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Tales - Colonial America
Introduction to
Colonial America?
 The
American Colonies was a time of tremendous change and development. This
period in American history would help shape the direction of events leading up
to the American Revolution and America's Independence.
The Colonial
period can be viewed from from three periods, each merging into the other.
According to Dale Taylor, author of Everyday Life in Colonial America: From
1607-1783, these three distinct periods are the "Period of
Settlement" (1607-1675), "Period of Organization" (1675-1750),
and "Period of Revolution" which ended in 1783.
The Early Settlers
The majority of groups which made up the English
colonies were landed gentry, merchants, and those seeking freedom of religious
practice. These individuals were provided royal charters to either create
trading companies or proprietary grants so they could colonize the area.
The development of self-government became the norm for the colonies as the
regulations of English government was an ocean away.
Virginia, 1607
The first colony was founded in Virginia in 1607. The colony was a trading
post created by a group of English merchants. Although the trading post
was unsuccessful, tobacco was identified as a lucrative product to grow and sell
to England. Virginia would become the
first of the English colonies when the Crown dissolved their charter rights in
1624.
Religious Freedom
The Pilgrims began their colony in 1620. The Pilgrims were one of
numerous religious dissenters who came to the "New World" to practice
their religion in freedom. The English Puritans founded Massachusetts Bay
in 1630. New Haven, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island were later settled by
groups who had separated themselves from the original dissenters in
Massachusetts.
For Love of Opportunity -
Landed Gentry
The landed gentry who colonized the area were interested in making money
and establishing a "New World feudal institution that were out of date in
England." The charters the gentry received provided them land for
private estates. They had a tremendous influence over government and the
tenant inhabitants in the area.
The Colonies Grow - 1634
The colonies continued to expand and by 1634 seven English colonies had been
settled in the North American continent.
| REFERENCES |
Everyday Life in Colonial America: From
1607-1783, Dale Taylor
Writer's Digest Books, 1997
Collier's Encyclopedia, Volume 6
Collier's, 1995
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