In the year 1763, Great Britain stood victorious in North America after sweeping France from the continent with the assistance of the American colonists, and few would have predicted the end of the long ties between the English Crown and the American colonies. Yet by the last months of 177...

To say that the 13 colonies were similar by the time of the Revolution is not completely true. Although the colonies may have been more united by the Revolution, they did not necessarily share all the same characteristics. Agriculturally the colonies were vastly different. The South was consisted ...

Even though the New England and Chesapeake regions were settled by people from the same country, they developed into very different societies because their original settlers were tremendously diverse. The Chesapeake region inclined more towards work and business, while the New England region was ver...

Even though the New England and Chesapeake regions were settled by people from the same country, they developed into very different societies because their original settlers were tremendously diverse. The Chesapeake region inclined more towards work and business, while the New England region was ver...

During the late 16th century to the 17th century, Europe colonized the New World (present day United States). England was especially one of the European countries who decided to settle in the eastern coast of North America. England sent numerous groups over to America, which settled in two main ...

Life in budding America was constantly changing in the 1600's. For the colonies, trials and tribulations showed up within almost every sphere of life, including politics, religion and economics. For those living in New England, Chesapeake, the Middle Colonies and the Caribbean, many factors came int...

English settlers started arriving in the colonies in 1607. Two different companies would finance the expeditions for the colonist. The Virginia Company and Massachusetts Bay Company would both set up colonies in the new world. They shared their similarities and differences while setting up the colo...