... differences, such as Roger Williams in Rhode Island. Because of this, these other New England colonies were much tolerant to all religions. The major cultural aspect of the New England colonies is religion, both the intolerance by the Puritans and the freedom of religion by the other colonies. The middle colonies were geographically different from New England in that most of the region had fertile soil well ... suited for farming grain and wheat. These became the bread basket of the colonies. Selling their excess grain from ports such as ... States was diversity. Each area had its own ...

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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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... -The Puritans tried little to convert the natives of New England -The Pequots were the first native resistance towards Euorpeans, the English allied with the Pequots rival neighboring tribe the Narragansetts and crushed the resistance, but then in 1643 the English allied with the Narragansetts rival tribe the Mohegans to pressure the Narragansetts into giving up land -King Phillips war- The Metacomet resistance ... that fell short of acheiving its goal to due limited support from outside tribes -70,000 Indians lived in New England before whites 12,000 after first 75 years due to disease...

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... acquire money, good fortune or to revenge themselves on others. 6. The Middle colonies were diverse in nature when compared to the other colonies. They allowed the practice and worship of any religion. Their society was open to any member of any community. This attitude led to the migration of many non English settlers which led to various communities living in harmony with each other. The ... Middle colonies were prosperous, with a large middle class and mixed farming was their center of a secure ... shadow of the American Revolution. It was caused when King James II, wanting to have ...

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... Hartford in 1636. Both men were looked down on by the Puritan society, The Puritans wanted to reform and purify traditional Catholicism. Thus, they turned away from and punished tolerant ideas of religious liberty. Quakers were nearly completely opposite of the Puritans. In 1676 the English Quakers bought proprietary rights to a western part of New Jersey. They developed ith into a haven for the ... Society of Friends, a group that the Puritans rejected. The Quakers were devoted to religious toleration and pacifism. William Penn, an English Quaker, had been imprisoned four times for his...

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... for ten percent of church attendees in the South. The Great Awakening in the American colonies was greatly influenced by the ideas of the English. In particular, English preacher, George Whitefield who was ordained as a minister of the Church of England, joined other Anglican clergy men, John and Charles Wesley, who shared his perspective of the evangelical idea. This led to a reform ... audiences so large he had to preach outdoors. Unlike other Calvinist, Whitefield did not believe sinners are totally dependent for salvation on the mercy of the omnipotent God. Whitefield and many other ...

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... the three mayor areas of English settlement in North America. New England's thin rocky soil and cold winters contrasted with the mid- Atlantic region's fertile plains and mild climate and the South's rich soil and tropical climate. However geography is not the only factor which determines the way people lived. The types of people and their reasons for settlement, their religion, and their economic skills were are ... . The mid- Atlantic regions geography, help the types of people make money without producing the raw materials. Virginia's way of life was representative of the South. Engli...

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... more land in the "New World." The three major powers, Spain, France and England all wanted something to do with this unused territory. While the Spanish were getting their western piece of land, and the French their northern and central, the English began to settle their colonies. Settling colonies in the northeaster coast of the country, their settlements began to split apart from ... each other. Important differences in social, political, and economical aspects of life led to major differences in their culture ... motivations for leaving England were not economical, they still had a ve...

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... effects of immigration on colonial society that are the biggest influence on his conclusion. Butler discusses how during the period of 1680 to 1770, Britain's colonies became heterogeneous, due in large part to the amount of non English immigrants coming over to America. What he is alluding to is that America has always been the "melting pot" of the world. Butler believes ... that the many different cultures together with an ever-growing economy and a unique political landscape that helped make the colonies become distinctly American. This in fact is the conclusion ... that in this sam...

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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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