... . The three most important themes of English colonization of America were religion, economics, and government. The most important reasons for colonization were to seek refuge, religious freedom, and economic opportunity. To a lesser degree, the colonists sought to establish a stable and progressive government. Many colonies were founded for religious purposes. While religion was involved with all of the colonies, Massachusetts, New Haven, Maryland, and Pennsylvania were established exclusively for religious ... purposes. Massachusetts's inhabitants were Puritans who believed in predestin...

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Religion and The American Revolution To understand what role religion had in the American revolution you have understand what the Americans themselves were like back then. People had to have a reason to fight the English, and religion was it. Religion was a huge thing; people were obsessed with morals, and virtues, and would fight anyone who oppressed them. Many of the colonists had come here simply to escape ... religious persicution. Back in Europe if you didn't convert to your "national religion" you would probably be arrested and many times killed. People lived in fear ... everyone from...

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... the south tip of Africa to the East to get spices needed to preserve thier meats. The merchants could avoid expensive taxes from the rullers of every country between Eygpt and Europe by traveling in this fashion. Religion also played an important role. The Spanish were pushing hard to convert many of the Natives in America to thier Catholic ... religion, while many settlers in the Northern region of America were moving there for religious freedom. The best example of this was the Pilgrims of Plymoth Colony who were being persecuted ... Carribean that became the foundations of the Brit...

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Several nations contributed to the early American colonies. They were people of varied backgrounds, habits and theological ideas. Immigrants came in from England, France, Spain, as well as other places and started to form their own settlements with each settlement having its own culture. Despite their biggest cultural difference, religion, the time came for them to come together and they did it without any major distress ... ultimately brought them together. The people of Virginia and Maryland made fundamental steps toward democracy and personal freedom. The Virginians came to America in hope...

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... bear arms. The one downfall to this Bill would have to be that it could be changed at any time. Several English citizens left their homeland to form new colonies such as Rohde Island and Massachusetts and recognize freedom of conscience; it wasn't until 1641 that the Massachusetts body of liberties was enacted. It was the first detailed protection of rights in America. ... by government, state, city and federal. The Vienna Declaration of Human Rights, 1993 says: "All human rights derive from the dignity and worth inherent in the human person, and that the human person is the central sub...

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... the expansion was necessary to enforce the Monroe Doctrine. Manifest destiny was a phenomenon, a mindset, and a movement. It was never written in in stone or on paper. This was the idea that American Anglo-Saxons, or white Americans of English origin, were a superior race and destined to expand throughout the continent. Ideally, the intent was to set the boundaries of the continent from ... , the American Government was interested in expanding its borders south of Texas. The issue was that Texas was a part of Mexico being controlled by Spain. At the time Spanish colonies were revolting ...

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... government and society. Ultimately, religion is what prompted peoples' growing sense of individualism shaping America's identity as the "land of the free " "a nation continually becoming more diverse in religious beliefs as well as race, etc. Search for Religious Identity The first European settlers in the 17th century came to the New World in search of religious freedom from the English ... When the first settlers die out, the faltering of tradition and development of new beliefs by newer generations aroused what is known as the First Great Awakening. In this period, the ideas of spiri...

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... to America. When the German immigrants settled the majority of them belonged to the Christan religion. In all, Germans were the largest immigrant group to include sizeable numbers of all three major Western religions (Catholic, Protestant and Jew). In the beginning over 100,000 Germans migrated to the English colonies in North America. Most of them settled in Pennsylvania. While others settled in New ... York, Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia. Despite the devotion Germans had to their homeland, German settlers adapted rapidly to the ... ...

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... extent, that the colonists believed America was self-sufficient enough to exist as independent unit from England. At first, America existed just as any of the other English colonies. England provided financial and military assistance, and in turn America shipped goods that were to be sold in England. This mercantilist system worked out at first, but soon, as the population increased people began ... on British tea. The colonists were infuriated with these acts, shouts of "taxation without representation" became exceedingly popular, and for the first time the colonies united and fought ba...

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... uphold, or at least not interfere with, the prosperity and autonomy they enjoyed. Colonies of colonial America had different views when it came to religion, but they all had one thing in common. All of the colonies could to some extent, decide themselves what religions could be established in the colony. While some colonies only allowed religious freedom to a select group due to ... The policy of salutary neglect allowed Rhode Island to develop to become the most religiously tolerant of all the colonies. A second example is the colony of Pennsylvania, which was founded by an English man n...

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... a series of religious revivals that affected every part of English America in the first half of the eighteenth century. Religion, a huge part of America involved almost all colonists. If citizens weren't actively involved in a church most did have a religion. The Great Awakening swept through eighteenth century America and awoke the sleeping religious practices of early American citizens. In ... lectured on ideas that the majority of the population didn't feel or understand. Religion had become too staid, selective and authoritarian for Americans. There was a decline of religion through...

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The Literature of Colonial America 1620-1776 The Religious Background The early religion of the colonies was one based primarily on Puritan dogma. The Puritans were a fundamentalist group who felt that the church had become corrupt and that it was the scriptures not the trappings that were important to the religion. Finding no tolerance for their views in Europe they chose to risk their fates ... in the colonies where they could institute the biblical paradise that they believed in so strongly. Among these early ... was not complete peace though. There were skirmishes over land by Connecticu...

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... present in each society, settled the northern colonies that helped form the United States. From this act the New England colonies were formed and were later known, "as plantations of religion". Settlers fled to this land in order to be able to practice religion as they pleased, here they had the ... religion as they felt they should. Without all of the religious conflicts America would not be what it is today. Another conflict that America has dealt with is the labor system. America is known for its wide usage of African-American slaves in various places. Before the usage of African-Ameri...

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... The English evangelist and founder of the Calvinists Methodists, George Whitefield was born in Gloucester, England, on December 16, 1714. He was an innkeeper's son and did not care much for schooling as a young child. In 1732, he matriculated at Pembroke College, Oxford. During his studies at Oxford, Whitefield became associated with John and Charles Wesley who were trying to revive the lifeless and passionless ... to return to America. If one reads Whitefield's journals these events are thoroughly described (1). Once back in America Whitefield began preaching through the 13 colonies st...

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... , European traders shipped about ten million Africans to the New World. Most went to the West Indies or Latin American colonies. About five percent went to the colonies in America. Ships carrying goods such as rum and fish left New England for the west coast of Africa. There they were traded for Africans. Then the ships continued on the "middle passage" to the ... from the molasses. The Africans remaining on board were sold to the colonies. Life was a series of terrible experiences for the African slave from the trip to America onward. Oloudah Equiano, who was renamed Gustavus Vassa, was...

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... . Even though in the beginning it had its roots planted deep, in this there had to come a time that the colonies would change and become "A New Nation." From the beginning in the colonies there was a quest for freedom of religion, a desire for economic opportunities, and a release from England. These three things seemed far from reach for the colonist because of the superiority of the King ... the colonists with whatever they could find. It was all about getting the mighty dollar. It started with Mercantilism in which it gave an equal opportunity for the colonies to trade with other coun...

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Several nations contributed to the early American colonies. They were people of varied backgrounds, habits and theological ideas. Immigrants came in from England, France, Spain, as well as other places and started to form their own settlements with each settlement having its own culture. Despite their biggest cultural difference, religion, the time came for them to come together and they did it without any major distress ... ultimately brought them together. The people of Virginia and Maryland made fundamental steps toward democracy and personal freedom. The Virginians came to America in hope...

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... as well be dead."7 That journal statement alone can stand as evidence that a cultural conflict had driven a serious wedge between Eunice and her English family. A more striking assessment of the cultural differences that caused conflict between the different peoples states, "The middle colonies were not a melting pot in which European cultures blended into a homogeneous "American" society; rather, they were a patchwork of . . . diverse ... of faith was a key issue that divided the different peoples. The English peoples living in Deerfield were a people who had England and migrated to the...

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... as well be dead."7 That journal statement alone can stand as evidence that a cultural conflict had driven a serious wedge between Eunice and her English family. A more striking assessment of the cultural differences that caused conflict between the different peoples states, "The middle colonies were not a melting pot in which European cultures blended into a homogeneous "American" society; rather, they were a patchwork of . . . diverse ... of faith was a key issue that divided the different peoples. The English peoples living in Deerfield were a people who had England and migrated to the...

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... , this movement grew from a trickle of a few hundred English colonists to a flood of millions of newcomers. Most European emigrants left their homelands to escape political oppression, to seek the freedom to practice their religion, or for adventure and opportunities which denied them at home. The King, Charles I, wanted the success and the wealth that the settlers had so he sent troops over ... to basically control everything and make a profit off the businesses. The King also made towns like Jamestown British colonies which were then taxed by England. Fast forward a little bit and the ...

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... way through Central America. The Spanish explored the New World in search of gold, glory, and god, they sent many different types of people to the new world, and they had an overall negative affect on the Indians. Spaniards were constantly in America spreading religion or seeking gold and glory. Spanish priests went into the New World on a missionary goal. In these missions the ... priests evangelized to the Natives. Here the Natives would learn of the catholic religion, the Spanish laws and lifestyles. The missionaries tried to tame the natives so that they could live in a village unde...

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Don Nguyen 9-9-03 a2 Chesapeake Bay Colony vs New England Colonies Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by the people of English origin, by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. This division occurred because of the different people that ... , this shows that they have strong values and ties together and intended to stay in New England. For an example, on document A John Winthrop says that his goal was to create a Christian utopia for everyone to look up to, "a city upon a hill" At that time religion was a large part of the government. .....

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... and the unique heritage of the United States of America was religious freedom. This is probably the main reason why people came to America. One group of people that came to America was the Separatists, who were also known as the Pilgrims. There were many problems in England concerning religion. ... The Separatists were being persecuted because they did not believe nor wish to be a part of the Anglican Church of England. This created a big debate on how to deal with this issue. The Pilgrims concluded that they needed to leave the Church and go to the ... . They did not want to rely on a...

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... when King John attempted to curb baron dominancy over the people of the colonies. The Bill of Rights at the time protected the people from exploitations through due process and the ruler of the land. When the English settlers came to America they formulated the Bill of Rights which contained 10 ... Rosen 1999]. The original Bill of Rights is basically a narrative of the protection of the people under the law and it prevents war representatives to exploit the people. At the time religion had been the dominant force behind the Bill thus allowing the people to form the First Amendment which ...

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... for whatever reasons these Europeans immigrated to America, they each contributed to the social development of each of the colonies that they settled in. For example, when the Quakers began to settle in Pennsylvania, they had hoped to build upon their young and growing lifestyle. In immigrating to the New World, they were able to live by the rules of their belief ... they shared the land with, we can deduce that their social structure was open-minded, and possessed tolerance for individual beliefs and thoughts. Although the Quakers entrance and settlement in the New World was smooth and...

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