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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AnswerAmerica was founded in the Enlightenment Age giving its ideals a very progressive way of thinking. It was not so much as...
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look up poopooism #19 on youtube 4 this answer
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Success is viewed differently with different perspectives. In the case of the unfortunate colonists, since their fate is unknown,...
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The state of Viginia gets its name from Elizabeth I "Virgin Queen" as she never married.. its referred to as the Commonwealth of...
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For the early visitors from Europe it was a wild and wonderful panorama of mountains, coastlines and bays occupied by exotic...
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the last of the original 13 colinies founded in 1732, was georgia.
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He often was the one to file the official complaints against the accused.
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Nope. Puritans were MUCH further North, and later.
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AnswerSettlers moved westward because Americans believed that they were destined to achieve Manifest Destiny.Also because they...
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Captain SirJohn Smith (c. January 1580-June 21, 1631) Admiral of New England was an English soldier, sailor, and author. He is...
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Guyana, Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
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We have three colonial regions because the Middle Colonies used to be Dutch, until the English conquered them. England had...
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Captain John Wheelwright founded Exeter New Hampshire in 1638. David Thomson founded the fishing village at Rye in 1623 that some...
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You can find tons of info on the Delaware colony at the below two links. Delaware...
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This term means the lack of British influence over the control of local matters in the colonies. The king did not legislate much,...
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bread in milk; tore up bread in milk. really popular in poor families and among children
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William Penn
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The Colony Hotel Deals
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after enslaving the native Americans, they mainly stole their food and lived in their houses until new ones were built (by the...
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AnswerGrain was the cash crop of New york.:]
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Salem Witch Trials The outbreak of witch accusations in the late 17th Century is one of the most well-known events of America's...
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Men live on average seven years less than women; life expectancy in the United States is 72 years for men and 79 years for women.
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texas and hawaii
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Well actually New Jersey was created not founded but that's a whole other story. New Jersey was created in 1702.
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AnswerPennsylvania was founded as a more "free" state then the other colonies, with regards to religion that is. The Quakers were...
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The colonists were required to pay for a stamp when they bought paper products, and the colonists felt that it violated their...
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Very simple one to two story houses with very few windows. Well actually it isn't that simple. You would need to know what did...
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Everyone had pay taxes on everything from newspapers to all sorts of little things people used in their daily lives and nobody...
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Canada, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Middle Colonies/States border New England.
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facing the fact that they had to put up with racism that was stopping them and plus they are effed' up
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it was hard work for them and they were always doing what someone else wanted them to do. indentured servents were not like your...
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I dont know! lots of things like, society, religion, industry, majorcities/ ports, natural recorces, economy and nationalities.
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Year Founded: 1653 Founded By: it was founded by King James II. In 1653, some Virginians settled in what would become North...
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He died of stomach cancer on June 6, 1799. Actually, he was suffering from stomach cancer so he took a dose of mercury medicine...
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The predominant religion in most of the colonies was Protestant. In Virginia it was Anglican for the most part, but there were...
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They meant to go to Virginia but there was a storm that made them go off course and made them go to Massachusetts. The ship was...
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they were not being treated equaly,taxation with out representation,etc.
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During: People either thought that the trials were doing "gods" work or that the accussers were wrong and off their...
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woman knit socks/ stockings ( taller then socks) / mittens / and waistcoats it was done on small needles with fine threads and...
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yes, he was the first black person to be in "professional" comedy buissness.
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Vermont. New York and New Hampshire fought over the area that is now Vermont (then called the New Hampshire Grants), and...
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A lot of the colonists who were first sent to Gerogia were criminals. I learned that a few days ago in my U.S. History class.
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Listed below are how the six New England states acquired their names: Connecticut - From an Indian word (Quinnehtukqut) meaning...
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We'd call it an outhouse. Think of a porta-potty set over a hole in the ground.
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A hatter. not to be confused with the mad hatter from Alice in wonderland. i did a report on hatters and trust me it is hard to...
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Gold and riches in California
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I'll put it this way: The British never re-opened it. When they left in March of 1776, it was opened again.
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Colonial New Jersey had a lot of farms and crops; tobacco crops.
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Penn was the best. Most English colonies used force to remove them and extirpated local populations. New Jersey was neutral but...
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I don't know exact population for 1635, but the following Wikipedia entry is useful for early colonization figures:...
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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Most of New York State is underlaid by sedimentary rocks: sandstone, shale, limestone, and conglomerate. This...
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Puritans and Massachusetts Bay colony
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It was much the same as today, though a little colder because this region was still coming out of the Little Ice Age during part...
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During the era the trials occurred during, sporting was used to mean fun. In reference to the trials, it was used by the...
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The Continental Association was created by the First Continental Congress in response to the passage of the Coercive (or...
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They came to look for land.
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they stack blocks of wood on u and continue to add more until u confess.That only occurred in a single case: Giles Corey's. The...
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deer, buffalo , squrlis, wolf for clothig and shoes
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Jamestown is in Virginia. It was founded in 1607. Massachusetts was settled by the Pilgrims, who did not come until later....
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There are actually 13 stripes, seven red and six white. Each stripes represent the original thirteen colonies that rebelled...
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The New World is North and South America, including the Caribbean. The Old World is Europe, Africa and Asia.
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cause they New Jersey was included in the grant of Charles II to his brother James, the Duke of York, in 1664. The same year...
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Most settlers that traveled to the new world came because of overpopulation, health issues (plagues, potato famine, etc), and...
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No. It was governed by England.
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Customs that were new to the Indians (Native Americans), firesticks (guns), and most importantly, an unknowing holocaust-...
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1765
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the colonists were resentful because the british taxed them without first consulting with them about the taxes. the british...
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The people were mostly Dutch. There were some other probably English there too. They were like any other colonial people.
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They may only shower once a month if you were wealthy other then that if you were poor, you be lucky if you can shower once in 3...
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Pilgrims came to America because in England, the king made a law that if you live in England you had to believe his beliefs. The...
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Georgia DebtorsActually, they were not from Georgia, they were from England. We just recently touched on this topic in World...
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The Pilgrims had been blown off course and arrived miles north of Virginia where they were heading. To keep order, they wrote and...
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That was the Townshend Acts. :)
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they used guards, weapons such as cannons, swords, and knives. they also used the two most common things: a brick wall and a moat.
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England drove the Dutch out of New Netherlands because they thought they were a threat, the Duke of York owned it and called it...
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There were mostly catholics during the 1600-1700s.
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The average day life of a North Carolina colonist was pretty similar to that of any other colonist from another colony.The...
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William Penn founded Pennsylvania to be used as a place of refuge for Quakers, but everyone was welcome to live there. At the...
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a. wolfe's loss on the cliff of Quebec b. Washington's defeat at Fort Necessity c. Amherst's fall at Louisburg d. Braddock's...
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Squanto was a Native American who helped the English colonists in Massachusetts develop agricultural techniques and served as an...
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The Pilgrims got to what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, from Plymouth England by sailing vessel. One hundred of them survived...
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The Continental Association was created by the First Continental Congress in response to the passage of the Coercive (or...
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