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The northern and southern colonies were essentially English, "between 1607 and 1642 -a time of political and religious troubles in England - some 65,000 adventurous spirits went out to the British West Indies and the [American] mainland colonies." Ultimately there came to pass such a broad range of ethnic variety, that the burgeoning colonies slowly gained an identity of being American. While the northern colonies of Plimoth (Plymouth) and Massachusetts Bay, "were Englishmen of roughly similar social origins." Moreover, the colonial charters of Sir Walter Raleigh, the first and second charters of Virginia, explicitly state that all and any would be "persons native to England
Pennsylvania and New York "came to represent the full ethnic range of Western Europe, while New England and the seaboard South remained essentially English in background." Of the political, economic, and religious (spiritual) motivations that brought so many to the New World not one was more or less important than the other. If we look to colonial charters, we find foundations of civil society and government, supporting the English heritage of religion, education, manners and customs that they brought with them.1
"...speaking of 'our ancestors' before emigration, possessed a right which nature has given to all men..., establish new societies, under such laws and regulations as to them shall seem most likely to promote public happiness. That their Saxon ancestors...had established there [in Britain] that system of laws which has so long been the glory and protection of that country."2 "The colonists...carry out with them, too, the habit of subordination, some notion of the regular government which takes place in their own country, of the system of laws which support it, and of a regular administration of justice; and they naturally establish something of the same kind in the new settlement."3 The colonists who came to America carried with them much more than common law. They brought with them their peculiar civilization that was to be a foundation of English civil society in colonial America
1Marvin Meyers, eds., et al., Sources of the American Republic: A Documentary History of Politics, Society, and Thought; rev.ed., (Glenview, Ill: Scott Foresman and Co., 1967), Vol. 1, 7. Hereinafter cited as Meyers, eds., et al., Sources of the American Republic.
2[Thomas Jefferson], A Summary View of the Rights of British America, (Virginia, 1781), in Thomas Jefferson: Writings, (N.Y.: Literary Classics of the United States), 105-106. Notes and text selected by Merrill D. Peterson.
3Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and the Causes of the Wealth of Nations, (Chicago: William Benton, 1776, 1952), Book IV, Ch. VII, Of Colonies: Causes of Prosperity of New Colonies. Of Systems of Political Economy, 243.
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What revolution? The upheaval which saw the U.S. north battle the south or the battle between the immigrants against the native U.S. Americans? I know the first permanent settlers to the U.S.A. came from England about the year 1492 and settled in Virginia.
EDIT: Whoa - the above is confusing at best and completely inaccurate at worst. 1492 is the year Christopher Columbus arrived in the "New World." Essentially, he ended up in the Bahamas off the Southeast coast of Florida, including what is now Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic. The first permanent settlement in the New World was St. Augustine, settled by the Spanish in Florida in 1565. And the first permanent English settlement was Jamestown, in Virginia, founded in 1607.
Clearly, the colonists you are referring to are the ones who fought for Independence against the British in the Revolutionary War (1775 - 1783).
The simplest answer is that the majority of Europeans came from England, though many came from the Netherlands and France. To a lesser extent, colonists came from Spain, Sweden, Russia, and other European regions and countries.
Don't forget that the African slave trade was a huge source of immigrants during the American Colonial Era. They were certainly unwilling colonists, but they represented a huge segment of the population. For example, in 1720 African slaves in South Carolina made up almost 65% of the population.
England, France, Scotland, Switzerland, Africa, and Britain, mostly from Africa & England.
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The first successful English attempt at colonization in 1585 was in?
In the 1580's, English settlers attempted to colonize Roanoke Island in North Carolina. At this time the attempt at colonizing failed, but they came back to it and successfully colonized a few years later.
When did Roanoke disappear?
Yes. Their leader had to return to England for about three months and when he returned, the settlers he had left were no where to be found.
What type of government did Delaware have in the 1600's?
Delaware was still a part of Pennsylvania in the 1600's. It was not a separate colony. It was governed by William Penn, however, it did have its own legislature and own set of laws.
How was the building of Independence Hall funded?
In the 1700's it wasn't Independence Hall, but the state house. It would have been paid for by the colony and the crown.
What did most Americans not support during the 1920's?
The prohibition of alcohol was not supported by most Americans in the 1920's.
Where did the settlers come from in Rh-ode Island S's?
where did the settlers come from in the 1700's rhode island
When did they settlers come to the new world?
they came in the 1600's
When did the bee's come to US?
With the first settlers in the early 1600's
Why did more settlers come to new England area in the late 1620's and 1630's?
to escape persecution
What colony was founded in the 1630's?
On June 12, 1629, the flagship of the Massachusetts Bay Company arrived in Salem to officially found the new colony. The company was founded by English Puritans, most of whom were educated and wealthy. A fleet of eleven ships brought hundreds of settlers to Salem. John Winthrop became the first governor of the colony.
When did rhubarbs come to America?
In the 1820's, entering the country through Maine and moving on with the settlers
Who lived in colonial Connecticut in the 1740's?
the dutch and the swedish tom hooker was the founder of the colony of connecticut
What technological innovation was most important for settlers living in West Texas in the late 1800's?
Steamboat's!!
What were the religions of Connecticut in the 1600's?
In the 1600s, the predominant religions in Connecticut were Puritanism and Congregationalism, with most settlers being from England and the Netherlands. These Protestant denominations heavily influenced the social and political life of the colony during this period.
Who were the first settlers of the Georgia?
The first settlers of Georgia were the Native American tribes such as the Creek and Cherokee who had been living in the region for thousands of years before the arrival of European settlers. The first European settlers were the English who established the colony of Georgia in 1733.
Where did the cajun settlers of Louisiana in the 1700's come from?
I believe it was France. I looked up cajun under Google to find out the answer to that question because i was curious after watching Rene on true blood. When i looked it up the first web site was on acadian-cajun french settlers that were exiled from their land in the 1700's
Did Ghana BECOME A British colony?
Britain gained control of most of Ghana by military force in the 1870's
