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==1600 to 1763== | ==1600 to 1763== | ||
An incomplete list of relevant topics: | An incomplete list of relevant topics: | ||
− | *The factors that induced the colonists to move from civilization in England and Europe to America, wilderness and hardship at enormous personal cost | + | *The factors that induced the colonists to move from civilization in England and Europe to America, wilderness and hardship at enormous personal cost. |
− | :The efforts on the part of those who obtained patents, charters, grants of land, and formed companies to colonize America were driven by motives of commerce and personal gain. Such ambitions were ever present and influential. | + | :The efforts on the part of those who obtained patents, charters, grants of land, and formed companies to colonize America were driven by motives of commerce and personal gain. For the most part, these "adventurers" were investors who remained in England. Such ambitions were ever present and influential. |
:The emigrants themselves - the colonists - were moved by a variety of motives | :The emigrants themselves - the colonists - were moved by a variety of motives | ||
− | :* | + | :*They sought land and plantations for themselves. |
:*Some had religious motives. | :*Some had religious motives. | ||
:*Some were sent as alternatives to prison or other punishment. | :*Some were sent as alternatives to prison or other punishment. | ||
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:Because of the relatively liberal degree of individual liberty that existed in England at the time (though not as fully developed as it would become in America), it meant something to be English. In the first Virginia Charter of 1606 the king declared that all Englishmen residing on English soil - wherever that may be - were to enjoy the same rights as Englishmen at home. This was something new in colonization and differed markedly from the approaches of other European colonizing powers such as Spain and France; and it set the political expectations of the colonists. | :Because of the relatively liberal degree of individual liberty that existed in England at the time (though not as fully developed as it would become in America), it meant something to be English. In the first Virginia Charter of 1606 the king declared that all Englishmen residing on English soil - wherever that may be - were to enjoy the same rights as Englishmen at home. This was something new in colonization and differed markedly from the approaches of other European colonizing powers such as Spain and France; and it set the political expectations of the colonists. | ||
Relevant topics: | Relevant topics: | ||
− | + | :*Representative government in the colonies | |
− | + | ::Few colonial charters called for local representative government, but representative government happened in spite of charter direction. | |
− | + | :*Our Common Law Heritage | |
− | + | :*Virginia and its charters | |
− | + | :*Maryland | |
− | + | :*New England and its charters | |
− | + | :*Other colonies and charters | |
*The role of religion. | *The role of religion. | ||
:It was a religious age. Religion was part of daily life and part of the language. Moreover, both government and society placed importance on uniformity of religion. But just as in England, there was very little actual uniformity to be found. This caused, as in England, a great deal of religious intolerance in the early history of the colonies. | :It was a religious age. Religion was part of daily life and part of the language. Moreover, both government and society placed importance on uniformity of religion. But just as in England, there was very little actual uniformity to be found. This caused, as in England, a great deal of religious intolerance in the early history of the colonies. |
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America's Heritage
Understanding how American democracy developed requires knowing a few interesting pieces of American history as they relate to how they shaped the beliefs and attitudes of Americans. Civicwiki does not exist as a history website, but it must take notice of historical elements to make its case for a more civic society. Articles in this category, among other things, deal with these elements of America's heritage. 1600 to 1763An incomplete list of relevant topics:
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