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It is a research paper, totally have to be 8 pages. For the format, please use MLA, work cited needed. Please read the files carefully. When you answer question one, please write from all american economic, social, religious and political parts. For the question two, please answer the question first, then discuss it with putting the major events while you writing. It would be great, if you can use A History Of the United States( write by Philip Jenkins),A Documentary History Of the United States(write by Richard Heffner) or Democracy(write by Bernard Crick). If You can use any of these books, please cited which pages.
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The Colonial Period in America
The seventeenth and early eighteenth century saw a massive movement of people
from Europe and America. They migrated together with their ideas, language, religions,
thoughts and beliefs. Their attempts to impose new ideas and traits bore fruits as they
successfully managed to implant their terms and conditions wherever they settled. The
colonial period in America can be termed as a projection by the Europeans to Americans. The
result was assimilation and acculturation of European norms into America.
Under the guidance of Captain John Smith, the first permanent British colony was set
up in Jamestown. This was done in 1607 by Virginia Company a joint stock company that
was permitted by King James I to sell shares. The colonialists faced resistance with the
locals. They also had challenged getting food and social amenities. The trade in tobacco in
this region however flourished. The colony of Maryland was created by the Lord of
Baltimore of England. He was a catholic who never minded the installation of other churches
in the region. Towards the end of the seventeenth century, both Maryland and Virginia had
established themselves as agrarian societies who largely depended on farming for sustenance.
The wealthier Europeans had large houses, used a lot of slaves for their labour while the less
wealthy ones depended on corn and wheat farming.
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Henry Hudson represented Dutch East India Company in the expedition to America in
1609. His role was to explore the Mid-Atlantic Region which is where the current New York
city. Unlike their British counterparts, the Dutch traded European utensils for fur. The Britons
took over New York a few decades later by the Dutch way of life continued to take
dominance in the area. William Penn, a very rich Quaker and great friend of King Charles II
was awarded a huge tract of land and he further encouraged more Europeans to move in by
assuring them religious autonomy. This was more convenient for religious dissenters as it
gave them the freedom to practice their religion in whichever manner they wished. The
tolerance of the middle colonies made states like Pennsylvania to drastically improve its
population. The next century saw a massive movement from Scotland and Ireland to these
middle colonies.
The other group to be affected was New England. There were reformists who sought
to alter the doctrines of the Church of England. These individuals wanted to create a different
Christian religion that differed with that of the Church of England. This particular
demographic settled around the Plymouth area as they tried to change their lives in their new
territories to suit their new form of governance. This lifestyle was referred to as the Puritan
lifestyle. However, not everyone was receptive of this puritan lifestyle as they were
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