The regions of Colonial America all had distinctive cultures and economies that completely differed from the others. ... Throughout the colonization of Colonial America, the intentions of the settlers, the structure of the regions and the forms of governing developed distinctions in the development in the regions. ... The colonists of the Chesapeake region did have a colonial assembly. ... Men were needed to work on the massive plantations. ... Slaves worked in large plantations and performed a variety of tasks. ...

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The colonials had methods of checking the governors" authority. ... The local government was different in every colonial region. In the plantation south, county government presided over every-day life. ... Colonial America was not a real democracy yet in any aspect. ... Colonial society experienced more religious toleration, education opportunities, and freedoms than anywhere else. ...

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Dutch By the early 17th century, the Dutch had taken over as the primary Euopean colonial power in Asia. They took control of the Moluccas and instituted a new plantation system. These plantations were much like the Spanish settlements where they used native people to tend the lands. The Dutch plantations, however, were dedicated to a single Cash Crop to make money. The Dutch also colonized parts of North America. ...

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After the war, he soon published his account of the hostilities between the Pequots and the English settlers, titled News from America. Another account of the war is made by William Bradford, a colonial leader of Plymouth, and can be found in History of Plymouth Plantation. ... In his account, from History of Plymouth Plantation, William Bradford also describes the violent attack against the Pequot village, although he admits that it is only secondhand knowledge, for he was not there to witness it (41). ... In John Underhill's account, News from America, Captain Underhill describes fro...

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Fundamental conditions made exploitation an American characteristic. ... In New England, not only children, but servants and eventually the slaves were considered a part of the plantation family, whose care was entrusted to the owner, which is the head of the household. ... Many servants entered the mainstream of colonial life. ... The English migration to America was composed of the middle and lower class. ... In America, the profession of law was out of favor and in little demand. ...

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