Development of American Colonies

In the eighteenth century the colonies of New England possessed great economic and demographic potential. They had raw materials and labor power, much of it given by the slaves. They had a great trade, an excellent agricultural production, all they lacked was the license of manufacture which the United Kingdom refused to allow its colonies. According to the traditional scheme the colony was the one that had to produce the raw material, that of the manufactured products already she was in charge, that was of the causes of the independence of the colonies. But let us first address the demographic potential of the new English colonies of North America. In the eighteenth century the most densely populated colonies were New Hampshire, Connecticut,

The Great Awakening was a reformation during the 17th and 18th enturies in America. Several religious revivals sprung forth as people desired a deeper personal relationship with God, so they readily accepted the doctrine of eternal salvation, contrary to what the Catholic Church and Protestant churches in New England taught and believed. George Whitfield was among several notable theologians during The Great Awakening period who came to America with a new religious doctrine; Calvinism, which changed Christianity then and presently around the world.

Starting as humble continent with simple peoples, North and Central America developed rapidly, once the Europeans touched down. WIthin a few centuries, this quiet continent became a booming beacon of industrialization. WIth everyone from the Dutch to the Spaniards, legions of Europeans came flocking to this new land with hopes of gaining land, power, and religious freedom.

Many factors influenced the development of the British colonies in North America. These factors may include government, religion, and geography. However, for the 17th century in particular, it is not true that geography was the primary factor in shaping the development of the colonies.

During the eighteenth century, there was an outburst of religious revival, known as the Great Awakening. Starting in Northampton, Massachusetts, the Great Awakening had a huge impact and spread throughout the colonies. It was ignited by a pastor named Jonathan Edwards in the 1740s. Edwards believed that the lack of good works called for the need of complete dependence on God’s Grace. This caused Edwards to create a sermon about how not doing good works will result in God being angry with you and you will be sent to hell.

In essence, the Great Awakening was a religious awakening. It started in the South. Tent camps were set up that revolve around high spirited meetings that would last for days. These camp meetings were highly emotional and multitudes of people were filled with the Spirit of God. These meeting, were sponsored mainly by Methodist, Baptist, and Presbyterians, and met social needs as well as spiritual needs on the frontier. Since it was hard for the Baptist and Methodist to sustain local churches,

The Great Awakening was a movement of religious beliefs, practices and relationships in the American colonies. Revivals spread-out in all the colonies . Peaches on self religious practices of today came from this movement. People begin to branch out and practice other religions and not just the one that was begin taught from the beginning.

During the years starting from the colonial period which was from 1492 to 1763 through the end of the civil war North experienced significant changes in many aspects of its society. One of these included advancements in transportation, technology and even the economic fields experienced significant changes. These changes would help to shape different areas of America is a variety of ways.

The rapid growth in the American colonies during the 16th to 18th century shaped labor conditions due to increasing economic prospects, labor shortages, and social conflicts. Due to the increase export of tobacco and indigo, these cash crops lead to an economic growth within the New England colonies. With a higher demand for these crops calls for many servants and slaves to work the fields. Labor shortages in the colonies lead to slaves and the need for indentured servitude. Other problems lead to social uprisings such as Bacon’s Rebellion and the Chesapeake Revolution. The rapid economic growth contributed to the poor conditions of slaves and indentured servants in the American colonies which lead to a variety of social and economic

I hope thongs have been going well for you back home. Here in the Chesapeake things weren’t looking to well in the beginning but now its finally starting to look good for us. I came here in hopes of getting my own land, it took me a while but it was well worth it. I think you should come out here with us, there are so many opportunities for you here that aren’t available back home. You could get your own land and start growing tobacco, you could make more money than you on tobacco than you would ever see back home

The Enlightenment era was a new intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power of individuals to solve problems. Even though different philosophers approached their goal differently, they achieved it none the less. They all approached their goal differently due to their different upbringings, their different backgrounds, and most importantly their different environments. A few among the many enlightened thinkers were Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Baron Do Montesquieu, and Jean Jacques Rousseau. While some of their idea’s are not used in modern society, they were all instrumental to the modern society we live in today.

As I sit way in the back I do not grasp your attention . I am nothing but a buzzing fly that can be easily ignored. Ignored I will no longer be. I will continue to destroy property and start disruptions until I am notice. Until my voice is the loudest among all colonist.

     Building on English foundations of political liberty, the colonists extended the concepts of liberty and self-government far beyond those envisioned in the mother country. While Englishmen had some representation in their parliament, Americans took the system further. All colonies had some form of a two-house parliament system. Some, like New York, had governors appointed by the crown. Others, like Rhode Island, elected their own. Local government also varied between the colonies. The southern states had a strong County government, while the New England colonies relied on town-meeting government. In either case, voting was reserved to land-owning white men.

The Puritans had what was known as town meetings, which was where members of the community would come and discuss town issues and would then vote using the principal of majority rule. Another form of government the Puritans had was the General Court, which was the state legislature and also a judicial court of appeals. Puritans were known as Congregationalists; that is when the church congregation is independent and is self-governed. Only elected members could serve in the church; they were known as living saints. Among the first Puritans to arrive in the New World was John Winthrop who was appointed governor and his intent was “to create a city upon a hill”. This city was to act as an example for the rest of the world. Now because of the Puritans we have democracy and forms of congregationalism which took part in politically developing the New England

The development of the American colonies had six contributions; the Englightment, European population explosion, Glorious Revolution, Great Awakening, Mercantillism, and the Religous Tolerance. The colonies originally belonged to the English, the Dutch, and the Swedish, but by the time of the American Revoltution, the colonies were under control by the