Monday, November 21, 2011
Concepts
The Great Awakening started in the early 18Th century. The Great Awakening is called to the era of the enlightenment in which society in the Americas started to grow more interested in religion and started the formation of new religious movements and denominations.In the time of the Great Awakening in the Americas also started many controversies for the reason that the colonist no longer wanted to bed under the rule of the mother land England. Many plantation owners who were the rich white people who had plantations and were also owners of slaves and land. The Farewell Address was a letter that was posted by the anterior president George Washington before the votes in the 1796 presidential elections. In the letter George Washington discussed many subjects that provoced many introversion among the people of America.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
The Colonies By 1763: A New Society
Between the settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in1763, the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the emergence of a society quite different from that in England.Changes in religion, economics, politics, and social structure illustrate this Americanization of transplanted Europeans. The colonies no longer felt the need to give back to their mother country which was a thousand miles away.The settlers from the colonies entered in the phase of enlightenment where, they began to see themselves separate. Soon they started reaching towards the independence of the colonies which at one point would become states.
By 1763, although some colonies still maintained established churches, other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation of church and state. In England everyone was forced to follow the Church of England, which were the Anglicans, but in the colonies the Congregationalist , the Puritans. In the Great Awakening movement the colonist started to realize how far away they were from their mother country, and that they no longer wanted to be controlled by it. The colonies started to pass "Acts of Toleration" for example Maryland with the intention of having a place where people could go and live without having to practice any religion also helped Maryland's economy because several families started moving. The society in Maryland increased drastically.
In a similar economic revolution, the colonies outgrew their mercantilist relationship with the mother country and developed an expanding capitalist system of their own. Sugar formed the economy of the West Indian which later the Sugar Lords would extend to. The Chesapeake gave birth to the tobacco cultivation which was considered a cash crop.The triangular trade was a profitable business and it contributed to the Colonial Commerce, soon America would settle for trading on their own without England's influence. Each part of the triangle was specialized in its own product so when the triangle trade ship traded it would make a profit all around which greatly influenced the trade of African slaves.In order for America to be able to change their economic structure and become independent they also had to change their political aspects.
Building on Indian foundations of political liberty, the colonist extended the concepts of liberty and self-government far beyond those envisioned in the mother country. In Virginia, in Jamestown, a group called The House of Burgess influenced the idea that white-land owners should be the ones choosing the representatives. The colonies also influenced the Mayflower Compact which determined that important decisions were put to vote and passed by the majority of rule. This was a great achievement towards Americas independence since the colonies had never been in control, they had always lived under the rule of the mother country, England.
In contrast to the well-defined and hereditary classes of England, the colonies developed a fluid class structure which enabled the industrious individual to rise on the social ladder.The class structure was very definite, if you were a white man you were probably a farmer and owned land, you belonged to the upper class, if you didn't own land you were most likely a servant but since you are white you are still considered better than an African American slave although at times you might be doing the same labor work, if you worked hard enough you could probably climb up the ladder. If you were African American there was no doubt you were a slave, until later in history that you were able to get your freedom if you lived that long! In the New world your social status was based on wealth.
In conclusion the differences between the mother country, England, and America were many. For many years England had complete control over both countries until the Great Awakening idea started to flourish on the colonies, reaching out to their independence and their own mercantilism. England had full control of both countries religion-worship, politically, economically, and the way they were socially structured. The colonies outgrew to practice their own religions and in some cases none at all, they had their own laws setup by their own people, they setup their own trading system which would benefit their own economy, and they structured their social pyramids to their convenience. This was the beginning of Americas Independence.
By 1763, although some colonies still maintained established churches, other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation of church and state. In England everyone was forced to follow the Church of England, which were the Anglicans, but in the colonies the Congregationalist , the Puritans. In the Great Awakening movement the colonist started to realize how far away they were from their mother country, and that they no longer wanted to be controlled by it. The colonies started to pass "Acts of Toleration" for example Maryland with the intention of having a place where people could go and live without having to practice any religion also helped Maryland's economy because several families started moving. The society in Maryland increased drastically.
In a similar economic revolution, the colonies outgrew their mercantilist relationship with the mother country and developed an expanding capitalist system of their own. Sugar formed the economy of the West Indian which later the Sugar Lords would extend to. The Chesapeake gave birth to the tobacco cultivation which was considered a cash crop.The triangular trade was a profitable business and it contributed to the Colonial Commerce, soon America would settle for trading on their own without England's influence. Each part of the triangle was specialized in its own product so when the triangle trade ship traded it would make a profit all around which greatly influenced the trade of African slaves.In order for America to be able to change their economic structure and become independent they also had to change their political aspects.
Building on Indian foundations of political liberty, the colonist extended the concepts of liberty and self-government far beyond those envisioned in the mother country. In Virginia, in Jamestown, a group called The House of Burgess influenced the idea that white-land owners should be the ones choosing the representatives. The colonies also influenced the Mayflower Compact which determined that important decisions were put to vote and passed by the majority of rule. This was a great achievement towards Americas independence since the colonies had never been in control, they had always lived under the rule of the mother country, England.
In contrast to the well-defined and hereditary classes of England, the colonies developed a fluid class structure which enabled the industrious individual to rise on the social ladder.The class structure was very definite, if you were a white man you were probably a farmer and owned land, you belonged to the upper class, if you didn't own land you were most likely a servant but since you are white you are still considered better than an African American slave although at times you might be doing the same labor work, if you worked hard enough you could probably climb up the ladder. If you were African American there was no doubt you were a slave, until later in history that you were able to get your freedom if you lived that long! In the New world your social status was based on wealth.
In conclusion the differences between the mother country, England, and America were many. For many years England had complete control over both countries until the Great Awakening idea started to flourish on the colonies, reaching out to their independence and their own mercantilism. England had full control of both countries religion-worship, politically, economically, and the way they were socially structured. The colonies outgrew to practice their own religions and in some cases none at all, they had their own laws setup by their own people, they setup their own trading system which would benefit their own economy, and they structured their social pyramids to their convenience. This was the beginning of Americas Independence.
Monday, November 14, 2011
The colonies by 1763: A New Society
Between the settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in1763, the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the emergence of a society quite different from that in England.Changes in religion, economics, politics, and social structure illustrate this Americanization of transplanted Europeans. The colonies no longer felt the need to give back to their mother country which was a thousand miles away.The settlers from the colonies no longer felt the need to serve back to their mother country, they began to see themselves separate. Soon they started reaching towards the independence of the colonies which at one point would become states.
By 1763, although some colonies still maintained established churches, other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation of church and state. In England everyone was forced to follow the Church of England, which were the Anglicans, but in the colonies the Congregationalist , the Puritans. In the Great Awakening movement the colonist started to realize how far away they were from their mother country, and that they no longer wanted to be controlled by it. The colonies started to pass "Acts of Toleration" for example Maryland with the intention of having a place where people could go and live without having to practice any religion also helped Maryland's economy because several families started moving. The society in Maryland increased drastically.
In a similar economic revolution, the colonies outgrew their mercantilist relationship with the mother country and developed an expanding capitalist system of their own. Sugar formed the economy of the West Indian which later the Sugar Lords would extend to. The Chesapeake gave birth to the tobacco cultivation which was considered a cash crop.The triangular trade was a profitable business and it contributed to the Colonial Commerce, soon America would settle for trading on their own without England's influence. Each part of the triangle was specialized in its own product so when the triangle trade ship traded it would make a profit all around which greatly influenced the trade of African slaves.In order for America to be able to change their economic structure and become independent they also had to change their political aspects.
Building on Indian foundations of political liberty, the colonist extended the concepts of liberty and self-government far beyond those envisioned in the mother country. In Virginia, in Jamestown, a group called The House of Burgess influenced the idea that white-land owners should be the ones choosing the representatives. The colonies also influenced the Mayflower Compact which determined that important decisions were put to vote and passed by the majority of rule. This was a great achievement towards Americas independence since the colonies had never been in control, they had always lived under the rule of the mother country, England.
In contrast to the well-defined and hereditary classes of England, the colonies developed a fluid class structure which enabled the industrious individual to rise on the social ladder.The class structure was very definite, if you were a white man you were probably a farmer and owned land, you belonged to the upper class, if you didn't own land you were most likely a servant but since you are white you are still considered better than an African American slave although at times you might be doing the same labor work, if you worked hard enough you could probably climb up the ladder. If you were African American there was no doubt you were a slave, until later in history that you were able to get your freedom if you lived that long! In the New world your social status was based on wealth.
In conclusion the differences between the mother country, England, and America were many. For many years England had complete control over both countries until the Great Awakening idea started to flourish on the colonies, reaching out to their independence and their own mercantilism. England had full control of both countries religion-worship, politically, economically, and the way they were socially structured. The colonies outgrew to practice their own religions and in some cases none at all, they had their own laws setup by their own people, they setup their own trading system which would benefit their own economy, and they structured their social pyramids to their convenience. This was the beginning of Americas Independence.
By 1763, although some colonies still maintained established churches, other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution for religious toleration and separation of church and state. In England everyone was forced to follow the Church of England, which were the Anglicans, but in the colonies the Congregationalist , the Puritans. In the Great Awakening movement the colonist started to realize how far away they were from their mother country, and that they no longer wanted to be controlled by it. The colonies started to pass "Acts of Toleration" for example Maryland with the intention of having a place where people could go and live without having to practice any religion also helped Maryland's economy because several families started moving. The society in Maryland increased drastically.
In a similar economic revolution, the colonies outgrew their mercantilist relationship with the mother country and developed an expanding capitalist system of their own. Sugar formed the economy of the West Indian which later the Sugar Lords would extend to. The Chesapeake gave birth to the tobacco cultivation which was considered a cash crop.The triangular trade was a profitable business and it contributed to the Colonial Commerce, soon America would settle for trading on their own without England's influence. Each part of the triangle was specialized in its own product so when the triangle trade ship traded it would make a profit all around which greatly influenced the trade of African slaves.In order for America to be able to change their economic structure and become independent they also had to change their political aspects.
Building on Indian foundations of political liberty, the colonist extended the concepts of liberty and self-government far beyond those envisioned in the mother country. In Virginia, in Jamestown, a group called The House of Burgess influenced the idea that white-land owners should be the ones choosing the representatives. The colonies also influenced the Mayflower Compact which determined that important decisions were put to vote and passed by the majority of rule. This was a great achievement towards Americas independence since the colonies had never been in control, they had always lived under the rule of the mother country, England.
In contrast to the well-defined and hereditary classes of England, the colonies developed a fluid class structure which enabled the industrious individual to rise on the social ladder.The class structure was very definite, if you were a white man you were probably a farmer and owned land, you belonged to the upper class, if you didn't own land you were most likely a servant but since you are white you are still considered better than an African American slave although at times you might be doing the same labor work, if you worked hard enough you could probably climb up the ladder. If you were African American there was no doubt you were a slave, until later in history that you were able to get your freedom if you lived that long! In the New world your social status was based on wealth.
In conclusion the differences between the mother country, England, and America were many. For many years England had complete control over both countries until the Great Awakening idea started to flourish on the colonies, reaching out to their independence and their own mercantilism. England had full control of both countries religion-worship, politically, economically, and the way they were socially structured. The colonies outgrew to practice their own religions and in some cases none at all, they had their own laws setup by their own people, they setup their own trading system which would benefit their own economy, and they structured their social pyramids to their convenience. This was the beginning of Americas Independence.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Policies,Agreements,Court Rulings, etc
During the early seventeenth century there were created a large amount of policies, agreements, court rulings,and other laws that were very important.The Act of Tolerance was a law mandating religious tolerance for Christians. The Dominion of New England was the administrative union of the English colonies in New England religion. The Edict of Nantes is the law that granted the protestants of France substantial rights in a nation that was considered catholic.Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was basically just the control and power of the Connecticut River towns. The Halfway Covenant was a form of partial church membership created by New England. The Maryland Toleration Act is the act that forced people living in Maryland to practice the christian religion. The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony, that was written by the colonists. The last one would be the Navigation Acts which was a series of laws that restricted the use of foreign shipments between England and its colonies. This were the most important Policies and Agreements in the beginning of the US history.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Places
The important places in the history of America in the US were many and all for different reasons. The Chesapeake which was also the southerns thirteenths colonies that provided England with money and resources Jamestown was. Jamestown became very famous for their riches in plantations of tobacco. The lower south was also a very significant place. The Massachusetts Bay colony which was the English settlement on the East Coast of North America. The Middle colonies was the middle region of the 13 colonies in Northern America. In New England also which was where the first English settled. This are all the important places in the history of the US.
Important People
There were a lot of important people in the history of the US, the following are examples: Anne Hutchinson who became the leader of a dissident church discussion group. Benjamin Franklin who as a scientist was a major leader in the American Enlightenment. Congregationalists were church protestant who run their own affairs. George Whitefield was an English anglican priest who helped spread the Great Awakening. Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France. John Smith was an astronomer of the early seventeenth century. Jonathan Edwards was a preacher, theologian, and missionary to the Native Americans, he also influenced the Enlightenment. The Pilgrims were the people who considered them selves as people that were going to heaven. Pocahontas was the peacemaker between the native New settlers and her father Powhatan. The Powhatan Confederacy was the confederacy that Powhatan created to protect his tribe. The Puritans were a significant grouping of English Protestants.Roger Williams was an English Protestant who proposed of religious freedom and the separation of church and state. Sir Walter Raleigh was a writer, poet, soldier, and aristocrat who was well know for popularizing tobacco in England. Finally Separatists which was the advocacy of separating people based on religion, ethnicity, gender, race, etc. This are the important people from the history of the US.
Events
There were a large amount of significant events that happened in the seventeenth century that contributed to US history. The following were the most important.The first would be Bacon's Rebellion. Bacon claimed to be the revolutionary who fought for those who lived in the frontiers and were exposed to the threat or harm by the Indians. He was considered a benevolent despot who turned into a tyrant and at the end became a cruel reactionary. The Glorious Revolution in England is the overthrow of king James 11 of England by a union of English parliamentarians with the successful invasion of England. The Great Awakening is the period of religious revival in the American Religious history. The Great Migration is the period of migration of the English settlers, primarily Puritans to Massachusetts and the West Indies. King Philip's War was the war between Native American inhabitants against the New England and the Native American Allies. King Williams War was the war if the Great Alliance that was fought between England, France, and their respective American Indian Colonist. The Pequot War was an armed conflict between the Pequot tribe against an alliance of the Massachusetts Bay. Hundreds were killed and many more were injured. Salem witchcraft trials were series of hearing held before executing women who were thought to be witches. The "starving time" is the time in which in the colony of Virginia had a period of forced starvation initiated by the Powhatan Confederacy that killed thousands of colonists during the winter. The Stono Uprising was the largest slave uprising in the British Mainland prior to the American Revolution. This were the most significant events in the US history.
Concepts of US History
The beginning of the US started in the early seventeenth century, same time the colonies which were: Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia were formed which were also "religious plantations". When this colonies together with other Royal colonies were formed they needed to find a way of survival. For this reason they relied on tobacco plantations which gave them great riches, so much that they needed indentured servants working for them, which the poor servants did not make it through the seven years of servitude because most of them died so they never got their freedom as promised. Since the indentures servants did not seem to be enough that is when they started the middle passage which is the journey that the African Americans went through when they were brought from Africa to America.But the African Americans were not indentured servants, they were brought and used for slavery. Slaves suffered a lot on this case not only were they slaves but they had no right at all, Their owners used black codes on them together with salutary neglect.In this time there were also a whole lot of problems going on based on the religion and mercantilism that people practiced. This colonies especially opened the doors to people who practiced Puritanism. During this time the most important thing to people was living their life according to the Headright System. The headright system was one of the proprietary colonist main evangelicalism. The propiateary owners were colonist that were granted a tract of land together with their Indian inhabitants which were also known as encomiendas. The joint-stock companies was one of the companies that payed for all the slaves shipments from Africa to America so then they could charge their owner as tariffs.
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