Diverse Cultures in the Colonies
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The colonies of the New World were formed by a very diverse group of people. The colonists had personal reasons for settling in America. Socially, politically, and religiously they all differed. I will explain their backgrounds on each and then tie it all together showing you how our country came to be an equal nation of all these peoples. First of all, the colonists were socially different. Most of the first settlers were not the first born men in the family. They were the younger brothers who had no inheritance and wanted to create their own estates for themselves and their families. Another group of people came to the world as indentured servants. In fact, this accounted for three-fourths of the emigrants in the 17th century. They offered their services to someone for usually five to seven years in exchange for transportation to the New World and food and clothing while working out their commitments. There were very few upper class people who ventured in to the great wilderness. But America did show to be a dumping ground for convicts who were sent there to work off their crimes. They were usually sent as indentured servants, only against their free wills. Secondly, political backgrounds varied between the colonists. A lot of people came to get away from England and their bureaucratic and insufficient way of governing. In the colonies there was no aristocracy. No nobles, no lords enforcing the King’s laws were p...
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the colonies of the new world were formed by a very diverse group of people. the colonists had personal reasons for settling in america.
- Explains that the colonists were socially different. they were younger brothers who had no inheritance and wanted to create their own estates. indentured servants accounted for three-fourths of the emigrants in the 17th century.
- Explains that the political backgrounds varied between the colonists. the house of burgesses was formed to make laws for the colonies. virginia was the birthplace of democracy.
- Explains that the founders of the united states were by all means religiously diverse. england was a roman catholic country, followed by the anglican church created by henry viii.
- Explains that the development of our country and how we evolved is in direct connection with the differences between our founding fathers. we began as working class, industrious people, working every day to survive in a foreign land.
- Explains that the political backgrounds made colonists find a new way of governing. the most important political idea in america was the equality of men.
- Explains that religious diversity in america was a major reason people came to the new world to begin with, and that it was non-negotiable.
- Concludes that the united states of america has been built from the foundation up by working people with goals of developing a free country with democratic government.
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