... to the New World were not; as well the English population that immigrated and resided in each differed greatly. Although religious faith and economic success was an important factor throughout all of England and it's American colonies, Chesapeake and New England prioritized one over the other. The Chesapeake settlers, founded the first English settlement of Jamestown with the hunger for wealth. A ... (61) Not only was tobacco in high demand amongst European countries, but it required extensive labor and care, thus attracting citizens of England and providing them with many job opportuni...

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... . 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 ... ). Due to the immigration of Quakers from other countries, cultural diversity ...

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... . The two nations fought for control of North America in what Americans call the French and Indian War (1754-1763). England won the war and got control of Canada, as well as keeping control of all the English colonies. By this time, the English colonies numbered 13. They were Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, 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 ...

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... , unaware of the fact that all of them were to coexist and develop closely intertwined relations amongst one another by the 18th century. A single, American society was thus to develop, set apart from the problems and tribulations in England. By 1775, there were over 32 English colonies in North America. Comprising these colonies, American society was slightly different in each area in its own ... way, but all colonies coalesced to form one single, unified region. By the outbreak of the Revolution, the New England ... from the shared ideals of the English, they were both growing under t...

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... their circumstances. Numerous people hoped that by leaving England they could accomplish this. The English migrants who were trying to pursue 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 ... much impact on the settlers or the early development of its colonies. Chesapeake congregations suffered in the absence of a sufficient amount of ordained clergymen. N...

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... sought Spanish aid in overthrowing Elizabeth. Elizabeth crushed them. Catholic Irish lands were confiscated and new Protestant landlords were given these lands. Bitter feelings stayed with the Irish and English. B. Elizabeth Energizes England 1. Queen Elizabeth encouraged English buccaneers to raid the Spanish shipping lanes and settlements, even though the two were at peace. Famous buccaneer; Sir Francis Drake. ... gov't to regulate religious behavior. He fled to Rhode Island. G. The Rhode Island "Sewer" 1. Williams built Baptist church at Providence, which had complete freedom of reli...

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... . 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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... , by Charles I, as the Bishop of Wells in 1626 and the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1633 changed the relationship between the Puritans and the hierarchy of the Church of England forever. Laud was intolerant to the Puritan religion and began the drive to rid England of the religion. The re-emerging of the Catholics and their rituals also worried the Puritans. Before the appointment of ... ideas with them that they soon began to put into use. The Puritans also established Congregationalism as the state-supported religion and barred members of other faiths from conducting services. According...

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... Treaty of Paris in 1763, the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the emergence of a society quite different from that in England. Changes in religion, economics, politics and social structure illustrate this Americanization of the transplanted Europeans. England's colonies in the New World were becoming an increasingly independent country that started to handle ... from its mother country. By 1763, although some colonies still maintained established churches, other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation of church and st...

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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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In the 1600s, many English people migrated to the New World. Some settled in what became known as New England and some in a region called the Chesapeake. Even though those regions were settled by the same kind of people, they developed into two distinct societies by 1700. New England became composed of many close and religious towns with large families. In the Chesapeake region ... societies is that the migrants that traveled to New England were Puritans. These Puritans organized the New England colonies in a way that was based on their religion. Puritans believed that church and government s...

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... of colonial life brought a sense of identity to the colonists. Most of the colonies were populated by Englishmen, which gave them a common sense of identity. Even though there were some Dutch and French, the majority was English and that gave them something in common. Not only were they British, but according to ... place to escape religious persecution. So in the colonies, there were Protestants, Puritans, Separatists, Catholics and many more. Some tried to be tolerant, especially in Maryland, but these acts were repealed. So groups of the same religion would settle in one area and devel...

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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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... . During this time English leaders viewed any protest or refusal to follow the Anglican Church as betrayal which lead to many wanting to escape persecution. Most New England--if not all--were built solely on "pure biblical teaching" rather than Anglican tradition. As shown by The Puritan Migration to America, the religious colonies of Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, and Connecticut were formed ... young men. This is belief of the want for permanent settlement is also proven by Settlement Patterns in New England Towns because it shows that New Englanders built meeting houses and roads and es...

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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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... 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 Separatists who broke away from the Church of England because they felt that "it did not complete the work of the Reformation."" Considered heretics, they could anticipate no mercy ... in England. In the New World, however, religion could be practiced freely. Another group called the Puritans were also commonly harassed. Puritans wanted to "purify- the church of any remaining traces of Cathol...

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... did not like the Puritans, and were not accepting to their beliefs. They expelled people with different ideas from their colonies, such as Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson. The different viewpoints of the two communities led to tensions and hatred. The Chesapeake and New England regions evolved into to distinct societies because of slavery, money, and religion. New Englanders were more concerned ... with pleasing God and showing others the "right" way of religion. The people of the Chesapeake ... region were interested in becoming wealthy through material possessions. The Chesapeake ...

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Freedom of Speech, Press and Expression "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press-(Amendment I of the constitution). ... In 1791 when this amendment of the constitution was ratified, it changed this country's history forever. When congress wrote it they had remembered the inequity of the Intolerable Acts and ... free speech they had was to say yes or no in legislative issues. Over two hundred years later in England's thirteen colonies the Intolerable Acts, which restricted s...

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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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... government from Charles I to Oliver Cromwell affected the people of that time, shows the Child of Hope, shows the shift in winds of religion, compares and contrasts Absolutism and Constitutionalism, shows how the influence of the English people on the world, and shows a new era being heralded in without which we would not exist. The seventeenth century, started with the Ascension of Charles I to the ... with parliament escalated to a point at which confusion erupted (Wright 187). Problems with money had plagued this monarchy for several centuries, though later it would see wealth coming...

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... region were both settled largely by the people of English origin. Even though they shared a common country of origin, and spoke the same language, by the 1700, the areas had evolved into two distinct societies. The people in New England which located in North were seeking religious freedom and focused on the important things in life when they first arrived in the ... the opposite of that in New England. Their government was based on materialistic instead of idealistic, and it was disliked by many. The migrants whom mostly sought for money challenged authority and believed that they shou...

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... is easy to observe that most people came in large families, and large families support the community atmosphere. There were many children among the emigrants, and those children were taught religion from their early childhood, and therefore grew up loyal 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 ... easily controlled. The independence of the pioneers of Virginia can be seen in Bacon's Manifesto. These people were not afraid to challenge authority and believed that they had t...

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During the colonial period, many people moved from their homelands in England to embark on a journey to the New World. Some went for wealth, religion and/or freedom. Two of the main English regions were the New England and the Chesapeake, Virginia region in the New World. Although both came from the same place with almost the same backgrounds, the two groups diversified and changed into two different societies. The colonists that settled in New England had a distinctly different society than the Chesapeake region. The settlers in New England came in groups of families. As shown in document B, ...

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... the Great Awakening, a national religious revival marked by an emphasis on emotions and firebrand, charismatic preachers such as Jonathan Edwards. In 1739, Franklin meets Rev. Whitefield, an English preacher who helps spark the Great Awakening in the colonies. Franklin observes people go from being "thoughtless or indifferent about religion" to being religious fanatics. Franklin is pleased to see the increase in ... charitable giving, and he himself is persuaded by Whitefield's powerful oratory to donate a huge sum ... . Franklin develops a funding plan for the armed forces based on loa...

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... settlers which came to the New World. With their goal of economically prospering, religion did not have that striking appeal, where as others found it to be one of the most important aspects of life. These English settlers had planned to stay for a short period of time, only coming ... upon as necessary to have families travel to North America, if their proposal was to return to England shortly. With the discovery of new land and profitable cash crops, wealth was at the palm of their hands. The news of tobacco being a successful cash crop in 1617 led to the ... increase the production of...

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