Other English colonies sprang up all along the Atlantic coast, from Maine in the north to Georgia in the south. ... England won the war and got control of Canada, as well as keeping control of all the English colonies. By this time, the English colonies numbered 13. ... By and large, the people who settled in the New England Colonies wanted to keep their family unit together and practice their own religion. ... The people who founded the Middle Colonies were looking to practice their own religion (Pennsylvania mainly) or to make money. ...

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However, the first permanent settlement in North America was by the English in 1607. More and more people arrived in the New World, and by 1732, the English colonies numbered 13. ... The people who settled in the New England Colonies wanted to keep their family unit together and practice their own religion. ... The people who founded the Middle Colonies were looking to practice their own religion (Pennsylvania mainly) or to make money. ... Religion/Society What people believed depended on where they lived. ...

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Why the English Came to America? ... Plymouth - In 1606 a group of Separatists were being persecuted in England and fled to Holland seeking freedom of religion, however, in Holland they began to worry about their English heritage being affected by the Dutch... Massachusetts is sometimes called the "Bible Commonwealth" because the government was a theocracy, meaning that the laws were based on religion. ... It divided the English colonies. 2. ... The English wanted control of the thriving fur trade in the area. 4. ...

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When the colonists settled in America in the 17th century, many of them had different reasons for coming, believed in various religions and set goals and accomplishments both for themselves and their families. ... However, there were various clues as to the motivations of the early English colonists. It became very evident that the English who settled in the Chesapeake colonies were only interested in making money through "document C". ... Tobacco attracted many settlers, and since tobacco cultivation required abundant land because the crop drained soil of nutrients, the once small English s...

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Although they were settled mostly by people of English origin, the New England and Chesapeake regions developed very differently due to social, economic and political factors. ... The kinds of governments in each region caused the New England colonies to have laws based on religion that they created themselves and followed to please God, while the colonies in the Chesapeake area were often unhappy with their government who often pleased the rich and ignored the needs of the poor. ... The Articles of Agreement for Massachusetts stated that there would be rich and poor families, relative economi...

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The main difference between tow colonies are external environment, society structure and religion's attitudes. ... The English colonists had different outlook with native American. ... The last but most important difference is the belief on religion. ... While in Northern Colonies, people had a strict limitation on religion. ... The "moral liberty " and banished clearly shown the difference religion limitation between the Southern Colonies and the Northern Colonies....

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This religious enthusiasm quickly spread from the Middle Colonies to the New England colonies. ... The early revivals in the Northern colonies inspired convents to become missionaries in the Southern colonies. ... The Great Awakening in the American colonies was greatly influenced by the ideas of the English. ... During Whitefield's several trips to the colonies after 1739, he preached everywhere in the American colonies, often drawing audiences so large he had to preach outdoors. ... In this time period, religion entered a new era internally dividing some groups like the Congregationalis...

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The southern English colonies displayed many similar characteristics. The colonies of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia are known as the plantation colonies. ... Slavery was also permitted and accepted in all the southern colonies. ... Many similarities are evident in the five southern colonies. ... Religious toleration throughout the plantation colonies provided oppressed religions with freedom of worship. ...

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The Virginia and the Massachusetts colonies differed greatly in terms of society and economy. ... Unlike Virginia, Massachusetts had a lack of staple crops to exchange for English goods, but the success of their own shipping mercantile enterprises worked in their favor. ... Religion exercised a pervasive influence over the lives of those in New England towns, such as Massachusetts. ... Contrary to the strict Puritan society of Massachusetts, Virginia was much more laid-back in regards to religion. In the seventeenth century, the colony in Virginia was declared that of Anglican religion and Pur...

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There were three main subsets of colonies: Northern, middle, and southern. ... In the Middle colonies, religious freedom was granted more exclusively than in the Northern colonies. ... Lord Baltimore of a prominent English family founded Maryland in 1634. ... The southern colonies are proof that religion was not a prime facet of society but a glimmer of light willing to shine on anyone who searched for it. ... Nowadays, freedom of religion is guaranteed to all citizens of this wonderful country and it all began with the extent to which religious freedom existed in the British North American ...

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Despite being settled and originally colonized by mainly English settlers, the New England colonies and the Chesapeake region were distinctly different by the beginning of the eighteenth century. ... The New England colonies had a backbone of religion and worship, while the Chesapeake region was not founded on religious principles. ... The New England colonies and Massachusetts especially were founded on the basis of religion. (Document D) It is note worthy that all social life revolved around religion and worship in the New England Colonies. ... It is because of the diverse political ideol...

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Although the English had become Anglicans yet there were still people who wished to remain Catholics and other people wanted a brand new religion. ... In essence, they thought they could be supported to some extent by the motherland, yet have their own religion and way of life. ... The English thought that the colonists were inferior ruffians. ... Theoretically, they aspired to become wealthy like the English countrymen they were accustomed to. ... They had very much the same view that English had towards the Americans. ...

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Although the English had become Anglicans yet there were still people who wished to remain Catholics and other people wanted a brand new religion. ... In essence, they thought they could be supported to some extent by the motherland, yet have their own religion and way of life. ... The English thought that the colonists were inferior ruffians. ... Theoretically, they aspired to become wealthy like the English countrymen they were accustomed to. ... They had very much the same view that English had towards the Americans. ...

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By 1775, there were over 32 English colonies in North America. ... In New England, colonies such as Plymouth (1620) and MBC (1630) were founded for settlement, self-rule and freedom of religion. ... Because of the shared English origins of these colonies, by the mid 18th century, all colonies were mostly populated with Protestants and had developed English language and customs. ... Entertainment-wise, in the English customs, amusement was encouraged when time permitted in most colonies. ... Thus, because the Puritans believed that religion was closely linked to government, they applied the...

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Although the Chesapeake and New England colonies were both settled by people of the English origin, by the 17th century, both of these colonies had established distinct societies. ... The Chesapeake settlers, founded the first English settlement of Jamestown with the hunger for wealth. ... The Chesapeake colonies' attracted the less fortunate, lower class English citizens; and was viewed as a place of opportunity for the less fortunate that promised a fresh start with financial success. ... Unlike the Church of England, New England churches did not have a role in the self-governed New En...

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Several nations contributed to the early American colonies. ... Despite their biggest cultural difference, religion, the time came for them to come together and they did it without any major distress. ... The Virginians came to America in hopes of finding religious tolerance and still keep their English identity. Despite their wish to keep their English identity they made the biggest steps toward forming an independent nation. ... Although there were some glitches in the formation of the United States it all eventually came together because most of the early American...

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The Planting of English America 1. ... Bitter feelings stayed with the Irish and English. ... Philip II used the profits from his colonies to build the "Invincible Armada." 1588, English ships defeat the Spanish fleet. ... He accepted the English settlers as possible allies. ... Maryland was the second plantation colony but the 4th English colony. ...

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In 1606, envisioning the possibility of earning great profits by finding precious metals and opening new trade routes, a group of English merchants and gentry established the Virginia Stock Company. ... However, there were various clues as to the motivations of the early English colonists. It became very evident that the English who settled in the Chesapeake colonies were only interested in making money through "document C". ... Tobacco attracted many settlers, and since tobacco cultivation required abundant land because the crop drained soil of nutrients, the once small English settlements...

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Nonetheless, tremendous public debt had forced Britain to increase the revenue by expanding the taxation in its colonies. This alteration inflamed public feelings in the Thirteen Colonies. ... Whilst the Colonies were on the brink of war, they attempted to instigate a mutiny within the Province of Quebec as well. ... They concluded that the rebels, who had campaigned to conquer their territory, insulted the Catholic religion, and belittled their culture, should be kept outside of Quebec.vi Multiple cultural and historical disagreements had alienated the Province of Quebec, not to mention the f...

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It was founded by Roger Williams, this haven for the religiously persecuted offered complete freedom of religion, even for Jews and Catholics in a region dominated by Protestants. ... The middle colonies thrived from a fertile farming region, it became known as the "bread colonies- for exports of grain; the colony also grew a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. ... Generally, the middle colonies were less aristocratic than New England and the Southern Colonies. ... A well advertised place, Pennsylvania distributed pamphlets in English, Dutch, French and German, causing many people to migrat...

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"Economic issues, not religion, determined the development of the English colonies in North America." ... Massachusetts's political ideas were all based around the Puritan religion.   ... These set of "laws" demonstrated the importance of religion within the colony.   ... Both economic and religious issues directly influenced the development of the colonies.  "Economic issues, not religion, determined the development of the English colonies in North America." ...

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Tricia Chow 9/28/03 2* This land is your land Geography was a major factor in the way people lived in the three mayor areas of English settlement in North America. ... Their religion caused them to work together as a community. ... Working together through religion was a foundation for substance farms. ... English stockholders founded Jamestown in 1607 in hope of finding gold and getting rich. ... The way people lived in the New England colonies was started through religion the sense of community. ...

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Through detailed analyses of changes in demographics, the economy, politics, and religion, Butler explains the origins of American culture. ... The first English colonists "homogeneous as they were "still had to learn to coexist with the Indians in the feral American wilderness. ... During the period of 1680-1770, tens of thousands of Scots, Scots-Irish and Welsh came to the colonies. Though they emigrated for different reasons (pursuit of wealth or religious freedom) and were of different specific faiths, these three groups shared enough in common with the English colonists (Prot...

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Religion and religious tolerance was completely different in each region, running from being free to complete persecution. ... The Puritans were a group of English Protestants that wanted to "purify" the Church of England. ... The Chesapeake colonies began as private colonies. ... The local people of the colony, the colonial assembly, and the English appointed governor shared political power over the region. ... Georgia was founded to try and get rid of debtors in England and create a buffer between English America and Spanish Florida. ...

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The early English colonies can be broken in to three separate regions. ... Pennsylvania was part of the middle colonies and Virginia was the first of the southern colonies. ... Comparisons can also be made for politics, religion, and social development. ... The puritans strict religion had a direct say in how the government was to be run. ... People's lives were dedicated to religion and restricted by religion. ...

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