During this module, you will be expected to read chapter 2 of your text The American Pageant and participate in a discussion with your classmates via the blog about the questions below. You should make ONE post that should be a minimum of a paragraph for each prompt with a well thought out response using information from the chapter to solidify your argument. Mr. Pondy and Mr. Walker will expect that your arguments and discussions are based in facts not just simply opinions and beliefs. Learning how to do this effectively will lead to success and less distress on your part as we progress through this course. It is also very important to keep in mind that good organization on your part will make answering questions much easier. How do you do this? By reading the chapters thoroughly and carefully, do not skip sections, captions, quotes, maps, charts, and graphs. Spend time looking at what these documents are trying to tell you and how they relate to the main chapter. I strongly suggest that you read the chapter and complete your required outline prior to attempting to answer the questions below in order to form logical points in your answers. I would also suggest that you read the discussion prompt and keep it in mind as you read the chapter and create your outlines (if you have not already done so).
Discussion Prompt 1: Compare and contrast the New England and middle colonies in terms of motives for founding, religious and social composition, and political development.
Discussion Prompt 1: Compare and contrast the New England and middle colonies in terms of motives for founding, religious and social composition, and political development.
Discussion Prompt 2: Compare the pattern of relations between colonists and Indians in New England and Pennsylvania. Why did attempts at establishing friendly relations fail?
Prompt 1: As English settlers spread out, new colonies began to sprout up. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a New England Colony that was established to ensure that the Puritans and Separatists can have a place to get away from the Church Of England. They wanted to be a "city upon a hill" and be a model for mankind. The people living in this colony were mainly Puritans, and they had a strict religious system of "Bible Commonwealth". If a man was not a member of the church, then he could not belong to the congregation. In the middle colonies, most people were Quakers, and they had a somewhat democratic governmental system established. However, both colonies were well off economically, both participating in fishing. The middle colonies (particularly Pennsylvania, New York, and New jersey) were known as the "bread colonies" due to the large exports of grain. Also, the middle colonies seemed calmer and more peaceful due to the simple fact that most people were Quakers, and they valued brotherhood and refused military service, war, and strife.
ReplyDeletePrompt 2: From the very beginning of English settlement, there had always been conflict between the Indians and colonists. In New England, when more settlers came, they had a peaceful settlement with the Indians. The Wampanoag Indian Chief, Massasoit signed a treaty with the Plymouth Pilgrims and they even celebrated the first Thanksgiving with them after the bountiful harvests. However,as time went on and more white settlers came, they kept pushing further westward in to the Indians' territory. They also tried to convert the remaining Indians to Christianity, After a while, relations became hostile and there were several attacks from both sides. When King Phillip (Metacom)started a war against the English, villages were burned and destroyed. This war halted European settlement for some time, but it also drastically reduced the number of Indians in that area. In Pennsylvania, things started peaceful as well, but as more settlers came, their treaty disappeared.
Hi Heather! In your response to the first prompt you mentioned the relatively liberal political system established by the Quakers in the early years of settlement. I find this political system very interesting for the time period it was present in. The Quakers seemed to have certain similarities to a liberal college community of today's age. They had minimal military support, death penalty rates, and immigration restrictions, and instead had a large variety of ethnicities, wide open and attractive streets and towns, economic opportunity and civil liberty, and freedom of religion. Apart from their blue laws, they were like the 17th century version of certain cities like San Francisco, Seattle, and Boston today. It’s interesting to see such a mindset present so long ago.
DeleteContinuing on what you said, it's amazing the long term affects we see from so long ago. New York is a great example of this. Back then, it was a bustling cosmopolitan port city and it was regarded as one of the most diverse cities. We still see that diversity today. Other things from the Dutch influence still stand, such as the names of the neighborhoods and the nomenclature of the famous Wall Street.
DeleteIn prompt 2 you spoke about how the settlers pushed further westward and tried to convert the Indians to Christianity. I can't imagine what the settlers were thinking when they did this because it broke their peace treaty. They were probably just trying to gain more land, but I wonder what would've happened if the settlers hadn't tried expanding or converting the Indians.
DeleteHi Heather! Your first prompt is similar to mine. You went into great detail on the colonists and the colonies. I love how you included the war King Phillip had against the Indians, it is very important. I completely agree with both prompt 1 and 2. Well done!!
DeletePrompt 1: Compare and contrast the New England and middle colonies in terms of motives for founding, religious and social composition, and political development.
ReplyDeleteThe Middle Colonies were the most ethnically and religiously diverse because of their Polish, English, Dutch, French and German backrounds. They were tolerent of religion and the commercial center of the eastern North American colonies. They had more agriculture than the New England colonies, they were also known as the "bread basket" because of their large grain export. The soil was more fertile then New England and the climate was warmer, which allowed a longer growing season.
The society along the lower Hudson River included the Dutch of Flatbush, the Huguenots of New Rochelle, and the Scots of Perth Amboy. African Americans, both slave and free, made up more than 15 percent of the population of the lower Hudson River.
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There was always conflict between the Indians and English colonists. When the colonies fist started out it was peaceful but as more and more white settlers came the Indians became uneasy and felt threatened as the colonists pushed into their territory. The colonist started converting Indians to Christianity and soon both sides were attacking eachother. King Phillip's war destroyed many settlements and killed many people so European Settlement in the new world stopped for a while. Even though settlement had stopped many Indians continued to die at the hands of the angered settlers.
Hey Reagan! I like that in your second prompt, you pointed out how the Indian conflicts slowed the settlement of English colonists, like after King Pilip's war. It's interesting that even though the English techinically "won" that war, having eliminated most of the Indians, both sides were significantly harmed by the war. Instead of a war fought for a prize, it was a war fought simply to have a winner, and out of hate. I think it's important to notice that such a war only results in "uneasy peace" as the book called the years following the first Pequot War and overall discomfort on both sides.
DeleteHi Ragan! I like how in your first prompt you state all the ethnic backgrounds. All of these people came to the middle colonies searching for something different. weither it be freedom of religion, a liberal government, or good land all of those backgrounds were combined in the same area.
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ReplyDeleteAs the days pass, more refugees from England are emerging and are drawn to the colonies by the idea of freedom and religion. The Church of England was under a total purification that persecuted people who oppose to it. This led the settlers to form colonies to escape the religious persecution. In 1629, a group of Puritans secured a charter to form the Massachusetts Bay Company, this led to the formation of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Bay Colony established a government in which John Winthrop first governed. He and fellow men declared that only the "visible saints" could be freemen and elect the governor consisting of assistants and a representative assembly called the General Court. Back in England, the Quakers are also being criticized and some have already fled to North Carolina, Rhode Island, and New Jersey into the middle colonies. William Penn, hoping to help his fellow Quakers created Pennsylvania and soon began part of the middle colonies in 1681. He used this land to experiment with ideas for the government and to make profit. He welcomed carpenters, masons, shoemaker, and other type of workers. His colony began to expand because of his humble tactics. The middle colonies had more than workers to contribute to its success. Their land was fertile and grain became an easy crop to grow. Soon, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey came to be known as the "bread colonies".
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The Native Indians and the new settlers have always been in conflict. When the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth in 1620 an epidemic had killed more than three-quarters of the native people. At first the local Wampanoag Indians befriended the settlers and even signed a peace treaty in 1621 but as more settlers arrived so did their thirst for land. They moved inland into the Connecticut River valley forcing the native people away from their territory. Also, the New England settlers forced their new-found religious belief onto the native people creating more social tension between them.
Hi, Excel. I highly agree with your answers. The Indians were always threatened by the overgrowing number of settlers that wanted land. Though I feel it was cruel to remove these people from their land and destroy whole cultures in their entirety, I believe it was an unavoidable disaster that really helped America in the long run.
DeleteHey Excel, i agree with you in prompt 2 how the new settlers pretty much came in and pushed the natives to the side to meet their needs! That is definietly the main conflict for their bad relationships.
DeleteHey excel, I totally agree with you in the 2nd prompt. The settlers were very greedy for more land and that was a huge part of their conflicts.
DeleteHi Excel! I completely agree with your second prompt, also. If the settlers didn't push into Indian territory, the disputes and hostility towards each other would not have been as bad as it was.
DeletePrompt 1: The New England and middle colonies were found for religious refuge. The New England colonies were founded by English Puritans. They were the first colonies to have self government. The Puritans of New England had their whole society revolved around the Christian religion. They had no or little tolerance for religious outsiders. The middle colonies were founded for religious freedoms and alga culture. They were full of English, Germans Swedes, and Scott-Irish peoples. This made the middle colonies the most tolerant and freedom of all the colonies.
ReplyDeletePrompt2: The relations between the colonist in New England and Pennsylvania were at first friendly and peaceful with the Indians. The New England Puritans relied upon the Indians for survival. The Indians taught them how to hunt, fish and to grow crops. The Puritans in exchange would trade valuables to them. This made a mutual trusting relationship between the two. Pennsylvania Quakers were peaceful pacifists. They approached the Indians with peaceful means having the Quakers and Indians live side by side peacefully. The peaceful relations between the Indians and colonists didn’t last long. More and more colonists immigrated to the colonies. The Indians and colonists competed for land and resources. This ultimately led to war and violence between the two.
I like how you said that the New England and middle colonies were founded on religion. They were founded because they needed refuge from the catholic churches and so they were created to be a refuge for them. Instead of going with old beliefs, they created their own and that was their foundation.
DeleteHi Seth, I like how you said that the puritans relied on the Indians for survival, because I dont think the Puritans or any of the other settlers for that matter would have survived were it not for the Indians, and I think the settlers could have been a little more greatful to the Native Americans.
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ReplyDeleteThe Puritans had many motives for founding New England. They wanted to gain freedom and to be able to practice their religions freely. A group of Separatists landed there on accident in 1620 with a total of 102 people. The Mayflower was the name of the ship that they took from Holland all the way to New England. The early settlements were based on religious devotion. They believed that people had predestinations on if they would go to heaven or hell. The political development started before the puritans/colonists expanded to the New World. King James I helped in political development from 1603 - 1625 and he began to believe that the people of England would defy him as a political and spiritual leader. The people beheaded his son, Charles I and they started to defy King James I even more so he threatened to harass the more bothersome Separatists out of the land. When they left to the New World, they didn't have a stable form of government at first but they signed the Mayflower Compact which allowed them to form a crude government. New England also had the Massachusetts Bay Colony which became the biggest and most influential outpost of New England. John Winthrop helped to establish and run the government in the Bay Colony area. In total about 20,000 people migrated to New England from England. The Middle Colonies were found by the Dutch and the English settlers from New England while looking for a new place to grow and expand their religion and power. Although their lives, settlements and economies grew very slowly, the Middle Colonies were at least starting to expand. After Charles II granted the area of New Amsterdam to his brother, there was a small war and it was renamed New York. Many Quakers migrated there for religious freedom. The early settlements were based on religious devotion in the Middle Colonies. They wanted to practice their religions freely. There were many land policies in New York which caused many people to not migrate there. Many industrious carpenters, masons, shoemakers, and other manual workers moved there. The middle colonies were made up of New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania.
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The colonists in New England were always fighting and clashing with the Indians. That was happening because when the English first started to form settlements there, an epidemic took place with English fishermen and Natives which killed more than three-quarters of the Native People. The disease was a catastrophic event. But Squanto, a leader of the Wampanoag Indians did befriend the settlers and try and help them in order to learn their ways. The main leader Massasoit signed a treaty with the pilgrims in 1621 and they celebrated the first Thanksgiving together. The pilgrims and the Indians were friends even when they destroyed the Pequot Indian village. But after King Philips War they became enemies of each other. The colonists of Pennsylvania shared and bought land from their neighboring Indians including Chief Tammany. The colonists and Indians (native people) were such great friends that the colonists employed them and gave them jobs. The Indian-White relations were very good for a long period of time. When non-Quaker European immigrants flooded into the province, they caused tensions between the colonists and the Indians.
Hi Jared. In you second reply you say that the Indians and the colonists were friends after the settlements. While I do agree they were on friendly terms during the 1st thanksgiving, I think its easy to say that they were not really friends. The Indians best interest was to befriend the colonists because their numbers had been wiped out by a plague. It would be foolish to refuse the settlements with no men to fight. I think the Indians had always harbored an unease about the colonists. They land the colonists settled into was land that the Indians were being pushed out of; land that had always been theirs'.
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ReplyDeleteFrom the beginning in 1606 colonies such as Virginia were formed for many purposes such as a place for religious freedom. Colonies like Massachusetts and Maryland also provided more freedom for refugees in need of a new start or to avoid religious persecution. Although, over time the religious groups became more intolerant like the Massachusetts Bay Colony which lead to the creation of New Jersey and New York to make the other groups happy. The colony of Carolina had the purpose to make money by growing tobacco and to grow essential crops to sustain life. For political development Virginia was the first to become more modern by founding the House of Burgesses.
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Relationships between the colonists and the Indians have been always been uneasy due to treaties being broken and other reasons. The bad relationships started with the colonists killing ¾ of the natives from disease. In 1621 a treaty was signed to create peace which lead to the first Thanksgiving although it didn’t last long because in 1637 the colonists began to burn the Native’s homes and shoot any that try to escape. Establishing a friendly relationship constantly failed because one side would attack the other which led to a war and later revenge such as Metacorn attacking the colonists and completely destroying 12 towns.
I never realized, until I read your answer to prompt 2 that both the Native Americans and the colonists attacked each other for revenge after one group wronged the other. That is a very good point you made a Tyler.
DeleteI agree with Ciaran, I also like how you included that it was not all the colonists' fault to start the disputes. The Indians were intolerant of being pushed around by the newcomers, and faught back with violence after the treaty failed to work. They could have handled it more maturely with less deaths on both sides.
DeleteHi Tyler, I like how you went into a brief history of past settler/Indian relationships, and how these were rocky for many years. It is important to understand the past in order to get an idea of how hard these people had to try to come to an agreement. The tension must have been immense at these meetings!
DeleteHey Tyler, I agree with you that the creation of New Jesrsey and New York did make the other groups "happy". I think the intolerance of Massachusetts Bay contributed to the creation of America because of the people getting forced out of the colony.
DeletePrompt 1: The New England Colonies had varied motives for settling in the new world, one colony in particular being the Massachusetts Bay Colony, who journeyed away from home in order to find religious refuge in from the New England Church. Mostly comprised of Puritans this colony was set on their religion being the superior in this new land, with their with being so dominant to them that anyone who didn't abide were shunned. This way of running things ultimately set the ton for the social composition of colony. As for the middle colonies on the other hand comprised mostly of Quakers were much more easy going people who made peace with those of different beliefs such as the native americans. While both colonies had different motives for traveling the the Americas one motive was always the same the need for a better financial state. These colonies relied heavily on agriculture to bring in money the main source being growing crop. The Quakers even made a name for them selves "the bread colonies" for their grain.
ReplyDeletePrompt 2: When New England first arrived in the New World there were peaceful relations between the two groups of people, but that peacefulness soon faded when as more and more settlers started coming pushing into Native American territory. Also the quakers even shared the first thanks giving feast with the Indians. But as time went on the Native Americans and settlers felt it more difficult to coexist which brought on lots of conflict resulting in war which led to the destruction of many villages and settlements.
You mention that the Puritans were set on their religion being dominant in America, and I find that interesting because while their whole motive for beginning the Massachusetts colony was for "religious freedom," in truth they only replicated England by only allowing one religion. While they may have achieved religious freedom for puritans, it certainly wasn't true freedom.
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ReplyDeleteThe middle colonies of the New World, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania shared features that contrasted the other colonies. With Fertile soil, Pennsylvania became the “bread colony” instead of planting tobacco or sugar cane like other colonies. Fur trade was popular due to the streams. The deep river estuaries and landlocked harbors began commerce and the growth of seaports. There were fewer industries counter to the tobacco and sugar plantations of other colonies. There was much more diversity because of the religious tolerance, democratic control and human freedom. These were difficult to find in other colonies such as Massachusetts.
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In New England, tension was always high with the Indians. The settlers wanted land and took it from the Indians, This started war and attacks. Sine colonies were brutal with the Indians and though some attempted to befriend the, the amount of immigrating Europeans and their desire for land made these friendships fall apart. In Pennsylvania, a peaceful coexistence existed among the settlers and Indians. This pleasantry did not last due to the diversity of the people that relocated to this colony. In other words, some settlers did not agree to peaceful relations with the Indians.
I like how you talked about the social composition in prompt 1, but you need to talk more about why the Middle colonies and the New England colonies were founded. I think you should also talk more about the religious side, for example: The Puritans and Quakers.
DeleteBianca, I love how your answers are short and to the point, They explain everything without going into too much detail to bore the reader. Great responses.
DeleteHi Bianca, I like how you mentioned the importance of the fur trade. It is important to remember the fur trade becuase it would continue to be of importance and in some cases brought about a sense of cooperation between the colonists and Indians.
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ReplyDeleteNew England and the Middle Colonies had many similarities and differences regarding their motives for founding, social settings and religion, and political development over. Both sets of colonies were founded as a religious and/or governmental experiment triggered by a religious disagreement and a need to flee from the crown of England. The Quakers of the middle colonies and the Puritans of New England were both radical experiments of living. The Puritans built a completely new society under the idea of the “purification” of the Church of England and the sanctity of “visible saints.” The Quakers longed for a peaceful colony where all were the children of God equally. Apart from these similarities, the middle colonies did have some alternate motives for their founding. New York was created for the area’s prominent fur trade; New Jersey and Delaware were regions (usually owned by the Dutch) that were used as more land for the Quakers. The religious and social composition of each set of places greatly differed, mainly due to their powerful and prominent religious crowds. New England was made up of the Puritans with their freemen, visible saints, and sumptuary laws, while the middle colonies contained mostly liberal Quakers who supported equality, friendship, and freedom, and only had some blue laws. Rhode Island of New England, however, had both Quakers and Puritans, even though they did not agree. New England and the middle colonies had similarly developed political systems. Each colony found it necessary to create some type of voting assembly to make decisions regarding the colony, and each had restrictions on who could vote, usually concerning at least property possession. Both sets of colonies were actually relatively liberal in their voting allowances, being more liberal in that respect than their homeland.
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The pattern of relations between colonists and the Indians were very similar between New England and Pennsylvania. Both colonies began as friends with the Indians that attempted to keep peace. The Wampanoag Indians were not powerful enough to fight the English so they instead befriended them, and one of the Quaker colony goals was to be peaceful with the Indians. In both cases though, this peace was ruined. When non-Quakers arrived in Pennsylvania, they greatly undermined the Quakers’ policy of peace, ruining the peace that existed. In New England, the Puritans eventually pushed too far into the Connecticut River valley, whilst making lame attempts to convert Indians to Christianity, triggering a series of battles between colonists and Indians, like the Pequot War, which eventually eliminated the Indian threat almost completely. Both attempts at peace ultimately failed because of a lack of cooperation and agreement amongst the people; in order for peace to be kept, all parties have to agree on the terms of the peace, and in these colonies, that agreement was not sound between the colonists and the Indians or inside either party.
I agree with what you said in Prompt 2 about how all parties must agree on the terms of the peace in order for there to be peace. To add on that though both parties need to honor their side of the peace treaty or peace agreement because without that then there is no point in the peace agreement.
DeleteI agree with both of you in regards to the Quaker's opinions of war. The Quakers just wanted a harmonious society and that just ended up hurting them more.
DeleteI like how you mentioned in promt 1 how the colonies were set up in religious or governmental ideas. Also i like how you focused on the puritans because most of these developments started with them.
DeleteI like how you said that both of the two types of colonies were founded by religious persecution, and I find it hilarious that the middle colonies were founded partly because of the bigotry from the northern colonies.
DeleteHi everyone. I like how you included the Quaker's opinion of war. Quakers were not entirely peaceful, though. They would often speak out, and tell everyone and anyone of their religious conviction. Although they had views of keeping the peace, they may have inadvertently caused some tension. Any ideas on this?
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ReplyDeleteThe New England colonies and middle colonies are, for many reasons, quite alike and different from each other. Mainly populated by puritans from England, these colonies were derived to execute a new religious freedom and were a government experiment on religious dissension. Many of the occupants of these colonies had fled England under threat of King James I. Quakers, puritans, and separatists alike fled to these colonies. The middle colonies were tolerant of religion and supported the idea of equality. The individual colonies were derived for trading, such as in New York, and Delaware was land for the liberal Quakers to settle into. Pennsylvania, as one example for religious freedom, was founded by William Penn as a colony that was tolerant of religious ideals. As the idea of religious freedom spread, so did the colonies. When New York, formerly known as New Amsterdam, was created, its Dutch founders were intolerant to freedom of speech and religion. Dissenters were looked down upon, and Quakers were “savagely abused.” The colony became comprised of a cosmopolitan population and many languages were spoken. The New England colonies were more strict with the way the colonies were ran. They were composed of puritans and extremists which led to sumptuary laws and visible saints. They were less tolerant of religion due to the mass amounts of extreme puritans. Similarities can be seen by the political development of both sets of colonies.
Eventually, the political forms in these colonies took to democracy. Both sets of colonies decided upon a type of voting system in their government that directly opposed the governmental policies of England. The founding goal of the New England colonies was to have freedom to be puritan and to break off from the Church of England. The motives of New England were to have a colony for the Separatist Puritans to practice their beliefs in a safe environment. The motives of the middle colonies were to combat the extremist ideals. The middle colonies were generally peaceful and very easy-going.
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The pattern of relations between colonies and Indians is, while not complex, very intriguing. After William Penn secured land and Pennsylvania was created, he appealed to the Indians for peace. He wanted to live in peaceful rest with the Indians, and they created a treaty. However, the Indians in every relation never wanted the colonists to take their land. It was an uneasy thought for them to give up land and many times, they fought for the right to live in peace back. In Pennsylvania, for a while, everything was fine, but the westward movement of white settlements finally caused the Indians to become uneasy and unhappy. The Indians angered with the arrangement. In New England, relations started easy. A disease had ravaged the Wampanoag tribe in the area the pilgrims decided to settle. Massasoit, his numbers so low in his tribe, had not choice but to welcome the white men and share with them. Their numbers grew as the settlements did. Unrest began to soil the air between the two cultures. Both attempts at establishing friendly relations did fail in the end. With every Indian Tribe, treaties never worked because of the very different mentalities of the peoples. The Indians believed they had a rightful claim to the land, and the English kept settling in the land. The English did not stop their pursuit of the land they claimed as theirs and the Indians tried to defend what was theirs. Colonists were never able to establish peace with the Indians, and the Indians were never able to overcome the military of the English.
I think that your statement that the colonists were never able to establish peace with the Indians is true in more ways than one because it seems that the settlers were the main cause of tensions Indian-English tensions. The settlers overall seemed that they were very unwilling to work with the Indians, and unrightfully believed that somehow the land belonged to them. It seems to me that the Indians were willing to make peace with the settlers, but the mentality of the English allowed no room for an equal agreement.
DeleteI agree with you Matt. You really change the way on how ii think about this whole era. I thought that the Indians just felt threatened and wanted the settelers of their land, rather than try and form a friendship to share the land.
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ReplyDeleteThe New England colonies (Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island) were all founded for very diverse purposes. While Massachusetts was initially intended as a Puritan refuge, and Connecticut was a collection of Puritan towns like Hartford and New Haven, Rhode Island was a group of exiles not welcome in the Bay colony or who had religious conflict. The Middle colonies (New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania) were also diverse, but had some similarities like non-English foreign influence in New York and Delaware, and Quaker influence in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. One of the main similarities between the New England and Middle colonies, although broad, was strong religious influence. Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey were all founded for very religious purposes, and with very devout proprietors. Connecticut and New Jersey were both initially small branches from Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, respectively, and were later made into colonies. New York and Delaware, however, shared no similarities with the New England Colonies, who had no non-English foreign influence at all. Additionally, Rhode Island, an area where squatter refugees took up residence, had no resemblance to the Middle colonies, except Pennsylvania. Unlike Pennsylvania, a haven for just about everyone, settlers actually had to flee from Massachusetts or risk severe punishment. Rhode Island could be viewed as a sort of haven like Pennsylvania, but also very different in the fact that settlers there faced extreme persecution in the past while the former didn't even threaten the Native Americans.
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New England and Pennsylvania had two very different outlooks when it came to Native Americans. Although both colonies initially befriended the Indians, the Puritans took a decidedly different course and declared war on the Indians. King Philip's war all but wiped out all Native American civilization in the region, while Pennsylvania took to trusting the Indians so much that they used them as baby-sitters. The one common theme, however, was immigration and Puritanism, which eventually undermined the Quakers' efforts to keep friendly relations. Ultimately, the new colonists' refusal to make peace with the Indians or even grant them respect and land ownership rights led to eventual conflict. The pioneers' greed from gold to power to land extended to the Indians as well, who were ultimately looked upon as just another obstacle to overcome.
In your second prompt, you mentioned how Puritanism was a common theme that undermined the efforts to keep peace between the colonists and the Indians. I never thought about it, but the religion really did have a big impact on the relations between the two cultures. The Indians were considered inferior and did not believe in the colonists beliefs. I think that distinction along caused many of the tensions between the colonists and natives.
DeleteI found it interesting how in your second prompt you mention the settlers and the Native Americans trying to find ways to coexist, but there is always something keeping them from getting to that common ground and I wonder why that is, because of all the ways that these to societies tried to put up with each other.
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ReplyDeleteThe middle colonies and New England were founded for very similar reasons. Both sets of colonies were founded as a means to escape religious prosecution. New England was founded by Puritans that wanted a "pure" Church of England but couldn't achieve their goal in England so they moved to the New World. While the middle colonies were mostly founded by Quakers that wanted a peaceful settlement where everyone could get along. New York however,was founded by the Dutch as a fur trading outpost. The middle colonies had a higher religious tolerance and therefore attracted a very diverse population. Pennsylvania, a middle colony, even had friendly relations with the Native Americans at the start. New England, on the contrary, was not tolerant of other religions at all. Which kept New England from having a diverse social composition. Both sets of colonies did have similar political views though. They both allowed people to vote, usually land owning males, in colonial matters and they were both liberal.
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In New England and Pennsylvania the relationship with Native Americans started off on a friendly note. Over time the relationships eroded and the groups became hostile towards each other. In New England the Natives turned Hostile when the settlers kept expanding into the Connecticut River valley, which was the Native's land. The New England colonists also tried to convert the Natives which did not help the relationship at all. Eventually there were a series of wars between New England colonists and Native Americans, like the Anglo-Powhatan Wars and King Philip's War, which almost completely wiped out the Indians. In Pennsylvania the relationship with the Native Americans was undermined by non-Quakers that were not as tolerant to everyone as the Quakers were. All the attempts at permanently establishing friendship with the Native Americans failed because of people that can't agree, for whatever reason, with people that have a different religion and a different way of living.
I agree with you in prompt 2 that their relationship fell apart, but I don't think the only reason was because the settlers kept expanding into the Connecticut River Valley.
DeleteCiaran, I completely agree that because new england was not relifiously tolerant it kept then from having a diverse social composition. That was a very good point.
DeleteGreat way to explain the reason for founding New England as a way for the puritans to have a "pure" church. Also, great points to the reasons why so many colonies were formed due to the diverse population and different beliefs.
DeleteI agree completely with what you said in Prompt 2. The peace treaties couldn't work when either of the sides weren't willing to just let the other live how they pleased.
DeleteHey Ciaran! I agree with you when you say that New England didn't have a diverse social composition due to the fact that they weren't tolerant with other people's beliefs. I find it to be a problem that we face today and it could be in small places like school and large places like countries. If people were just to accept others and what they believe, I think we would be much more connected as a whole.
DeleteI love the last few sentences you came up with for Prompt 2. It's funny that many of our wars and disagreements in the world today are caused by people not getting along due to different religious views and/or a different way of living. I guess history repeats itself after all.
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ReplyDeleteBoth the middle colonies and New England were founded in order to flee from religious turmoil. The Middle Colonies were mostly influenced by the Quaker ideals. The Quakers were a group of people with values set in stone who would seem almost stubborn in portraying their views. They received heavy criticism not only in England but in the other colonies. In New England puritans set up a new type of government and religion separate from the Church of England. Puritan values capitalized on the idea of "Visible Saints" or people who have been notified that they have been saved for heaven. This belief system was the most intense in and around Boston. The middle colonies had a more diverse population than New England. New York's future diversity was foreshadowed in it's early beginnings with it's Dutch inhabitants. Pennsylvania attracted many different groups because of it's liberal ideas. Besides New York had an Aristocratic type Government, most political views were similar, with governors and voting males.
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Both New England and Pennsylvania started out having friendly relations with the nearby indians. However, this was ruined because of the pure greed and curiosity fostered by the colonists. In New England the Native Americans and the colonists had peace until the settlers pushed into the Connecticut River Valley. In Pennsylvania the Quakers wanted to live amicably with the nearby Indians. The Quakers were known as a tolerant group to all types of people. Even certain Indian tribes found refuge in pennsylvania. However this backfired and some of the other groups embraced began to harass the Indians and undermine the policies of the Quakers.
DJ, your so right about the idean/ white relations being ruined by the colonists greed. They were always hungry for more gold or silver or even land. Because of this they ruined the peace they couldve had for years to come.
DeleteDJ I totally agree that the main reason for losing friendly relationships with the Indians was the greediness of the Europeans, especially for land.
DeleteDJ i agree with the main reason that the settlers losing firendship with the Indians was because of greed. It was mainly due to wanting more land.
DeleteDoes anyone know if the Quakers have anything to do with Amish people? I've wondered that throughout chapter 3. I know there are a lot of Amish people in Pennsylvania...that's why I was wondering. Anyone have any ideas??
DeletePrompt 1: The New England colonies were founded because Puritans England were not happy with the slow process of the Protestant Reformation. The middle colonies were founded by religious means. The middle colonies, credited by William Penn, attracted many Quakers but also had much more religious toleration than in the New England colonies. The New England colonies were controlled more by England opposed to the middle colonies. The middle colonies were the most ethnically diverse and had democratic control. The middle colonies also had the most fertile soil and a heavy export of grain while New England searched for silver and gold. Although they had more industries than the South and less then in New England, the middle colonies were the most “American part of America.”
ReplyDeletePrompt 2: Relations with the Indians and New England were never good. As English settlement spread the Indians got even angrier. The Pequot War, which killed off the Pequot tribe, also initiated four decades without peace between the Indians and colonists. In Pennsylvania, which was also the land of good Indian and White relations, Indians were treated well with respect. As more Europeans came into Pennsylvania they completely undermined the well treatment of the Indians. Attempts as ever establishing friendly relations always fell because the colonists were too prideful.
In prompt 2, the Indians and New England did have good relations at one point. The Wampanoag chieftain, Massasoit, signed a peace treaty with New England in 1621. They even celebrated the first Thanksgiving together.
DeleteHi Colleen! In prompt 1, you mentioned that the middle colonies were the most "American part of America". I completely agree with that statement because those colonies seemed to have a more structured system and they were more organized politically. In prompt 2, the Indians and colonists tried to have good relations, and signed treaties of peace and mutual friendship, but it never worked out because the settlers were too selfish.
DeleteI completely agree with what you said in Prompt 2 about how they attempted to make peace between the Indians and the English colonists but it never worked out because the colonists were to prideful. But it was not always just because of the colonists that were there already but the new colonists that were migrating because they were in search of new land and religious freedom which caused them to not get along with the Indians. They would try and take there land and in doing so they would destroy treaties that they had used before.
ReplyDeleteI meant to reply this to Colleen McTier but i accidentally hit publish instead of reply.
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ReplyDeleteThe foundation of the middle colonies and New England are different and sometimes humorously the same and a most of the starting governments started off as political experiments. The first of these colonies started in when a group of separatist hired a Dutch ship to sail to the new world 12 years after leaving England and the Anglican church, their idea along with future puritans was to create a “pure” church. The landed in Plymouth in 1620 and after hard ships became successful with their colony. The start of the Massachusetts colony started when Charles I dismissed Parliament in 1629 and started passing anti-Puritan sanctions, many puritans saw a catastrophe coming and a group of Puritans fearing for their faith got a charter from the Massachusetts Bay Company and set sail in 1630 with about 1000 immigrants and later 20,000 more would migrate to the new world in the 1630’s. These colonist believed they had a covenant with god and that they were going to be an example to the rest of the world. The government that took hold was very theocratic and was literality for the purpose to enforce god's law and the government was extremely strict with only church members being allowed to vote only members of the church who have had a revelation could have a say in government, despite everyone in the colony having to be forced to go to church and support it with their taxes. In 1636, after being banished by puritan leaders for having dangerous opinions, Roger Williams fled to the Rhode Island area and instilled the most liberal government with complete religious freedom and no forced worship. The Colony served as a harbor for religious dissenters and Quakers and legally became a colony in in 1644. Williams migrating to a new part of America was just the first of many. Throughout the 1630’s people living the Massachusetts Bay Colony began migrating up and down the coast, one example being the Connecticut Valley. Most of the colonies were founded by groups of Puritans who moved to find new land or to escape the old government to either have a more free government or a stricter and more theocratic government. The middle colonies started of both completely different and almost identical. The first middle colony was New Amsterdam, later New York, and it was founded by a Dutch company called the West Indian Trading Company in 1623 for the purpose of the quick profit fur trade in the new world. However the English saw the Dutch as intruders and in 1644 after the territory was promised to the Duke of York and the island was taken when a fleet of ships sailed to the island and forced the government to surrender and removing the the Dutch from the new world and the land later became the New York colony. This was an important event because not only did the colonies get new land but it connected the southern colonies with the northern colonies, a step closer to colonial unity. The next middle colony to start was New Jersey which started in 1664 when noble proprietors received land from the Duke of York and a large number of New Englanders flocked to the colony and they officially became a colony in 1702. The Pennsylvania colony started of as an experiment with a very liberal government and a harbor for Quakers and other non-Puritans. The colony was founded by William Penn after converting to the Quaker faith and getting a land charter from the king for a land grant in 1681. The colony was heavily advertised to gain a large amount of skilled immigrants and Penn set up a governmental experiment with a government that was very liberal towards people of all faiths, and importantly to be a haven for the highly persecuted Quakers. The colony soon grew to be one of the largest colonies in the sense of population and their economy and in freedom, a pattern of Quaker governments.
Both the middle colonies and New England colonies started off as a harbor towards dissenters from their original governments or people that were being religiously persecuted, even though the middle colonies were formed to to religious persecution from within the colonies partly. However the main difference is that the the New england colonies went on to form more strict and less free governments that were religiously intolerant while the middle started up to have a free and pacifist government.
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The relationships between the colonists and the Indians slowly started to grow worse and worse as time grew on. The first encounter with the colonist and the indians were peaceful such as the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag tribe signing a peace treaty, befriending each other and even having a celebration with them at the first Thanksgiving in 1621 and they still remained peaceful despite the fact the Wampanoag tribe could have easily wiped them out. However as the the colonies began to have a large import of immigrants from England, who did not share the same friendship, they began to spread out leading to disputes of land between the colonist and the Indians. This spreading out lead to confrontations such as the Pequot war practical annihilating the tribe. The indians were not as strong as they used to be because of a possible epidemic before the pilgrims got here and the New England colonies were on their feet and growing in population and strength. Another huge war was the King Philippe War in 1675 were chief Metacom realised that the only chance the indians had was to stand together and fight, but the lost with heavy tolls on both sides. The reason for this happening was the increases of immigrants who did not respect the native people. Another example of this was in Pennsylvania were originally William Penn and the other inhabitants of the colony were respectful, peaceful, and fair to the indians even compensating them for land they need. But as Old world immigrants came to the colony, ones who were not so nice, relations with the indians fell apart. Another reason though was that many of the Indian tribes were allies with the French and after the French-Indian War many of the colonists began to distrust the Indians and the Indians distrusted the colonist for their brutality and constant violence against them, this lead to the destruction of the colonies relationship with the Indians.
I like how you mentioned the Indian alliances in Prompt 2, that would cause tension, especially due to the general unfriendliness to other countries at the time
DeletePrompt 1: The first New England colonies were founded looking for a place to escape religious persecution. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was formed by Separatists who were worried by Charles I’s anti-puritan ideas. This large colony gave government rights to all “freemen”, males who were “visible saints”. In this colony the church and state were very involved in each other. When Roger Williams went to Rhode Island he set up a 100% religious freedom. He also separated the church and state by having no taxes to support it. Puritans of the Bay Colony moved into the Connecticut area lead by Thomas Hooker. They also colonized the Maine area. These people hoped that these colonies would become seaports. When Charles II gave the area of New York, at the time called New Netherlands and owned by the Dutch, the English went over and took it. The colony didn’t grow very fast and many of the previous Dutch rules and laws lasted. William Penn got land from the King and created Pennsylvania. He was looking for a place where his people could be protected and he could try to set up a liberal government. He succeeded and Pennsylvania became very successful. The Middle Colonies all had fertile land, large rivers, and multiple industries. New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania became known as the bread industries because of their large amount of grain exports. The colonies were all medium in size and used local governments. They were the most ethnically mixed because all people liked the easy access to land and religion that these colonies offered.
ReplyDeletePrompt 2: When the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth the Indians there were very weak because there had been a large epidemic which had killed many people. Since they were too weak to fight them off the Indians tried to befriend the settlers, and they succeeded. The tribe leader Massasoit signed a treaty with the pilgrims and even celebrated thanksgiving together. However the other settlers that came to the colonies were not as interested in making peace with the Indians and they burned the villages of the Pequot tribe and shot the others as they tried to escape. This nearly demolished the entire tribe. Later Metacom, known as King Phillip attempted to get unity between the tribes in order to attempt an attack on the English. The tribes got together but were still defeated leaving the Indians even weaker than before. When Pennsylvania was founded, the majority of people there were Quakers. These people were very peaceful by nature. Penn bought land from the Indians and developed a trust between them. The Quakers treated the Indians so well that they were able to walk amongst each other without weapons or the fear of assault. Tribes from the south who were being prosecuted in their home land even migrated to Pennsylvania looking for a safe haven. Eventually more settlers came to Pennsylvania and didn’t follow the Quaker way of life. They became less peaceful with the Indians and lost the trust that they had built. It was the same ending as in Plymouth.
Hi Amanda! Your second prompt was written extremely well. I liked how you provided background information on how weak the Indians were, that helps people better understand the actions of the Indians. You also used a lot of names which is fantastic because it allows students to connect the names of people to their group of people and names also give a better idea of what was going on. Very impressive!
DeletePrompt 1: Both the Middle colonies (New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania)and the New England colonies (Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island)were founded to be free of religious persecution. The New England colonies mostly had Puritans who in the beginning lived in social harmony. The Puritans had freemen, who could only be a "Visible Saint", who would regulate the religion in the New England colonies. Than Anne Hutchinson introduced antinomianism, the belief in which a person is predestined so they do not need to live a holy life because they are already going to heaven, which created the Quakers. The Puritans persecuted the Quakers with fines and banishment. The Puritans believed that even if you were predestined to go to heaven, you still need to live a holy life. The Middle colonies had religious freedom and many of the Quakers fled there. Another reason for going to the Middle colonies was for the land. The Middle colonies had fertile land and rivers flowing through them. The rivers helped with fur trade. In comparing the the Middle colonies and New England colonies, they both were founded to avoid religious persecution. The main religions in both were Puritans and Quakers. The governments were democratic, in the Middle colonies, and self government in some of the New England colonies.
ReplyDeletePrompt 2: In New England the Puritans made a peace treaty with the Wampanoag chieftain, Massasoit, in 1621. They were in peace together and celebrated the first Thanksgiving. More settlers were coming and the Puritans wanted more land. They pushed the Indians back to the Connecticut River Valley. The Indians didn't like this at all and they fought back. This ended the peace treaty. William Penn in Pennsylvania made a peace treaty with the Indians. They were so friendly that they met unarmed and even babysat each others kids. The Quakers had a strong desire to be friends with the Indians. The non-Quaker Europeans were not so interested with the Indians and didn't follow the peace treaty. More of them came into the colony and wanted to expand creating friction with the Indians. This got worse and worse until the Indians couldn't take it and had to end the treaty. In both colonies their intentions were to live in peace with the Indians, but as more settler came in they were forced to expand and anger the Indians.
Hey Justin, I agree with you in the 1st prompt that the middle colonies and the New England colonies were founded to avoid religious persecution. I find it ironic though, that even though the people from Old England escaped to avoid religious persecution they were faced with more persecution in New England.
DeleteHi (: I liked your first promt a lot and I especially liked how you mentioned Anne Hutchison and tied her in with the promt.
DeletePrompt1: New England compared to the Middle colonies is more of an older type of place than the middle colonies. The reason being is it was one of the first colonies discovered. This means their thinking in religion, motives, and social composition a little different. Also their political development may be a little faster to. New England and the middle colonies are about the same.
ReplyDeletePrompt2: In New England it was a little more suttle and easier to try to attempt to mak relations with the indian. In Pennsylvania they were a little more harsh in a way that it gave evan more reason to fail. New England try to make a peace with the indians, but they did not like how the white people lived. In Pennsylvania they kind of were saying they werent slaves any more but the indians still hated them.
Hey Aj, in prompt 1 i saw you took a different route on the two colonies. You said the colonies were the same but the information they give us is that they are totally differrent! explain more if you could on how they were the same.
DeleteIn prompt 1, you say that New England is about the same as the middle colonies? What exactly do you mean by that? New England is not part of the middle colonies and is a northern state. They have different views of government, religion, and view on slavery.
DeletePrompt 1: The New England colony while older than the middle colonies was more diverse; with the French, Dutch, German, Polish, and English immigrants all wanting to have free choice of religion among other things it was fairly easy for them devlop faster when they accepted each other. As for the Native American neighbors, that is a completely different matter. Back on religion the New England colony was mostly Puritan while the Middle Colonies were Quakers. The colonies governed( both were democratic) themselves, but they would accept other who escaped from the very religious persecution they did in their home countries. It would seem that the Quakers in the Middle Colonies had more fertile land than in New England which was a plus for some of the Quakers that were forced out of the Puritan colony.
ReplyDeletePrompt 2: At first, Puritan and Native American relations in New England were peaceful, but as more immigrants arrived, and more land was needed the Puritans of New England pushed the local Wampanoag past the Connecticut river. This results in a previous peace treaty between the Puritans and the Wampanoag being broken when the Native Americans fought back to regain land; relations between the Puritans and the Native Americans were very poor as time passed. The Quakers wished to be friends with the Native Americans near the Middle Colnies, and for a time peace was achieved; but as more and more colonists came they expanded and Quaker-Native American relations began to break at the seems as well.
Hey A.C., I completely agree with your statement in the first prompt where you describe how it was easier for the middle colonies to progress due to the fact that they accepted each other and were tolerant. In general it is harder for congregations of people to develop if there are domestic altercations. I think that our country has that particular issue today. If united, people can progress more efficiently.
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ReplyDeleteThe New England colonies and middle colonies were created because of religious problems in England, mainly religious intolerance. The colonies in the New England colonies were Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Massachusetts was founded by a group of non-Separatist Puritans because of their fear of England's faith and future, Connecticut was founded by English and Dutch settlers because of the unusually high fertile land and Rhode Island was founded because of complete religious independence. The middle colonies included New York, Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania (founded by William Penn). The middle colonies had a very high religious tolerance but also were created for economic reasons. Each of the colonies had similar features including fertile soil and a lot of room for expansion.
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In New England, the Indians were particularly weak. This was because of an epidemic caused by English Fishermen that wiped out three quarters of the natives. At first the Indians of the Wampanoag tribe realized resisting the English was useless and established a peace treaty. The treaty was officially signed by Massasoit, the Wampanoag leader, with the Plymouth Pilgrims in 1621. As more and more English settlers arrived, they wanted to push further inland which abolished the treaty with the natives. Puritans tried to convert Indians to Christianity but attempts only worked with few Indians. In 1675 Massasoit's son, Metacome, was captured and beheaded and his head was on display in Plymouth for years. When the war ended their were hardly any Indians left. In Penn, the Indians were treated with great respect by the Quakers. Indians even had jobs like babysitters in the Penn community. But non-Quakers did not feel the same way about the Indians. As more arrived, they wanted to expand into Indian territory, which abolished peace. In Penn and New England, Peace was once made but greed over land overcame their friendships.
In prompt 2 it was unique that you mentioned Metacome's head was displayed in Plymouth for years because i didn't see anyone else post this and that would be a big reason why friendly relations wouldn't last.
DeleteHey Zach! I really enjoyed reading your second prompt, I saw you mentioned a couple of things that most people did nto include in their answers. As I read, I found it quite an act of greed when the colonists continued to push into Indian territory and claim it as if it was theirs. Also, the part about the non-Quakers breaking the peace between the Quakers and Indians was quite stubborn in my eyes. How do you feel about these subjects?
DeletePrompt 1: Both New England and the middle colonies were founded based on the need for religious separation. The Quakers moved west and founded the middle colonies while the Puritans founded New England based on the need to free themselves from the religious shackles of the Church of England. The middle colonies were very tolerant which lead to the middle colonies becoming very diverse. The colonies consisted of mostly Quakers at first but as more people emigrated from the east to the new world the middle colonies became filled with people of Polish, Dutch, English, French, and German descent. The soil was very fertile leading to large grain exports and the middle colonies became known as the "bread basket" or the "bread colonies". New England as I said before was Founded based on the need for religious refuge. Similar to the middle colonies, the main source of revenue for New England was agriculture. Sugar and tobacco plantations were abundant which were the colonies' main crops.
ReplyDeletePrompt 2: Both Pennsylvania and New England had a similar pattern of relations with the Native Americans. Both colonies started with peaceful relations and trading which later evolved into violence and war.In New England the relations between the colonists started well. The two peoples signed a peace treaty in 1621 and held the first Thanks-Giving feast. But as more colonists migrated to the new world colonies the Natives Americans and the colonists competed for land and resources causing war. As for the Quakers in Pennsylvania; they created such a great relationship with the Indians that they lived and worked together. The Quakers payed for, and shared the land with the natives which was very productive. As more non-Quakers came to the middle colonies they slowly ruined the trust of the natives and the same fate eventually befell Pennsylvania.
Kalen! In the first prompt I like how you mentioned that the reason the Middle colonies were diverse was because of their tolerance. It is an idea that I overlooked while readings. Kudos.
DeleteI liked how you mentioned the large amount of ethnic diversity in the middle colonies, that was a large part of their tolerance.
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ReplyDeleteThe New England colonies and the middle colonies both had some similar and some different motives for founding, religious and social composition, and political development. These colonies both found it necessary to break away from the religion in their home countries, although the new religions they established were different. The New England colonies were mainly made up of Quakers who used passive resistance to maintain a peaceful colony. Whereas, the middle colonies were mainly made up of Puritans who believed it was their duty to be a model for humanity and who believed in predestination and visible saints. The social composition that was found in these colonies was mainly a result of which religions were practiced. Although the political development in each area wasn't the same, both colonies made sure to have places where the colonists could vote (even though it was usually free men or religious figures that could).
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Pennsylvania and New England had the same types of relations with the Indians. The Wampanoag Indians had a peace treaty with the New England Puritans and the Quakers wanted to stay peaceful with the Indians. Sadly, both of these peace treaties were broken. The Puritans tried to move too far westward (into Indian land) and attempted to convert the Indians to Christianity, which led to war between the two. The Quakers were also not able to keep their peace treaty. This is probably because the Puritans wanted to colonize westward into Indian Territory and the Indians wanted their land. Neither of the sides tried to truly uphold their side of the treaty, which is why the peace treaties couldn't work.
In prompt 1 I like how you mention the puritans thought it was their duty to be a model for humanity, because that really set them apart from the Quakers beliefs.
DeleteCady! I like how in your second prompt you made the point that the Quakers attempted to keep friendly relations with Native Americans, but both New England and Pennsylvania ultimately ended up failing. Kudos.
DeletePrompt 1: New England and the middle colonies motives for founding, religion, social composition, and political development were very different. The New England colonies were founded for the fact that they wanted "purification" from the church of England and wanted to get away from the crown. The middle colonies were founded by William Penn and other Quakers who wanted somewhere they could practice their religion freely without being prosecuted. They had great religious tolerance whereas New England had very small tolerance. The New England colonies pushed Dutch out, yet they still left behind much of their social composition. William Penn advertised others to come to his colonies and that is how they had a large social composition. Each of the colonies had some type of restriction on who could vote, yet even then, it was still more allowing then the amount their homelands allowed.
ReplyDeletePrompt 2: In New England and Pennsylvania at first relations with the Indians were good and peaceful. The Quakers of Pennsylvania were against fighting and wanted to allow anyone in. This worked until outsiders like the Scottish who did not share those same views came. They failed to follow the Quaker ideals and ruined the peace. In New England the colonists where being to adamant at moving into Indian territory and converting them which sparked many battles and war. Peaceful relations failed because New England was to greedy over land and the Quakers invited outsiders in who didn't like their ideals.
Hey Chantz! I like how you explained how people were always running away for more freedom, like the Puritans from England and the Quakers from New England. It's interesting how successful and lucky the rebels ultimately became since they started out with almost nothing and ended up with fully-functioning societies.
DeleteHi Chantz. In prompt 2 I liked how you pointed out that both colonies had become greedy and both ended up not befriending the natives.
DeleteI agree with you in Prompt 2. They both started peacefully until immigration and greed for more land started. Then they broke out into wars like you explained!
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ReplyDeleteThe middle colonies and the New England colonies were very different from each other in many aspects of civilization. Massachusetts Bay Colony a New England colony was founded by Puritans and Separatists wanting to get away from certain aspects of the Church of England. This was along the same lines with the middle colonies. Mainly started by William Penn, the colony of Pennsylvania was a place where Quakers could go to practice their religion freely. Some differences between the two colonies were the Middle colonies had much more religious tolerance toward others then the Bay colony did. Another difference was the government. Government in the Bay colony was ran mainly through the church, but in Pennsylvania government was not church ran, but run by the people. Although these colonies were very close together they varied a lot in how they ran.
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New England and Pennsylvania both had good relations with the Native Americans from the outset of their colonies. The Quakers of Pennsylvania went out of their way to gain the native's trust. While the people of New England just lived alongside these people. But soon both of these relationships turned sour. The people of New England infringed upon the Native's territory which caused major conflict and eventually led to the wiping out of this group of Indians. Pennsylvania’s relationship went bad when more than just Quakers moved into the area. These new settlers were not kind to the native Americans like the Quakers were and this ruined their relationship. In both these colonies, friendly relationships fell due to the European's desire for land. This is why in both cases friendships were lost.
Hi Tyler I think you did a great job at explaining prompt 2. The Quakers seemed to have all the right intentions, it's a shame that the Quaker-Indain policy had to come to an end.
DeleteHi Tyler! I enjoyed reading your first prompt. Most people focused more on the similarities of the colonies where as I felt that you focused on the differences more. That really helped me understand the two colonies even more, so thank you. I also think you used a lot of facts from the text book which makes me feel that everything you said is 100% true versus an opinion you have. Good work!
DeletePrompt 1: the New England colonies and middle colonies both were founded to escape religious problems. The New England colonies were founded by Puritans who wanted to have a pure church. This made religion their strong point and having very little tolerance. This kept them from having a diverse social composition The middle colonies, however, were founded by Quakers who wanted to practice their religion freely and that made them have a greater tolerance. That helped them have a highly diverse social composition. They both had very similar political views, both allowing for males to vote.
ReplyDeletePrompt 2: the settlers and Indians at first were at peace with each other. The Wampanoag cheiftain Massasoit even signed a peace treaty in 1621 and helped celebrate the first Thanksgiving. However, their peace would not last long. The main reasons for their quick end to friendly relationship was due to the fact the the settlers became greedy for land and went to far with their greed. They settled into the Connecticut River Valley which was indian territory. Another reason for their conflicts was because the settlers forced the indians to their religious beliefs.
Your responses over all are well written nd adress all of the points to completly answer the question,there for making it easy to understand what you were trying to answer.
Deletein prompt 2 I also put how the indians were forced on their religious beliefs.This tactic i think was a sign of future problems ahead.
In your first prompt i liked how you mentioned how the New England colonies were mostly intoleraant puritans and how the Middle colonies were diverse in religion.
DeleteI also agree with Courtney and how she thought that the Indians were forced into Religion.
Prompt 1: The New England and Middle Colonies both had similarities and differences along the topics of the foundation of these colonies, religious and social composition, and political development. While discussing their foundations, both New England and the Middle Colonies were founded on the basis of religious refuge and economic gain. The New England colonies consisted of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island and the Middle Colonies consisted of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. After the protestant reformation in England, many worshippers chose to come to the New World fearing persecution in their homeland. The New England Colonies were founded by Puritans looking to reform and purify the Church of England. New England was mostly puritan and protestant with less religious diversity. Middle Colonies on the other hand, were made up of mostly Quakers who believed in equality and peace. The Middle colonies were religiously tolerant and were more ethnically diverse than the New England colonies. New England had more of a Church-State government that favored certain religions which is why most people were Puritans while the Middle Colonies had a less strict and more democratic government due to diversity.
ReplyDeletePrompt 2: Since the beginning of English settlement, there has always been conflict between Indians and colonists. At first when more settlers arrived, more land was needed for these newcomers which caused the colonists to push back the Wampanoag past the Connecticut river. The Indian Chief signed a treaty with the colonists and all seemed well. However, over the course of time, more and more settlers came pushing further into Indian territory. The colonists also tried to convert the Natives which only worsened the relationship. Finally, the Indians had to defend their land and there were attacks waged by both groups. Eventually, a series of wars broke out between the two (Anglo-Powahatan War, King Philip’s War, etc.) that almost wiped out the Indian population. The Quakers wished to make peace with the natives and peace was achieved for some time but it was broken up by non-Quakers who weren’t as tolerant to diversity as they were. Long lasting peace was never actually achieved, showing that the relationship between the two wasn’t meant to last due to such strong differences in their ways of living.
Hi Will. In prompt 2 I liked how you mentioned that their relationships did not work out because of their differences. I thought that that was a good point to why it did not work between the two.
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ReplyDeleteBoth New England and the Middle colonies were founded for a similar reason. Both groups were trying to escape religious persecution. The Puritans, who founded New England, wanted "purification" of the church and to escape the religious monarchy in England. William Penn, a quaker, founded Pennsylvania as a religiously tolerant colony to escape from the Puritans. Rhode Island was founded as a safe haven for the colonists who could not fit in anywhere and it became a little melting pot of religions. New York, unlike the others, was not founded for religious purposes. It was originally founded by the Dutch. The English saw this as an intrusion into their land and quickly took the Dutch colony, New Amsterdam, for themselves. It was renamed New York after the Duke of York.
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At first, New England and Pennsylvania both lived in peace alongside the Native Americans of the area. The Quakers of Pennsylvania went out of their way to keep relations friendly between the colonists and the Native Americans. Also, Quakers were pacifists, which meant they did not believe in fighting or warfare. New England, on the other hand, did not share the same views as the Quakers when it came to the Native Americans. THey colonists of New England soon craved more land and started pressing westward. This lead to tension with the Native Americans as the colonists were pressing on into their territory. This lead to battles like the King Phillip's War.
Hi Olivia! i really like how in Prompt 2, you explained the fragile beliefs of the Quakers, which allowed them to keep a friendly relationship with the Native Americans. Even though it didn't last forever, they were able to keep peace for longer than other colonies.
DeleteHi Olivia! I agree with Heather that it was great you mentioned that. I hadnt put that in my answers but its very true and a great other outlook!
DeleteHey guys! I hadn't thought about the fragile religious views of the Quakers being the reasoning behind their decision to befriend the Indians. I hadn't included this in my response either!!
DeletePrompt 1: The New England colonies and middle colonies both were founded because of religious problems. The New England colonies were founded by the puritans from the church of England. The middle colonies were founded by Quakers who wanted somewhere they could practice their religion freely without being prosecuted. The Middle Colonies were more lenient religiously because of the diverse of the thirteen original colonies because of the influence of their Polish, English, Dutch, French and German origins. The Puritans didnt want any religions besides their own so they were more strict. The puritans had less of a diverse social composition while the Quakers had more of a diverse compostion.
ReplyDeletePrompt 2: Quakers took Pennsylvania. The Quakers believed are anti-violence, anti-slavery. The Quakers were for peace and were more open to the idea of living with the Indians. New England on the other hand was the opposite(explained in prompt 1), with the thought of being the top dog in their land, resulting in battles with the Indians. The Quakers and the Puritans had different ways of seeing the native people.
Hi Jordan. I like how you mentioned all the specific nationalities that were in the middle colonies. Even from the very beginning America was a mix of so many different people, and that contributed a lot to developement of our country.
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ReplyDeleteBoth the New England Colonies and the middle colonies were founded on a basis of religious tolerance. The Puritans who ventured to America and created New England/the primary colonies were motivated by their desire for religious freedom, and also pushed due to the surplus population of England. There, a "Bible Commonweath" was established by these Puritans, who thought that they should be role models for the rest of mankind who would hopefully follow in their footsteps. Yet, there were opposers to this system, and among the many were people known as Quakers. They believed in antinomianism and rebelled against the Puritans so they were thusly fined, banished, and even hung. The Quakers were indeed "despised" and were considered offensive in their beliefs and lifestyles. So, William Penn created Pennsylvania (a middle colony) for the Quakers to prosper freely with its extremely tolerant policies. In addition to the slowly growing middle colonies, New York was established mainly for Dutch fur trade while Delaware and New Jersey were sprouting with Quaker roots. The middle colonies differed from the New England colonies mostly by their religious tolerances and political chairs (with Quakers being more accepting and open in both).
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Peace between the Indians and the colonists failed to exist for long in the New England colonies as well as in Pennsylvania. At first, in New England, the diverse societies befriended each other and even shared a feast which is still celebrated today called Thanksgiving. Yet, the greed of the land-hungry colonists sparked problems in the New World. They continuously forced the Indians westward and out of their native ancestral grounds, leading to King Philip's War, which only slowed the westward expansion and dispirited the natives. In the middle colony Pennsylvania, relations between the Indians and colonists began on a positive note since the Quakers wanted to live in harmony with them. However, some non-Quakers came to Pennsylvania and butted with the Indians, ruining the peace. Overall, the attempted peace was corrupted by colonists' greed and also the Indians' intolerance to be pushed around by the newcomers.
HI (: I liked how you mentioned the Thanksgiving feast and how it is still celebrated today.
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ReplyDeleteIn 1629, non-separist puritans wanting to be separated from England’s impurities petitioned to form the Massachusetts Bay colony. Massachusetts was to be “a city upon a hill”. The Bay Colony soon began to gather puritans in support of bible commonwealth. Within this colony, the colonists believed they had a ”covenant” with God, therefore religion shaped it and its laws. Puritans believed calling to God’s worldly work on earth. Within the middles colonies, there government was based very differently; the colonies were democratic. These colonies consisted mainly of Quakers, but they contained a rich mix of ethnic groups. They had no provision for military defense, immigration, and the Quakers disliked black slavery, these colonies also had desirable land. Middle colonies however had many more advantages than New England. Their rivers provided a great source of trade, they contained fertile soil, and forests had an abundant amount of lumber. Although economically they were the same, I believe Middle Colonies way of life was easier and they had more advantages than disadvantages.
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Ever since Europeans started to discover the Americas, conflict arose between the Indians and the Europeans. At the beginning they tried for peace, in 1621 a treaty between the Wampanoag Indians and the colonists was signed, but as more colonists immigrated to the Americas the percent of conflict rose dramatically. The colonists were to blame for the uprising conflict because as more colonists came the farther they stretched into Indian territory. As conflict rose, wars began to break out killing many of both populations. Even though this eventually came to an end, the hostility between the two was still always on the surface.
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ReplyDeletePuritans in England grew unhappy with the slow path of the Protestant Reformation; they wanted the Church of England to be completely non-Catholic. A group called Separatists broke off from the Church of England, when King James I threatened to make them leave. Ultimately, they left for Holland in 1608 where "dutchification" prompted them to flee to America. They became merged with Plymouth and became the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Over the years, the New England colonies spread. Banished people sought refuge in other colonies. The Quakers, along with the outcast found a place for them in Pennsylvania. The middle colonies shared abundant and resource-rich land as well as ethnic diversity due to the melting pot of ethnicities and religious tolerance for the most part. These new colonies thrived and were bustling cities for years.
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The age-long process of creating a reasonable relationship between the English and the Indians was once again visited in the spread of English settlements in the 1600's. As the English pushed their borders into Indian land, tensions arose. The Wampanoag were the first to attempt to befriend the settlers. In 1621 a treaty was signed by Chief Massasoit for peace and the first Thanksgiving was celebrated later that year. In 1637, fighting broke out with the Pequot tribe. Due to pressure from England, settlers began frantically converting the Indians, with little to no success. The Indians realized that they needed to try to stop the settlers from pushing Westward into their territory, so they gathered an alliance of tribes from all aspects of America. In 1675, Massasoit's son, King Philip, made this happen, causing massive amounts of bloodshed for both parties. Although it is not clear who "won", the settlers were deterred from moving West for a while.
Hi Sierra, I liked the way you wrote your first prompt it helped me to further understand the motives for the Separatists to leave including the fact that they were threatened by King james I to leave.
DeleteNew England's motivation for religious and social composition came from dispute. Martin Luther protested against Catholic Doctrines stating that the Bible alone was the source of God's word. King Henry VIII stimulated dispute when he declared himself head of the church in the 1530's. As opposed to the middle colonies, which were a home for puritans and separatists. They were also known for their large grain exports.
ReplyDeleteAt the beginning, when English started settling, they had a somewhat peaceful agreement. The Indians helped the settlers and lived quietly together until move of the English came. Taking up more land and pushing the Indians. Fights came from both sides equally until war halted everything. Some peace was restored, but the English didn't stop their great numbers of new settlers.
The New England and middle colonies had similar reasons for their moving to the New World. They were both searching for a place of freedom and religious tolerance. Although they were both started for similar reasons, their ability to thrive was based on totally different factors. New England’s ability to thrive was based on the land. The soil was rich and therefore led to the growing of cash crops like sugar cane and tobacco. In New England their religion was mainly Puritan. Other religions such as Quakers moved to the middle colonies where religious freedom was more widely accepted and this allowed for the middle colonies to grow quickly. The middle colonies flourished through the trading business since their land was not full of rich soil.
ReplyDeleteThe start of English settlement had been a beginning factor in the tensions between Colonists and Indians. When New England was first founded they were peaceful with the Indians celebrating Thanksgiving, but as time went on and the Indians weren’t needed to help the colonists with farming, they became hostile towards each other. The Colonists were pushing westward into the Indians territory causing the Indians to retaliate with attacks. It was a fight between both sides and much bloodshed was caused for both sides. Similarly in Pennsylvania, as more colonists arrived the peacefulness between the Indians and the colonists became tense and the treaties were demolished. The attempts for friendly relations were constantly failing because of the greed of the colonists and the defending of the Indians.
Hi Kate! I thought you did a great answering both of the prompts! In the second prompt where you talked about the reason for the constant fail of friendship between the colonists and Indians, I hadn't thought that the reason could have been greed. In my response, I talked about the failed commitment between all of the people (the colonist and the Indians) some in eacch group were willing to be friendly and others weren't, resulting in the tension and unfriendly nature between these too parties. All in all, I believe that greed could most definitley be behind the reason of the constant failing between the Indians and colonists.
DeletePrompt 1: As the colonies in North America began to be successful, they began to spread all along the coast. Almost all colonists were going to the New World for religious freedom. The Puritans and Separatists wanted religious freedom from England. The Puritans founded New England and were searching for "purification" from England's religion while the Separatists settled in Plymouth. William Penn, created Pennsylvania and joined the middle colonies. Pennsylvania and most of the middle states where Quakers, which gave them a self centered way of life. The economy throughout the colonies remained similar. All grew tobacco and rice to export.
ReplyDeletePrompt 2:When the Colonists first landed in the Plymouth, the Indians were nothing but nice. They saved the colonies from starvation and showed them how to become self sufficient. The Colonist in turn began taking land and killing the Indians. Wars broke out between the two many times. Peace treaties kept being broken by the colonists because they never had enough land. The Colonists tried to take the Indians as slaves but they were unreliable and often times ran away. Similar in Pennsylvania and the Quakers, they were allot more peaceful and lived side by side until uncontrollable immigration forced the Indians to far.
Hey, Zach! I like how you included the fact that the Indians helped save the colonies! From skimming through a lot of these, you were the only one who mentioned that.
DeletePrompt 1: The New England and midle colonies were founded for religious reasons. The Puritans wanted to purify the Church but found themselves facing persecution from the throne. As a result, they fleed to the New World. The Quakers on the other hand disagreed with Puritan views and therefore posed as a problem. The Quakers faced discrimination by the Puritans and founded neighboring lands that came to be known as the middle colonies. The Puritans believed in the Doctrine of Covenant and Protestant ethic. They wanted a holy society and sought to be a model colony for mankind. The Quakers laughed at the idea of predestination and believed in antinomianism. They were peaceful people but weren't afraid to voice their opinions. Both the groups were fiercely faithful to their religion. The New England and Middle Colonies also had a similar type of government with the majority vote winning (except for New Amsterdam/NY having an aristoratic type government).
ReplyDeletePrompt 2: In New England as well as Pennsylvanis, relations with Indians were at first, friendly. In New England, the Wampanoag Indians helped the Pilgrims celebrate the first Thanksgiving. As the colonists tried to convert the Indians and pushed inland for more land, the indians became angered and as a result wars such as King Philip's War and the Pequot War occured. With the Indians nearly wiped out the colonists ceased western settlement for a time. In Pennsylvania, the peaceful Quakers had established good relations with the Indians. However, with the extreme toleance of the colony, many non-Quaker immigrants came in and ruined that bond. In all, good relations with Indians didn't last because of the immigrants' greediness and lack of respect for the natives.
The motives for the founding of New England were based on religious freedom .The motives for the middle colonies which were PA, NY, DE, and NJ were based on economic reasonings. These colonies looked to have the most economic opportunities for its colonies. The social composition of both New England the middle colonies were comparable in which they both had upper, middle, and lower class colonists which did not include the freed black slaves. Religion in New England was puritans. Where as in the middle colonies they looked at religious tolerance because the first colonist were Dutch Swedish and Swedish Lutherans along with Quakers in Pennsylvania. The political system in New England and the middle colonies were comparable to each other in that New England practiced democracy and the middle colonies focused on quality for all with representative democracy.
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The relationship between the colonist and the Indians in New England and Pennsylvania was uneasy and hostile. The two cultures were very different from each other they both had different languages, customs and life styles. The English settlers viewed the natives as ignorant unsophisticated and animalistic. The relationships of the English and the Indians were primarily military based only. Both sides didn’t trust one another at all. When the colonist first arrived the Indians were friendly and both sides were friends at first. The new technology that the colonists had helped them in their friendship with the Indians .Disease and the need / want of land drove them apart. The Indians were not immune to the diseases the colonist had brought with them there for it killed a lot of their population.
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ReplyDeleteBoth the New England Colonies and the Middle colonies were founded for mainly Religious reasons. The New England colonies were formed by Puritans. Everything about New England colonies was based on the Puritan religion. They had little tolerance for outside religions or political views. The Middle Colonies however were much more diverse in their religions and politics. The Middle colonies were much more liberal. They too were formed by different religious groups searching for religious freedom. However, the religious groups that founded these colonies were more of “outsiders” who were usually discriminated against. This made them much more tolerant to new ideas.
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The New England Colonies and Pennsylvania both decidedly befriended the Native Americans when they first moved there. The New England colonists peace didn’t last long however. They decided to wage war against the Indians, known as King Philips War. This war killed nearly all of the Indians in this area. Pennsylvania was also founded with a trust in the Indians. This trust was mutual as was the respect showed to both parties. However, when the Quakers settlement was taken over by puritans the relationship between the colonists and Indians changed drastically. They no longer had peaceful relations with one another and tension flared again.
Prompt 1: As English settlers spread out, new colonies began to rise up. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a New England Colony that was made by Puritans and Separatists. They wanted to be an example for other colonies and succeeded economically. In the middle colonies, most people were Quakers, and they had a democratic governmental system established and a good economy based on the large export from Pennsylvania, New York, and New jersey. The middle colonies were more respectful and peaceful toward each other, based on the fact that most people were Quakers, and they valued brotherhood.
ReplyDeletePrompt 2: In the New England colonies, settlers tried to befriend the Natives for support and supplies. However, they eventually began a war against the Natives known as the King Phillips war. Colonies like Pennsylvania had succeesful relations with the Natives and lived in peace mutually. However, when the Puritans took over the Quaker settlements they began to attack the Natives once more and relations between the settlers and the Indians was ruined.
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ReplyDeleteThe New England colonies and the middle colonies were founded to create a living environment free of religious persecution. This persecution was inevitably pressed upon them by the king of England. However, these colonies had a different economy drive when compared. The middle colonies had more fertile land and were more about trading sources like fur for an economic benefit. On the other hand, the New England colonies economy was powered by their drive for gold and silver. They were also closer with the king in England. The middle colonies were extremely religiously tolerant when compared with the New England colonies because they were founded by Quakers and were established by William Penn. Both of these governments were indeed run by people with an appointed governor. They also had church and state separated for obvious reasons. Although this wasn’t widely liked, the royal crown interfered with both of the colonies political ways.
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The relation pattern between colonists and the Indians were very similar in New England and Pennsylvania. These colonies both started off as friends with the Indians, in a fair attempt to keep peace with them. The Wampanoag Indians weren’t strong enough as a tribe to fight the English and in the end befriend them. However, among the Quakers was the goal to keep peace with them. In both cases the peace, in the end, was ruined. The arriving non-Quakers in Pennsylvania were not kind to the Indians. In New England, the Puritans eventually pushed too far into the Connecticut Valley. This resulted in the silly attempts of converting the Indians and triggered multiple battles (Pequot War) which almost resulted in the extinction of targeted tribes. Both of these different attempts at making peace failed because of the lack of commitment from all participating people. In order for peace to be kept, all of the parties of people had to be on terms of peace, and that agreement was not perfect among the colonists or the Indians.
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ReplyDeleteThe New England and middle colonies were mainly founded on the basis of an area free of religious persecution. Many colonists in these areas were from England, and area that only accepted Anglicanism, causing a hostile environment for anyone that followed a different form of Christianity. Due to England's recent population boom, many of the colonists were poor working class people, and often came to America for wealth as well. Much of the colonies maintained close ties with England due to much of the funding coming from English companies, and the Monarch often appointed a Governor to take charge of the colonies.
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Though the colonies were initially friendly with the native Indians, the lust for land and aggressive conversion attempts led to hostilities between the two peoples. Due to European ideas of taming the land, they felt that it was their responsibility to warp the land to their own ideas. The idea of ownership also caused conflict, with Colonists claiming land and forcing any Natives to leave. While there were isolated pockets of Colonists that were able to create a stable peace between the natives, the end result were numerous wars between the two peoples and the removal of natives from their land.
Prompt 1: Both the middle colonies and New England colonies were founded for the reason of escaping religous persecution that was present in England. As the New England colonies began to see more more diverse populations, they also so people begin to be persecuted agian. Non puritans were given less rights and often driven out of the colonies. This led to the founding of colonies like Rhode Island. The middle colonies on the other hand were very diverse in population, but also very tolerant. Colonies like Pennyslvania gave did not discriminate based on religion and even treated the Indians well. New England and the middle colonies were also very different economically. Many of the middle colonies came to be known as bread colonies, and had a fertile expanse of land. New England however, was strewn with rocks and not as fertile.
ReplyDeletePrompt 2: The colonists in Pennsylvania and New England both attempted peaceful relations with the Indians. New England eventually faultered and began a long series of bloody conflicts with the Natives this made peaceful relations seem impossible and they only deteriorated from there. Pennselyvania did things very differently. Insteading of just taking land from the Natives and claiming it as their own like the initial New England colonists, William Penn purchased land from the Indians. He also maintained further peaceful relations with them as he built his colony and unlike New England, he maintained peaceful relations.
Prompt 1: The middle colonies of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania were more ethnically mixed and open to more religious toleration and democratic control. Most of the middle colonies were founded for religious reasons due to issues back in Old England. The Puritans wanted to completely remove catholics from association with the throne and "purify" it known as the Protestant Reformation. Many who were unhappy and hated for their beliefs fled to the New World in search of religious refuge. Most other middle colonies were founded by people who just didn't fit anywhere and who were cast away by their hometowns. They moved to act on their own ideas which in turn led to more liberal focused communities.
ReplyDeletePrompt 2:The relationships between the Native Americans and the colonists of new England were tense and often resulted in raids, massacres, and wars. Although most attempted to create peace with the Indians their greed usually got the best of them and they were unfair to the Indians. However in Pennsylvania, William penn treated the Native Americans fairly and actually bought the land from the Indians rather than just taking it. Word spread and the news of this "fair play" attracted local tribes. Later on non-Quakers began to undermine the Quaker-Indian policy and the relationship between Pennsylvanians and Indians dissolved.
Prompt 1: Both the New England and Middle Colonies were created by escaping religious problems. The New England Colonies were discovered by the Puritans who found themselves fleeing after possibly being dethroned. The Puritans believed in a pure and holy society and wanted to purify everything in their community. This created problems which then led them to flee.They discovered the England colonies and in a way isolated themselves. Because of their beliefs and the belief of predestination, they hardly allowed outside religions, political views, or culture into their society. The Middle Colonies were founded by the Quakers, peaceful people who would stand up in what they believed in. The Quakers disagreed with the Puritans ideas which caused conflict and discrimination. This led them to flee to the neighboring lands. The Middle Colonies were more diverse than the England Colonies because they believed in antinomianism, where every one is equal by God's rule. As far as government goes, both colonies were liberals and basically a democracy.
ReplyDeletePrompt 2: Both New England and Pennsylvania liked the neighboring Indians and befriended them. Sadly, humans being as greedy as they are quickly destroyed this friendship after New England decided to explore the Connecticut River Valley. AS for Pennsylvania, The Quakers allowed everyone to find refuge in their colonies. Many Indians actually began to, but with the giant diversity of people, some of them actually began to harass the Indians, ruining their friendship as well as going against the Quakers beliefs.
Prompt 1: The colonies were all built around religious freedoms. The "puritans" of New England didn't want to be apart of the Church of England. The Puritans were focused on keeping themselves pure and worked to develop a more holy society. William Penn led a Christian group that broke away from this form of thinking. The Quakers believed that every person is created equally and they were considerably more lenient on religion than the Puritans. The Quakers also worked towards being more peaceful towards the Native Americans. All the colonies were essentially democratic.
ReplyDeletePrompt 2: Both colonies originally wanted to keep peace with the Native Americans. But their attempts failed because of many reasons. The reason the relationship between Pennsylvania and the Wampanoag failed was because the Quakers accepted so many immigrants that their core values were washed out because of the newcomers disrespect towards the Native tribe. New England's attempts to peace crumbled when they stepped over the boundaries of the Native Americans land and started a war. Overall, peace with the Native Americans was a lost cause with most of the colonies.