American Colonies Advantages

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Alexandra LaStella Hist 173-01 Exam I 10/02/13 When the New World was discovered, there were three major powers that settled and colonized it first; the French, the Spanish, and the English. Each of these three powers had their own ways of running their colonic territories by means of societal standards, economy, politics and religious freedoms. These powers also left behind legacies that still show in today’s world. England had many motivations for colonizing. The English wanted to colonize because it seemed to be somewhat of a dissident dumping ground to them. A dissident is a person who disagrees mainly on the style of government. They also had religious refugees wanting to spread their word of god to anyone who would listen. Economic opportunity played a very large…show more content…
It was an attempt to limit English control over the American Colonies by permitting more freedom. Citizens exercised their new found freedom and formed legislative assemblies leading to the establishment of their own government. The English colonists' strove to achieve a Democratic government of choice, distinctly separate and essentially improved upon from the heredity of a monarchy. These efforts led to the formation of the House of Burgesses in 1619, the leading sovereign government. Additionally, they led to the creation of the Mayflower Compact, which would later form the American Constitution. Salutary Neglect's influence on the colonies was crucial to the development of many aspects within the American society. Years of hard work went into building this new empire and it paid off for the motherland in the long run. Unfortunately gold was never found but with that the mercantile trade was booming bringing in a lot of money. Colonies finally became self sufficient by the year 1750 which was a major accomplishment. The new empire that England had built took a lot of time hard work and effort from all who came over
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