Middle Colonies and New England Colonies

Middle Colonies and New England Colonies

The arrival of Christopher Columbus in the late 1400s sparked a series of European voyages to the Americas, with each European country attempting to secure a new territory. By the 1700s, the American continent was subdivided into a series of colonies, including the Middle and the New England Colonies (OpenStax, 2019).

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Compare and contrast the settlement patterns.

The Middle Colonies comprised thirteen territories in British America, situated between Southern and New England colonies. They were annexed by the Dutch in 1609, led by Henry Hudson. It stretched along the Hudson River, including the modern-day Delaware Bay, New York, Albany, and New Jersey. On the other hand, New England’s colonies ranged from New Hampshire, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, Providence Plantations, and Rhodes Island to Connecticut. The English, French, and Dutch settled in these territories.

What forces and ideas shaped their origin?

The forces and ideas that influenced the origin of the Middle and New England colonies are more of the same – the desire to find new resources for the Old World, including gold, silverware, land for cultivation, food supplies, the spread of religion, and exercise power. For example, for the New England Colonies, the first batch of Pilgrim was the first Puritans that came from the Netherlands and England to settle in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in the 1620s and had the intention of establishing food supplies, buildings, and colonial territories (OpenStax, 2019). The second group of Puritans (the largest) that arrived around the 1630s came for religious reasons, with most attempting to detach themselves from the main church in England. On the other hand, the main factor that influenced the settlement of Europeans in the Middle Colonies was the desire to explore the abundant resources in the region, including forests, iron, and textile. Farming land was also fertile and readily available. The desire to spread religion was also an important factor that influenced the decision of Europeans to explore the New England colonies.

Examine the influence of religion for those settlements (e.g., Puritanism, Quakers, and the Anglican Church).

Finally, with the arrival of new settlers, religion spread across the colonies like wildfire, with the Anglican Church and Puritanism taking center stage in the New England and Middle Colonies, respectively. In both regions, religion played an important role in creating schools and educating the locals on both natural sciences and scripture (Bliss, 2011). The church element of Protestantism was also integrated into the political system of the colonies, establishing some governance and order. These new laws played an important role in bringing law and order in the regions, with those that disobeyed being banished and punished.

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References

Bliss, R. M. (2011). Race and redemption in Puritan New England. The Journal of American History, 98(3), 813. https://academic.oup.com/jah/article-abstract/98/3/813/684872

OpenStax. (2019). U.S. history. OpenStax CNX. https://cnx.org/contents/[email protected]:gMXC1GEM@7/Introduction

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Week 1 Discussion The Cost of Expansion

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

• Textbook: Chapter 3, 4
• Lesson
• Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, pick two (2) of the following settlements:

• Southern colonies
• Chesapeake colonies
• Middle colonies
• New England colonies

Then, address the following for your selections:

• Compare and contrast the settlement patterns.
• What forces and ideas shaped their origin?
• Examine the influence of religion for those settlements (e.g., Puritanism, Quakers, and the Anglican Church).

Follow-Up Post Instructions

Compare your selections and analysis of those selections with those of your peers. If they chose different settlements, examine how yours are similar and/or different. If they chose the same settlements, build on their posts by providing additional information about the settlements that you have not already noted in your own post.

Writing Requirements

• Minimum of 3 posts (1 initial & 2 follow-up)
• APA format for in-text citations and list of references

Grading

This activity will be graded using the Discussion Grading Rubric. Please review the following link:

• Link (webpage): Discussion Guidelines

Course Outcomes (CO): 1, 2

Due Date for Initial Post: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Wednesday
Due Date for Follow-Up Posts: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday

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Gang,

Each colony was unique, often with different interests and economies (Brinkley, 2015). As you are thinking about the above questions, keep in mind some of the geographical characteristics of each colony and how they would play a part in colonial development.

Brinkley, D. (2015). American Heritage History of the United States. New York: New World City.

You are only required to post an initial answer post and ONE follow-up post in each required discussion, each week.

Please make your TWO posts each week between Monday and Sunday. Your posts must occur on different days with the first post occurring by Wednesday.  If there are extenuating circumstances, please communicate with your professor.