... their land very aggressively, as well the French settlements to the north of Quebec, along with the natural borders of the sea and the mountains. So the New Englanders produced farms that did not have much surplus for selling, they started to become fishermen. They had no trouble exporting the fish, accounting for over one third of all exports in New ... of the middles colonies were for the most part farmers and laborers. People were able to own farms and tend to them without much needed help. A family would mainly rely on the family's' own hands to tend to the farm, with the added help...

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... , transportation, communication, and utilities ranks fifth among Maine's service industries. Agriculture Farmland covers about 5 percent of Maine's land area. The state has about 7,000 farms. Eggs and milk are the leading livestock products. Most of Maine's dairy farms are located in Androscoggin, Kennebec, Penobscot, Somerset, and Waldo counties. Beef cattle are Maine's third most valuable livestock product. Crops also account for about ... of Maine. History Thousands of Indians lived in what is today Maine before white settlers came. The Indians were apart of the Abenaki and Etchemin t...

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... was heavily involved in its church. They believed in it so heavy that it had political control. Their religion caused them to work together as a community. The community helped each family if their crops failed, or if there was a field fire. Neighbors also helped others build barns or farm equipment. If the population was too large they would divide and make ... a new town. Working together through religion was a foundation for substance farms. Because of the geography, substance farms were created formulating profit making the New England colony the wealthiest. Quakers also looking for...

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... etc. it actually attracts mosquitoes and other insects which help spread diseases. As you can see from Document B, the New England region had larger families, an average of 6 kids per family eve. Even before coming to the Americas they were already rich, meaning they had servants and everything to help them with chores. They brought their whole families because they came ... used the wealth of the country. Because the north already had their servants, and a lot of children, they didn't need any servants to work in the farms. Their servants and themselves worked on the farms, while the w...

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... 's favor, for if they did they would be made and example of for the rest of the world. There were very few slaves in the New England colonies because farms were small and family orientated. The farmers had many children to help with the work on the farm and if extra help was needed, neighbors were hired. Yet the few slaves who ... on Sundays and could attend church services. Slaves could also own property and have trials by jury. The New England colonists lived in closely tied communities. This was because the farms in that region were small and so the farmers lived closer to one another...

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... to the colonies for the incentives of economy and freedom, the Puritans came to create a purer Christian society based on a strict code of morals and emphasis on the community and family. New England was not, at first, a land of economic opportunity but a place to put firm roots down for a truer Christian Society. Although the Church did lose a significant amount of power ... on a hill speech. While a map shows a town that looks as though someone literally knit their houses to be almost the same size. Although some family farms were slightly different sizes, the houses were similar in s...

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... . His father, David Buel was the first generation that was born in America after his father, William Buel, emigrated with his family from Scotland. In 1802, Buel began attending Williams College. He graduated in 1805 and returned to Troy, where his family now was located, to study law in the office of a man named Mr. Bird. He was admitted as an attorney ... by saying that his reference to the situation in England is not applicable to what is happening here. He says that in America it is the tendency to divide up farms and land into the hands of many. While in England, land is still mainl...

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... , New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. By and large, the people who settled in the New England Colonies wanted to keep their family unit together and practice their own religion. They were used to doing many things themselves and not depending on other people for much. Some of these people came to New ... that didn't grow in America were shipped from England. Boston was the major New England port. The Middle Colonies were part agriculture, part industrial. Wheat and other grains grew on farms in Pennsylvania and Ne...

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... a better way of life established the Chesapeake colonies and the New England colonies in North America, but the colonies however differed in the aspects of developing economics, religious beliefs, and family life. The Chesapeake's economy was based on farming. By the 1630s, tobacco was established as the main crop and chief source of revenue in the Chesapeake. Thus, it had few ... towns, for the residents did not need commercial centers in order to buy and sell goods. The farms required planting, cultivation, and harvesting. These tasks were considered intensive labor because they were ...

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... England. 5. 1604-England and Spain sign peace treaty. C. England on the Eve of Empire 1. England's population exploded in growth between 16th and 17th centuries. Enclosure Movement forced many peasants off farms. Economic depression hit textile industry in late 1500s, many became beggars. 2. Laws of primogeniture stated that only the eldest sons were eligible to inherit landed estates. Younger sons had to ... being persecuted by Protestants. 2. Lord Baltimore and his Catholic relatives owned large estates, surrounded by resentful Protestant farmers. Rebellion flared out near the end of ...

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... the Massachusetts Bay Company which was rich in Puritan beliefs -The first governor of the colony John Winthrop said " We shall be a city on the hill" -Most immigrants came as family units and as skilled literate craftsmen unlike the Chesapeake -21,000 came from 1630-1642 -Life expectancy was 70, twice that of Virginia, 90% of children lived to adulthood -The ... England governed by his trusted friend. -Pennsylvannia was going to be a refuge for Quakers, it had rapid immigration, rapaid economic growth and had peaceful relations with the Indians -Many scattered farms, county government ...

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... . Reasons for leaving England All of the people that left England were looking to better their lives. The people who settled in the New England Colonies wanted to keep their family unit together and practice their own religion. They were used to doing many things themselves and not depending on other people for much. Some of these people came to New ... that didn't grow in America were shipped from England. Boston was the major New England port. The Middle Colonies were part agriculture, part industrial. Wheat and other grains grew on farms in Pennsylvania and New York. Factories in Mary...

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