England Colonies Case Analysis

English colonies in the middle of the 17th century were essentially white, English Protestants. A little more than 100 years later, these English colonies started to become more diverse. Different races, ethnic groups, and religious groups started to move into North American. During the time of 1650 to 1755, new forces such as religion, ethnicity and race affected Great Britain's North American colonies.

As England became increasingly unbearable to a variety of faiths, people such as the Puritans began to look to the New World as a haven. Eventually multitudes of Puritans flooded the east coast, mainly inhabiting the New England colonies. Though many factors contributed to characteristics that defined the New England colonies, Puritan values caused the colonies to grow and expand throughout the 1600’s. Their belief in a driven and productive lifestyle gave New England surprising economical success that was the envy of the English empire. Additionally, Puritan values of religion and the importance of education affected their social interactions with the Native Americans and intelligence of the New England community. Finally, Puritan values

As the English and Spanish discovered the new world, they set up multiple colonies to host their immigrants or explorers. However, there were many differences among their individual colonies. The Spanish colonies were Catholic, interactive with the natives, were governed by crown through appointed viceroys, and were usually discovered for profit, not permanent residence. The English colonies, on the other hand, were Protestant, distant with the natives, governed locally, and were discovered for permanent settlement. These major differences answer many questions as to the successes and failures of each colony, such as why there were more religious sects in the English colonies, why North America decided to eventually create unions, and why the

The colonies of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut made up the New England colonies. Most of the Europeans in the New England colonies were there to escape the religious persecution they faced in England. They practiced a lot of different things in these colonies compared to the middle and southern and colonies of colonial america.

The New England colonies developed rapidly, largely due to the influence of the Puritans. The Puritans came to the new world seeking religious freedom and helped found most of the colonies in the New England region. The Puritans wanted a United government that will later become the basis for the Unites States, they believed that the overall well being of the people was more important than the well being of the few, and the Puritans believed that religion, church, and community were important aspects of the people’s lives. The Puritans’ religion allowed them to prosper in the political, economical, and social development of the New England Colonies in the 1630-1660’s.

Brinkley’s contradiction exists because throughout the early 18th Century nearly all colonist considered themselves to be loyal English subjects. Despite this, the American colonist simultaneously, and inadvertently began to develop their own unique identity. One that wasn’t necessarily a conscious decision to be different from England, but one that was largely shaped by, as Brinkley states, “the nature of the New World” (53). American colonist tried hard to maintain their cultural Englishness, but were being shaped by environmental factors in the areas where they now lived. This led to unique differences between the colonies and England in terms of population, economics, and society and religion, and political ideas.

Behind its neighbors, England finally decided to invest in settling in the New World during the 17th century. Many of the expeditions to North America were made by private organizations; stock companies and the rich alike shared a common ideal of having a fresh start from outside their homeland. Two colonies with one common nationality, however, became two diverse establishments in North America. The colonies in New England and the Chesapeake region developed into two substantially contrasting ways of life. The main colony in the New England region was Massachusetts, which included the Puritans, a group of religious settlers who wanted to purify the Protestant Church of England.

The original colonies in Northern America faced rapid development in the early seventeenth century, as the original colonists saw great potential in the region, and they gave hope to individuals throughout Europe for better lives. The original English colonists of 1607-1630 brought numerous values to Northern America that shaped the colonial lifestyle, and have continued to influence U.S. history. The colonies were rooted in religious ideals, labor opportunities, and the hope for economic gain. These original colonial values vary in the extent to which they shaped, and continue to shape, American history, but have all influenced the American character to some degree.

Whether or not the colonization of the British colonies was organized, is debated by many historians to this day. When the British arrived, they did not plan on colonizing the land. This alone shows that their plans were not very well thought-out. In addition, they claimed the land without any legal grounds, showing utter disrespect for those already living on it. Finally, they did not prepare themselves for the completely different climate and resources they would face.

Starting off as a single colony, the New England colony eventually expanded to form the Middle colonies, Southern colonies, and the Chesapeake colonies. The Chesapeake and New England colonies both stemmed from England, but developed in a way that made them each very unique in the way that they developed. Developing around different intentions, the New England and Chesapeake colonies were unique due to their different economic and social structures.

The English developed their earliest successful colonies in New England and the Chesapeake region began when the respective ideas of a haven for Anglican families to escape religious persecution, and a colony that would financially profit the people of England. Joint-stock companies’ investments were likely to succeed, and fast returns, led to the Virginia Company’s funding of Jamestown in the quest for gold, which was scarce in the swamps. Separatists saw benefit in a settlement with lower population density and expressing Church teachings as they pleased.

The four English colonial regions developed so differently socially because of the geography of their region, and religious influence for each colony, but they had a similar goal of creating new life under democratic political systems. By the mid-1600s, flock of new English settlers came to the colonies in search of a better life and happiness. Not every group of people have the same motives to move to the colonies, but the end goal for most people was the same. The new wave of civilization started in the Chesapeake colonies in the current states of Virginia and Maryland.

The past few years have been some of the most detrimental to the relationship between the Colonies and Britain. Certainly some kind of action must be taken against Britain, because the clear abuse of power which has been prevalent for the past few years cannot stand any longer. Parliament has already forced taxation without representation on the colonies, created monopolies, and have sent British soldiers into the Colonies where they have harassed, and even murdered Colonial citizens. These actions go against our most basic rights and liberties. For many of us, forming mobs is our only voice in the world. Our opponents argue that mob action is nothing more but a barbaric attempt to spread violence. However, what many may not realize is that

James Otis also denied Parliament the right to tax the colonies in his work “Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved”. His claims are based on his understanding of the English rights, the English constitutional law protected all people whether they are at home or abroad from tyranny. One of the most important English liberties was the protection from internal taxation without representation. Otis is stating that any acts of Parliament that violate the English law shouldn’t be allowed in the colonies.

In Europe, population grew quickly and land value, prosperity, and trade increased with it. Also the rise of nationalism made the nation more powerful, unified, and imposed new taxes. Beginning with Christopher Columbus’s discovery of America in 1492, colonists settled in America for different reasons. Some came for profits; others came for religious freedom (and for escaping religious persecution). It was England, France, Spain and the Netherlands who, in the sixteenth century, launched major colonization programs in eastern North America. Each colony more or less differed or resembled in their first interaction with the Natives (such as the more peaceful contact of the French, the more hostile one of the Spaniards, and the peaceful-turned-hostile