During the early seventeenth century migrants from Britain, France and Spain settled along the Atlantic Seaboard of North America, and in the Gulf of St Lawrence. ... The American colonists were quite content for the one hundred and fifty years prior to the mid eighteenth century. ...

• Word Count: 1734
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

During the Reformation of the seventeenth century, the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), led by George Fox, created their own denomination based on the belief that God is present as an, "Inner Light," in each person. ...

• Word Count: 1692
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate