The Founding Of The First English Colonies

Between 1492-1776, although many people moved to the “New World”, North America lost population due to the amount of Indians dying from war and diseases and the inability of colonists to replace them. John Murrin states, “losers far outnumbered winners” in “ a tragedy of such huge proportions that no one’s imagination can easily encompass it all.” This thought of a decreasing population broadens one’s perspective of history from that of an excluded American tale full of positivity to that of a more unbiased, all-encompassing analysis. The Indians and slaves have recently been noted as a more crucial part of history than previously accredited with.

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

In the eighteenth century the colonies of New England possessed great economic and demographic potential. They had raw materials and labor power, much of it given by the slaves. They had a great trade, an excellent agricultural production, all they lacked was the license of manufacture which the United Kingdom refused to allow its colonies. According to the traditional scheme the colony was the one that had to produce the raw material, that of the manufactured products already she was in charge, that was of the causes of the independence of the colonies. But let us first address the demographic potential of the new English colonies of North America. In the eighteenth century the most densely populated colonies were New Hampshire, Connecticut,

England's naval dominance, population growth, and the citizens’ thirst for adventure while potentially increasing commerce, and religious freedoms set the stage for England’s colonization of the Americas. Due to civil unrest in Britain, from the first colony in 1607 to well after the last English colony, England enforced the Salutary Neglect policy. The unofficial policy gave the New World colonists’ the freedom to do as they pleased. Thus Paramilitaries’ laws was not implemented in the colonies from 1607 to 1763. Colonies proved to be a nightmare in the earlier years without help from the motherland and it seemed like a colony was not going to survive due to starvation, diseases, and Native Indian attacks. However, after two wrong tries

The three original regions of English settlement on the Eastern Coast of North America developed independently into societies according to the environment and people who settled in them. These communities lay the foundation for the thirteen colonies that later became the United States of America.

The American colonists saw them self’s just as common folks in King George III eyes. They figured by trading with Britain they can all just be in peace. (So they thought) In this time period, they did not have banks and they had little money so Colonists used credit to get the things they needed from the other colonies. When they came to America, Britain wanted to control expansion into the western territories after the French and Indian War. To do so, King George issued the Proclamation of 1763 prohibiting settlements beyond the Appalachian Mountains. Pushing everyone who hand already settled down on that side to move back over to were the rest of the colonist were.

The New England region and the Southern colonies developed into three distinct societies by the 1700’s. New England is generally considered to include the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. While the Southern Colonies included Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Colonial America regions, each had different motives entirely different from the others. Moreover, religion and religious tolerance was completely different in each region. Geography structured each region which then created their own identity and developed differently due to different lands. Throughout the colonization of Colonial America, motives, geography, and political structure developed distinctions in the

On April 26th, 1607, Three ships coming from England arrived at Chesapeake Bay. This was the start of the American Colonies. Upon arrival, Jamestown was established and had a population of 104 men and boys at first. The reason for the establishment of Jamestown was that the Virginia trading company was interested in finding gold and other resources, not so much over establishing a functioning society. Jamestown was a town built on tobacco and due to the importance of tobacco being grown, and due to the amount of fieldwork it needed, slavery was a necessity to farmers. Meanwhile over in Massachusetts, Puritan society was being formed. The Puritans wanted to convert people, including Native Americans, to Puritanism. Over time more people come

My trip started off with the 30 day voyage across the mighty Atlantic. Not knowing that I would be sent to the well established colony of Jamestown. I would be staying with the average family. They are to let me stay on account of rent from my publisher in England. My renter, a well developed man. He runs a silversmith shop.

America’s greatest flaw throughout history is how it treats its minorities, especially the Native Americans. From the beginning of European involvement in America, Native Americans have been cheated and mistreated. Even before the United States became a country, European traders would do whatever they could to make a profit, even use the diseases that they carried to begin an epidemic. As shown in the early Franciscan missions, Native Americans were considered heathens that were, at best, simply objects of conversion and at worst subhuman converts that could be used to till fields until they died of disease or maltreatment. Treaties with Native Americans were rarely honored, and they were used as mere pawns in struggles such as the French and Indian War. In “the land of the free”, Native Americans were systematically denied their “inalienable rights,” and the period that most clearly shows this are the 19th and early 20th century. Government policy regarding Native Americans changed from the 1830s to the 1930s, often reflecting the way Native Americans were viewed in that time period.

In this chapter I will talk about the facts of New England.The new England Colonies were one of the first soon-to-be states of the USA. But what happened during the Colony days? This is what I am going to talk about. Here are the Facts:

Starting a new colony in a completely new land is similar to a dog being lost in the streets of London. Both the colonists and the dog have no real idea of what is going to happen next, nor do they have any guidance. Ordinarily, when the people of England started the colony, they often relied on the leaders to guide them, but they also had their beliefs or practices that acted as the basis of the colony’s organization and success. Life within the colony was hard, but with a religious basis, punishments, and class order the colony was

One thing that I have noticed concerning a good portion of history regarding the settlement and discovery of the United States is that, a majority of the time, it appears to be rewritten in favor of those who would later be known as “Americans.” As stated in the excerpt, most of the greater population of America would respond with “Jamestown” when asked what the first settlement in the New World was. Plenty of Americans would totally ignore the fact that multiple other countries―not including the already-present Native Americans―had already settled various areas within the so-called New World. However, not only are lies being spread about the first colonies in America but about the circumstances under which the first Thanksgiving occurred, as well. The Native Americans, most-notably Squanto (whose backstory, furthermore, is substantially altered), turned to the Pilgrims in means of helping, not necessarily out of the good of their hearts, but because their own tribes were already diminished due to diseases brought over by the Europeans. Even then, the Native Americans had been celebrating the season of autumn for a considerable amount of time before the Pilgrims even struck land in Massachusetts (which, according to sources, was by total “accident”). At that point in time, the land was practically already set up for usage, due to the Native Americans’ previous farming and dwelling. If the tribes that had lived there did not die in extreme numbers, the Pilgrims would have had no room to set up their own colony. The readied land was virtually handed over to them on a silver platter. All in all, the history regarding not only the first Thanksgiving but the settlement of the United States as a whole is being extremely whitewashed, for lack of a better

The Massachusetts colony, otherwise known as the ‘Massachusetts Bay colony’ was originally settled by Puritans in 1630. They were plagued by the religious persecutions of King Charles I and the Church of England. Weary from this dogged torment, they left England under the leadership of John Winthrop. These original colonists quickly established many small towns in the name of high religious ideals and strict societal rules. They also planted churches, spread Puritanism and religiously educated the masses, as these were some of their goals. A utopian society that other colonies looked upon with high regards was the ultimate goal.

Throughout history, America has fought plenty of wars, internal and external. From war with other countries to wars fought with each other. These wars were fought for freedom, equality, hope and for a voice that should be heard, but those things cannot be obtained easily. Americans declared war against England to prove a point, to get the message across that they can survive on their own and that they can even surpass their mother country, which they did when they were victorious on both occasions. The relationship between the colonies and England was already tense by the time the wars started. The Americans were tired of being ignored and treated as unequal. They did not like how other countries still had so much control over the land that they occupy and how taxes were enforced on them by the same people. Their lives were basically all about making money for their mother country. Make money, send it back home, and listen to the rules that were placed upon you by someone that is not even physically there. The Americans declared two wars against England because they wanted to expand and take over the land that they have been living on for a while now and have free range to do business with whoever and wherever they wanted. They knew that they could win these wars because Britain wanted a short war because they were so expensive. These wars were a good idea because it got the point across to other countries to leave the land and helped America build a stronger reputation.