Album of the American Colonies

Hannah Houze

The Africans that lived in Colonial America weren't there by choice. The majority were slaves that were brought from their hometown against their will

But there were some free Africans as well

Often, these free Africans were the offspring of a slave woman and her owner

But, there was also a significant amount of free or servant slaves who had relations with a white woman and produced free African-American children

Free Blacks in Colonial America. Wilson Quarterly, 03633276, Winter2005, Vol. 29, Issue 1

The Spanish played a huge role in Colonial America

They had control of parts of America, including South America

Even in these Spanish colonies, Native Americans were still part of the culture

In one example, a man named Diego Vasicuio lived in Spanish South America and he was a native priest. But, the Spanish didn’t like that he was a priest of a heathen religion. The Spanish were Catholic, and during the inquisition, Vasicuio stood trial for heresy

Struggle and Survival

In the book The Jesuit Relations, it talks about how a Jesuit missions program employs a young Portuguese man named Frances Xavier

He traveled to India, China, and Japan on is escapade of baptizing converts

He died a martyr His story is interesting to

me, because he was a Portuguese man who ended up dying for the Jesuit cause

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In the book The American Colonies, it talks about the French and how they fit into Colonial America

The French were Colonial Britain’s main rival. One of the reasons for this was the French often seemed less intimidating, and therefore the French were more easily able to recruit them

The French founded a new colony, Louisiana, in the later part of the 17th century. Louisiana became the biggest rival for British Carolina when the Spanish power diminished in Florida

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When the Dutch colony was joined by New Netherland,they extended religious toleration

Because of this tolerance,New Netherland was the melting pot of North America

But, the Dutch were a minority in their own colony

Even though the Dutch colony was in a good location and was quite tolerant, they could not compete with the English neighbors

Dutch Continued The English and the Dutch

became bitter rivals To combat Dutch success in

naval power, the English developed the Navigation Acts

This caused the Dutch to no longer be able to trade with English colonies; only the English could

The Dutch went to war against the English enforcement of the Navigation Act three times, but failed to change the policy

English and Dutch went to war, and unprepared for this battle, the Dutch signed a peace treaty in 1667

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Contrary to original beliefs, the Native Americans had a very complex history, and the people were changing and adapting

Archeologists have discovered that the Natives have fossils remains show that they are homogenous

Researchers believe that the first natives migrated from Siberia

This is backed up by the fact of Alaska being so close to Siberia, offering passage

Natives Continued Scholars also believe

that the natives came down to North America in pursuit of herds

They believe that during an ice-age twelve thousand years ago, the water created a frozen land bridge for the natives to cross from Siberia to Alaska

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In New England, a different kind of colonist emerged

These colonists were not poor like their Chesapeake counterparts. The New England colonist were more middle class, and could afford passage to America

These colonists had Puritan values, which helped them prosper in a “demanding land”

English Continued In England, there were

many workers but poor and expensive land. In New England, it was the opposite

Also, in England there was not enough jobs for too many people. Again, it was just the opposite in New England

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