Colonial America
The history of the thirteen British colonies that would eventually declare independence in 1776 and later become the United States.
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New York got its name from the Duke of York, who gained control of the land in the 17th century. Originally it was called "New...
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AnswerSome natural resources were water, fish, but mostly wood/lumber because the area is called the Eastern Woodlands,fish,...
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They fished whales and fish. They traded with the Indians, built ships, farmed grain, rice, and wheat and manufactured iron...
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== Although it is true that Mary Dyer, hanged in the Bay Colony,was a Quaker, the dominant religion of R.I. was not Quakerism.(...
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1524: It is believed that Giovanni da Verazzano, hired by Frafdsafnce, sailed into New York bay and reached the Hudson river. ...
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The climate of New England was generally very similar to England or France, with only minor differences. It was a maritime...
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Well, there was no real census until 1790, so such discussions are a little vague BUT... Theodore Roosevelt wrote a thorough...
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Boston was founded by wayward Puritans, who - for whatever resons - sought to get away from Plymouth. The Reverend William...
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The identity of the parents of Adam Brouwer is not known. He was born in Cologne in about 1620, was employed as a soldier by the...
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First Thirteen Colonies Virginia (1607) - Established by the London Company New Jersey (1618) - Originally settled by the...
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History of the "New York" name: Pre-1624: Lenape Indians- Manna-hata (the "land of many hills) 1624: Dutch- New Amsterdam...
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New Amsterdam was founded for the Dutch West India Company for the sole purpose of profit(thru trade) The colony of New...
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Prices in a market are generally set by the highest bidder and/or the cheapest provider. Imagine four apple juice providers. It...
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New York's climate was much the same as it is today. See the related question for that description. The terrain was very swampy...
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Southern colonies
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In 1691 the Duke of York and the English govenment allowed New York to have a Representative Government and it has been that way...
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Loyalists and tories provided crack/elite forces to the British. They also eroded American trust and support for independence....
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Pennsylvania's climate during Colonial times was very similar to its climate today, though perhaps a little colder. See the...
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French colonial policy in North America was similar in nature to the general English policy but enacted differently. In this time...
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People don't call the Northeastern U.S., "New England," because they are not the same thing. The Northeast region of the U.S. is...
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The British "red coats" were so feared at this time that they would march to large fields to meet their foe and due battle only...
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Rivers and mountains have always defined natural boundaries, travel and trade.
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They wantEd to get their money back because they loosed a lot of money during the french and Indian war
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The climate was very much as it is today - a humid, subtropical climate (east of the mountains, which are the only parts that...
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Thomas Hooker and because he wanted religious freedom, it was founded in 1635.
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Rich white plantation owners and they're control of slaves and cotton.
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This would have to be the House of Burgesses. This is because the House of Burgesses started in Virginia, one of the original...
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they had dried pumpkin skins,pickled rinds,biscuits and sour grape wine.
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They were both established by men who had been banished from Boston.
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the Great Wagon Road traveled the Appalachian Valley from Pennsylvania to North Carolina where some colonist continued on to...
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what different political stances in various eras. The history of American conservatism has been marked by tensions and outright...
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Permanent English settlement began with William Sayle in 1671. 200 colonists on the Ashley river claimed a home in this region.
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Mayflowers grow wild here in W. PA and in most of the NE/Mid Alt US. They usually grow in the shady underbrush and are about...
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Americans participate in government by voting to choose the representatives of our country. The federal government is divided...
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Pateur was lived from 1822 - 1895. There is a rumor he was a 32 degree Manson and therefore a Grand Master. Lets take a look at...
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The roads were very dangerous to travel, there was dangerous wild animals, and many Native American tribes attacked travelers on...
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The Consitutional Convention's agreement to count three-fifths of a state's slaves as population for purposes of representation...
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during imperialism/early settlers
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rice was important because it was used for trade and survival. It was only Gr owed in south Carolina. this is because it was...
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people moved to new jersey because of its warm climate, religious freedom, and the proprietors (Lord John Berkeley and Sir Gorge...
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America during that time was a highly Christian nation. The original colonies were primarily Protestant and they strived the live...
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They didn't expect to have a a representative government in the colonies... but they did want one.
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That would be the Spanish, who founded St. Augustine, Florida in 1565.
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The main problems that the early settlers of America faced were:Disease: Malaria, Smallpox, Cholera.Indian tribe attacks: King...
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colonial hatters made hats for men. some of them made hats for women but most were for men.
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He passed on a whole entire generation of wonder in God. By preaching his word. Today he id remembered as a great savior to many...
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in between your pinkie and reins
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Answercloudy lots of mountains,rivers lake ontario
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It separated from North Carolina in 1712, but the Carolinas (one colony) was founded in 1663.
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1638 by Peter Muit and the New Sweden Company
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Philadelphia and NYC
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According to the 2002 edition of History Alive! The United States, Dutch and English came there in search of new lives. The...
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The Minutemen of the Revolutionary War period were American volunteer soldiers (militia). They had civilian occupations, but were...
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Think about History Alive.
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YES! he founded New Hamshire
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The climate in the middle colonies was milder than the New England colonies, although it was colder than the southern colonies....
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It would have been similar to the current climate, though a little colder due to the Little Ice Age for part of the colonial...
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Christopher Jones was the Captain of the Mayflower when it took the pilgrims to North America.
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she disappeared with the rest of the lost colony on Roanoke island
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The Virginia House of Burgesses...
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No. The Puritans came to practice their religion, but non-Puritans were not welcome. If you were not a Puritan, you had to settle...
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It was spawned from the Massachusetts colony. There were two factors: dissension, and expansion. They were fighting among...
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In general, it is much the same as it is today except maybe a bit cooler. But it was warm enough to grow crops, with good soil...
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Cotton MatherEDIT:There's also his father, Increase, Nicholas Noyes and Samuel Willard.
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Yes, even though it lead to there downfall and loss of Narragansett territory known as Aquidneck which is now known as racist...
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the supremacy of divine will-God is an absolute and arbituary will the depravity of man-ever since Adam disobeyed God in the...
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At the time it wasn't New Jersey, it was New England and still being ran be Britain; that why it was still a colony.
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they did establish the Plymouth colony during 1620 and then later established more colony's elsewhere
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southern colonies traded with the klingons of the zorgon galaxy in episode 245 of star trek season 2
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Children had to work most of the day and could play only whenthey finished everything that had to be done
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Thirteen American colonies wanted to be free from rule by British .Freedom would make it possible to create a new kind of...
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iron working. lumbering. glass production. agriculture- grain. breeding livestock- cattle, beans, fish, tobacco
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It was founded by Peter Minuit in the year 1638.
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the cabin
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Everything that was even remotely fun, including smiling...
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one of the bodies of water is the Atlantic ocean. Answer Aside from the ocean the most important body of water is the...
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Answerthey fished on the Atlantic ocean.
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championed literacy so that everyone could read and interpret the Bible. Henretta, pg. 30.
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They wanted to escape religious persecution back in England, and England agreed because it got the Puritans out of England.
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Yes. There were a number of freed slaves and free blacks. The most famous free black regiments in the Contintental Army were from...
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Much the same as it is today. See the related question for this information.
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The Wampanoa, or "Eastern People"
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Maybe in http://www.vbtutor.net/Xiyouji/journeytothewest.htm
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they used bones and car parts
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The history of New York, New York begins with the first European documentation of the area by Giovanni da Verrazzano, in command...
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The first capital of the US is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania under the First Continental Congress from September 5, 1774 to October...
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If your talking about the "olden" days they threw them in a lake with a giant rock tied to them and if they survived they were...
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Because he believed if you don't work you can't eat, he shared his opinion with everyone else and eventually, the whole group put...
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they ate water foul (duck) , corn, turkey, bread, cottage cheese
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Sir Richard Grenville who returned to England leaving Ralph Lane in charge.
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