The colonies generally did not show quick profits. However, the English investors often turned over their colonial charters to the settlers. The political implications, although not realized at the time, were enormous. The colonists were left to build their own lives, their own communities, and their own economy. What early colonial success there was resulted from
That opportunity, however, was at the cost of their fellow man. For those born in the colonies, economic opportunity was readily available, but there was always the obstacle of the social structure. Also, different religions dominated various regions, such as the Puritans in Massachusetts (though by this time, their presence in government was loosening). For example, Catholics were not
New England was involved in the Pequot War while the settlers of Chesapeake had conflicts with the Powhatan Confederacy. One of the main differences was the people that lived in the colonies. The Chesapeake and New England attracted different types of settlers and, by 1700, the populations differed enormously. In New England, the settlers were white and most of the population included Puritans, Quakers, and Catholics. This was due to the reputation the New England colonies had as a place of religious freedom.
#1: Analyze the differences between the Spanish settlements in the Southwest and the English Colonies in New England in the seventeenth century in terms of TWO of the following: Politics, Religion, Economic development. The Spanish and English were involved in the New World both religiously and economically. But, their approaches were quite different in many ways, such as time, place, and their actions to the native peoples that lived in the New World. The Spanish were Catholic. They wanted to gain numbers to support Catholicism and show that it is the true religion.
Tobacco production not only helped the colony grow prosperous, it also created new opportunities for over 90,000 immigrants who moved to the colony as indentured servants. Similarly, the New England economy was based on trade in the fishing and timber industries because of easy access to ports and wooded areas. Like Chesapeake families, New England colonists farmed, however, New Englanders practiced subsistence farming, small family farms which produced only enough food for a single family’s use. Another similarity between the two colonies is how both colonies dealt with the Indians. In the Virginia colony, Powhatan’s brother, Opechancanough, led a surprise attack on Virginia colonists and murdered over 300 of the 1,200 men in the colony.
While many disregard this system as cruel and unfair, in reality it helped to shape America as it is today. Without the help of this system, economies would not be as developed as they are now. Unfree labor played a very important role in shaping the economy and society of colonial American through the use of indentured servants and slavery. The system of temporary servitude in the New World was established out of practices used in New England. In short, indentured servants were mainly poor British people without jobs.
Their lack in technology advancements help them back from growing their population to a greater number. So much work had to go into harvesting their crops and they were unable to store things for a long period of time. Their daily work of harvesting food was all they had time for, it's how they were able to survive. Jared says' "Highland agriculture was based on crops like these taro roots, which are very different from cereal crops. Taro is much more work.
New Spain would be under direction of the mother country Spain. Its economy would strive to gain profit and make Spain richer and stronger by its colonial system. The economy was based on agriculture, ranching, mining, industry, and commerce. The majority of labor that would go into doing these jobs would be from the indigenous people. Most indigenous people were treated unfairly or poorly and worked long, hard hours.
The Glorious Revolution was the dethroning of the unpopular Catholic James II and enthroning Protestant rulers William III and Mary. When the people of New England heard of this, they rose against their royal leaders and tried to get a sense of equality in their colonies. 29. The result of the rebellion in New England was upsetting in that royal governors did eventually restore semblance and order lead by the mother country. There was even more administrative control in the colonies due to Charles II's appointed English officials which hired their friends of whom knew little and did not care about American affairs.
The two groups also had different political views and different ways to go at them. The Spanish wanted to conquer so their political policies were completely autocratic and made to help out Spain. The Spanish dictated the settlements all the way from Spain. No to very little self-rule ever happened in them. On the other side of the country, the English went to a