... of the first successful North American settlement founded by ordinary Europeans; thus, there was no charter by the English government. The English government was urged on by the desire for wealth, while ordinary Europeans settled because of religious concerns. Plymouth Colony was established by Pilgrims in what is now modern-day Massachusetts. The Pilgrims were a group of English ... inferiors. Puritan leaders or preachers would be imprisoned or even executed. Those who held high positions in society found themselves gradually getting disapproval. For example, John Winthrop, a man who d...

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... an undifferentiated, homogeneous group and should be treated accordingly. Eleven million acres of land were confiscated and given to adventurers (those who had paid for Cromwell's campaigns) and soldiers. The Irish landlord had land reserved for them in only the barren county of Connaught which led to the ... his ministers). It was also fuelled by the increasing spirit of independence amongst the Protestant Ascendancy who looked towards the colonists in America for their inspiration. When these colonists rebelled in the 1770s the "Protestant nation" of Ireland took advantage of the Gov...

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