How Did Geography Influence The Development Of The British Colonies
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One may argue the statement that “Geography was the primary factor in shaping the development of the British colonies in North America” is not true for a handful of reasons. Though New England and Virginia were founded by people of the same country and in different regions, the successes and failures of the colonies prove that, overall, the organization and amount of corruption or argument a colony had within it were more crucial to survival than the geographic surroundings. In the 1600s, the success of British colonies was based on the structure and organization of the colony rather than the geography of the region they settled in. If a colony’s ability to survive was based on the factor of geography alone, one would expect a colony of a warmer climate would have an advantage over a colony in a bitterly cold climate; however this proves untrue. The colonies of New England suffered terribly cold winters, yet their rates …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Argues that geography was the primary factor in shaping the development of the british colonies in north america.
- Explains that new england's colonies suffered terribly cold winters, but their rates of survival were higher than that of virginia, which had milder weather year-round.
- Compares how the colonies of new england and virginia thrived when there was conflict in either region. the burning down of jamestown distracted virginians from focusing on ways to steady their economy and prevent famine.
- Compares new england and virginia's mercantilistic expectations of crop production, which cost their colonies taxes and time to keep these fights going.
The colonists of New England had great trust in their leaders of the time, and because there was little or no conflict with them, they could focus more on developing the colonies, growing crops, and making money. In addition to this, clergies held absolutely no political power, therefore corruption within the church and the government was not to be found. Virginian colonists, on the other hand, were almost combative to their leaders. They constantly questioned the authority of government figures because they were most often elites who did not consider the common person in their decisions. Bacon’s Rebellion is an excellent example of the amount leaders in the region provoked citizens, as well as the amount of discord which could be found in Virginia. Events such as the burning down of Jamestown distracted Virginians from focusing on ways to steady their economy and prevent famine within their
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- Explains that both the new england and chesapeake regions descended from the same english origin, but by 1700 both regions had traveled in two diverse directions.
- Analyzes how the new england and chesapeake's motivations for settlement led to divergent societies.
- Analyzes how the region's geography influenced the expansion of the colonies in eastern america. the chesapeake region was flooded with indentured servants and slaves to manage tobacco.
- Explains that the chesapeake had its own obstacle brought about by nature. diseases like dysentery, malaria, and typhoid cost many colonists their lives, leaving many men frustrate with little hope for having families.
- Compares the new england region and the chesapeake region in terms of politics and government.
- Explains that the new england and chesapeake regions were inhibited by immigrants of english origin, despite this common characteristic. both regions drew from british influence, but developed separately and became unique in their own way.
1310 wordsRead More - Chesapeake And New England Coloniesargumentative essay...arate societies by the time of the 1700's. Agriculture, motive, people, religion, and terrain are all factors that affected how they grew apart. However, it is also through the actions of the men and woman who settled in the regions and the choices they made that led to the development of two societies. The Chesapeake region became a society of money-driven, wealthy plantation owners, virtually no middle class workers, and those in extreme poverty. The New England colonies, in contrast, developed into a society of middle class family men who placed extreme emphasis on religion. The two societies in what would become one nation may have had effects on America in the future. The dispute over slavery, the imbalance of workers, and the class differences cause rifts between the two regions over time. Two radically different cultures cannot coincide in harmony forever.
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- Compares the new england community to the chesapeake region, which was a land of plantations and money-driven owners, with the elite wealthy, almost no middle class, and those in poverty.
- Explains how the pilgrims and puritans' religion became a unique element in the new england colonies by 1700.
- Explains that many travelers came to the new world with high hopes of money, which led to numerous conflicts. the motive of such people is so radically different.
- Explains that the chesapeake bay travelers were predominantly men, which led to an unbalanced society and lack of wives to promote a family-based culture.
- Compares the sex ratio of two men to one woman on a ship bound for the new england area, which led to balanced families and few single young men.
- Explains that religion brought many new englanders to america and religion kept them in line, adding to the uniqueness of their society.
- Analyzes how the lack of religion in the chesapeake bay colonies contributed to the distinct separation of the two societies by 1700.
- Explains that the two cultures may also have been the result of the terrain the groups occupied. in the chesapeake bay region, the colonists settled on swampy marshland that was hard to defend.
- Explains that new england colonists chose flat, manageable ground that left them with easy to plow fields. the moderate climate meant that disease was uncommon and death even more so.
- Explains that the "land is money" belief was a unique attribute of the chesapeake region by 1700.
- Explains that new england farmers were more concerned with the survival of their families than the profit they could make from the rich soil, so the colony became self-supporting in the issue of food.
- Analyzes how the extreme differences between the new england colonies and the chesapeake bay colonies led to separate societies by the 1700's.
1815 wordsRead More - Bacon's Rebellion Research Paperanalytical essayBacon’s rebellion is a revolt that occurred in Virginia, which started in the year 1676. Nathaniel Bacon was the leader of this rebellion who was born in England but later came to Virginia. During that time, William Berkeley was the governor of Virginia and also happened to be bacon’s cousin. There are many descriptions about how and what caused the rebellion to start. Low price of tobacco, high taxes for the poor and disputes over native Indian lands were some reasons that is known to ignite the rebellion. The rebellion was vital as it illustrated the conflict not only with Indians but also between the colonist and it also displayed how the colonial politics could be shaped by personal antipathies.
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- Explains that there was a clear partition of wealth in the society. the disputes intensified as the virginia governor, william berkeley, gave valuable lands to the wealthy people and helped them maintain their wealth.
- Analyzes how bacon created a group of hundreds of men and attacked the indians. the governor tried to put bacon down but couldn't succeed as his army was growing.
- Explains that bacon's rebellion began in 1676 in virginia. the yeoman farmers played a pivotal role in the rebellion.
- Analyzes how bacon's rebellion proved how continual extension to the borders created conflicts not only with the indians, but also between the colonists.
976 wordsRead More - Bacon's Rebellion and the American Revolutionanalytical essayNathaniel Bacon and William Berkley, the governor of Pennsylvania had many differences that stopped them from getting along one of them was their opinion on the Indians in Pennsylvania. Bacon started the rebellion because Berkley did things with out consulting Bacon, which undermined his military authority. It caused King Charles II to send 1,100 troops to Virginia and appoint a commission to determine its causes. The British rule had to get involved and put it in stricter rules, which made it harder for people to get power. Bacons Rebellion promoted people to fight for what they believe in despite its view as non-democratic. Bacons rebellion was seen as putting down democracy because it looked like a quicker way to get to slavery even though it was looked at this way it was the first of many revolutions against the government so it could be seen as a starting point of the American Revolution. Bacons Rebellion showed what seemed to be a separation from English rule.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that nathaniel bacon and william berkley, the governor of pennsylvania, had many differences that stopped them from getting along. bacons rebellion promoted people to fight for what they believe in despite its view as non-democratic.
- Explains that virginia was a colony in turmoil in 1676. berkeley's attempts to negotiate peace with the native americans caused him to avoid confronting violations of treaty obligations.
- Argues that historians have a hard time interpreting the true causes and impacts of this important event in american history.
- Analyzes how fishwick argues that bacon was not seeking "justice but retribution." he attributes his rebellion to a "radical" irish writer, john daly burk.
- Argues that burk's version of the story aligns with his anti-authority and anti english leanings. fishwick puts too much stock in just one piece and that it alone became the accepted version.
- Analyzes how historians' bias against a positive view of bacon's rebellion shows how the excitement and zeal of the revolutionary mindset needed time to settle before an honest evaluation could occur.
- Analyzes how the negative portrayals of bacon and his rebellion are hard to ignore evidence that clearly shows what drove his actions.
- Analyzes how a direct quote of bacon reveals his true goals, stating that his rebellion had more rhetoric than just securing the frontier against indians.
- Analyzes how many theories exist for why berkeley ignored or sidestepped the issue of frontier security.
- Analyzes how gizzard argues that berkeley was an actual threat to bacon even after he received a pardon for his earlier, smaller rebellious activity.
- Argues that it is difficult to ignore the obvious parallels between the american revolution that would come a hundred years later and bacon's rebellion.
- Analyzes how bacon's rebellion was a messy but important experiment in expressing the people’s will under the colonial rule of england.
2588 wordsRead More - The Causes of the American Revolutionexplanatory essayTaylor, Alan American Colonies: The Settling of North America, New York, NY: Penguin Group, 2001. pg. 1685-1730
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the colonies relied on the crown for many of their needs and established a social and economic system that was almost independent of the british empire.
- Explains that the american revolution began in the french and indian war, where the colonies militia fought alongside the troops of the british army and learned war first hand.
- Explains that political harmony between the colonies and the british was breaking down due to new acts that were passed in accordance with the mercantile theory of economics.
- Explains that the belief in mercantilism and a large war debt led to britain's passing of many acts aimed at taxing the colonies, the first of which were the navigation laws.
- Explains that the proclamation of 1763 inhibited the colonists from crossing the appalachian mountains for hunting or farming.
- Argues that the colonists' perception of taxation without representation conflicted with the english principle of "virtual representation." the colonial leaders argued that no "imperial" parliament existed.
- Explains that britain followed the proclamation of 1763 with a series of taxes on specific items.
- Explains that the stamp act required the use of stamped paper or the affixing of stamps, certifying legal documents.
- Explains how a boycott of british goods caused the suffering british merchants to throw their weight behind the repeal movement, and in 1766 parliament repealed the stamp act and modified the sugar act.
- Describes how the british stationed four regiments of soldiers in the city of boston to pacify the colonial harassment of british customs commissioners.
- Explains that after the boston massacre, there was a time of apparent calm in the colonies. colonists wrote and distributed pamphlets but it wasn't until 1772 that any action took place.
- Describes how an angry group seized a british revenue ship on the delaware river and sank it to the bottom of the narragansett bay.
- Explains that the tea act of 1773 revived the revolutionary sentiment in the colonies. the ensuing boycott involved more colonists than any previous boycott had.
- Explains that britain became weary of the colonist constant protest and boycotts and passed four acts, known as the coercive acts against massachusetts.
- Explains that the colonists' victory reverberated for decades, and even centuries to come.
- Explains that france helped the colonies during the revolution by giving them supplies and ammunition. when america won the war, france was the first country to acknowledge its existence.
- Explains that although the colonists had established a government during the revolution, there was still much work to be done. the fledging countries new government elected its first president and ratified its new constitution.
- Analyzes how the british defeated the americans, but captured sailors off the coast of america led to the war of 1812, which some historians believe was the true revolutionary war.
- Explains that the revolutionary war may have been triggered by the first colonists to settle in the new world.
1691 wordsRead More - The plot for Bacon's Rebellion is the late 17th century in the backwoods of what is now Virginia, where poor farmers were drawn because they could not afford the best farming land that was owned by Virginia's elite ("Bacon's Rebellion"). This area was prone to Indian attacks. Tension was growing as Virginian's faced many economical problems and natural disasters, such as declining tobacco prices, growing commercial competition from Maryland and the Carolina's, an increasing restricted English market, the rising prices for English manufactured goods, hail storms, floods, draughts, and hurricanes (McCulley 1). After a servant was killed by Doeg Indians, Virginian's found a scapegoat in which they could vent their frustration and place blame for their misfortune, the Native Americans (McCulley 1, Norton 71). The colonist retaliated against this act of violence but it was against the wrong tribe, which started large-scale Indian raids. Governor William Berkeley called for an investigation of these attacks and proceeded to ask both sides to yield further retaliation. However, colonist felt that Be...
In this essay, the author
- Explains how bacon's rebellion, slavery as an institution, class division and conflict impacted the creation of the american republic.
- Analyzes how the plot for bacon's rebellion is the late 17th century in the backwoods of what is now virginia, where poor farmers were drawn because they could not afford the best farming land.
- Explains that bacon's rebellion influenced the second amendment of the constitution, which states that the people have the right to bear arms.
- Explains that virginia's economic success relied on tobacco and is dependent on labor so it can be cultivated. the virginian solution to this was found in the caribbean, where planters had been sustaining the work needed by purchasing african slaves.
- Argues that if freemen with disappointed hopes find a common cause with slaves that had no hope the results, the government feared, could be worse than that of bacon's rebellion.
- Explains that racism was the main cause for the extreme class division and conflict in colonial america.
- Explains how the assembly deliberately tried to foster further contempt of whites for africans and indians with a series of acts.
- Explains that while creating the house of representatives, a critical question emerged about how slaves should affect the population and how many delegates each state would have.
- Analyzes how bacon's rebellion, slavery as an institution, social division and conflict had an enormous effect on the creation of america as a republic.
- Describes the works of edmund morgan, mary beth katzman, david blight, howard chudacoff, and fredrik logevall.
1272 wordsRead More - Comparing Jamestownanalytical essayIn the 17th century, England was late when it came to the colonization of the new world. Which went through many changes before it was able to test the waters, forming the first settlements in the mid-Atlantic, Virginia. Under the guise of a noble mission given to them by King James I, the Virginia Company funded the first Colonies in Virginia. Years later, after perfecting their skills at surviving this new land, colonies in the south, Carolina were formed. These two regions both had their share of challenges, but they overcame them in different ways. Each had a method of doing things by force or from trial and error. The world in 1606 was very different than the world of today, but this is a story based on the
In this essay, the author
- Explains that england was late in the colonization of the new world, forming the first colonies in virginia.
- Explains that america was seen as a new source of undiscovered riches. the spanish were the first to arrive in central america, where the aztec empire ruled.
- Describes how jamestown was settled in 1607 by 105 men and boys, who were unprepared for life in the wilderness. they were told they would find gold, friendly indians, and easy living.
- Explains that carolina was settled by the colonists traveling south from virginia, the land was given to eight lords by king charles ii in 1663.
- Explains that charlestown of carolina had plenty of work to do, but not enough workers to complete it. as they increased trading with the native people, settlers encouraged them to capture and sell rival tribes into slavery.
- Analyzes how the south, established decades after mid-atlantic's first colonies, were more prepared and successful at facing this "new world".
1105 wordsRead More - The Influence of Each Uprising in the 1600’s on Virgirina’s Economic and Social Developmentcomparative essayIn the 17th Century, Virginia experienced two grim rebellions that would have a significant impact on both the future economic and social developments of the area. The Indian uprisings that occurred in 1622 and the Bacon’s rebellion that occurred in 1675 both had meaningful similarities as well as differences impacting different set of people. Whether either of the uprisings had more of significance than the other, in all respects cannot be quite measured as each’s chain reaction benefited the colony.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that virginia experienced two grim rebellions that had a significant impact on both the future economic and social developments of the area.
- Compares the bacon's rebellion with the indian uprising in 1622, wherein the freed indentured white servants attacked the english.
- Explains that freed indentured servants moved outside of popular areas, to what was considered as the ‘backcountry’ which so happened to be habituated by the native indians.
- Explains that the indian uprising and the bacon's rebellion were both economically and socially significant in the 1700s.
- Concludes that both the indian and bacon's uprisings in the 1600s were tremendously significant to the economic and social development of virginia.
- Cites enretta, james a., and david brody in america: a concise history, volume i: to 1877.
787 wordsRead More - Problems Of 1675analytical essayDuring the years of 1675 and 1676 the North American colonies experienced conflicts that shaped the dynamics of their colonial life. King Phillip's War would effectively end relations between the New England colonists and the Indians. Also, the rebellion in Virginia led by Nathaniel Bacon stressed the growing discontent of poor frontier farmers for British rule. The consequences of these two events clearly had an impact on different levels that would extend well beyond their time. Therefore, the years 1675 and 1676 played a very significant role in the Northern American colonies.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how king phillip's war ended relations between new england colonists and indians, and the rebellion in virginia stressed the growing discontent of poor frontier farmers for british rule.
- Explains that new england colonists were in constant contact with indians since their arrival. conflict was unavoidable between the two polar opposite cultures.
- Explains that king phillip was the name given to the leader of the indian confederacy, metacomet, who led the attacks on the american colonies. over 3,000 indians were killed during the war.
- Explains that king philip's war led to the loss of political autonomy. the colonists had to rely on british support to overcome indian attacks.
- Explains that bacon's rebellion was another event that made the years 1675 to 1676 quite significant.
- Narrates how bacon raised 500 troops to suppress the indian attacks without the permission of the royal governor. berkeley revoked this label, but he accepted his seat in the virginian house of burgesses peacefully.
- Analyzes how bacon's rebellion was significant in two ways. the rebellion showed the growing discontent of british involvement in colonial government.
- Explains that bacon's rebellion caused a greater color line to be drawn and the establishment of slavery to grow.
- Opines that the years of 1675 and 1676 proved to be very significant in north american colonial history.
1138 wordsRead More - What Are The Causes Of Bacon's Rebellionanalytical essayBacon rebellion was an armed rebellion against the rule of Governor Berkeley, it was mainly carried by Virginia settlers. It mainly affected American colonist and Native Americans. Bacon's rebellion was a revolt by farmers, a group of settlers, slaves who were fighting against the government corruption. The revolt was led by young settler Nathaniel bacon in 1676 Virginia, he was from rich family and his cousin was governor. Though William Berkeley and Bacon were related to each other as a family but they did not go very well and often had disagreements with each other. Many people thought that William Berkeley was the main cause of the rebellion. Governor refused whenever bacon went to him for the commission. One major drawback of Governor Berkeley’s policy was that when it came to Native Americans, he wanted to maintain peace and good relations. It was because he did not want to spoil trade relations with them. This was one of the main reason for not allowing commissions to attack them.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that bacon rebellion was an armed rebellion against the rule of governor berkeley, which affected american colonists and native americans.
- Explains that native americans were insulted by the colonists and wanted land from them. they tortured and tormented those poor souls with whose wretched fate it was to fall into their unmerciful hands.
- Explains that colonists used many different methods to overrule or control native american's. they also made peace treaties between a native tribe and natives to make them do something.
- Explains that colonists and their government did not trust native americans and were also misunderstood against them.
- Explains how bacon and his followers attacked jamestown and tribes in the area to drive put governor and slaughter native americans. they attacked without the commission from the government.
- Explains that bacon's rebellion was an act of civil disobedience a corrupt government and was against native americans.
- Analyzes how colonial government became more controlling over the native americans after the rebellion. they asked tribes to provide them with warriors, and the colonists thought that it wasn't enough for them to live in separate town.
- Analyzes how colonist attacked native americans before the rebellion, but after the revolt, they found new ways to attack them. the governor's policy encouraged the indians to terrorize the frontier.
- Concludes that bacon's rebellion seems to be fought for nothing than just treating native americans harshly.
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