As voting requirements were established , the slave trade continued, and the government changed in the colonies, society changed politically, economically, and socially. Voting in the colonies came to have strict requirements regarding who was allowed to vote. Only white, male Christians who owned land had the right to vote (Doc 2). If you strayed from even one of these requirements you were not allowed to vote. This left politics to one particular group of people. General Assemblies were established in which governors were elected, by those could vote, to run theses courts (Doc 3). The House of Burgess was established as well as the General Assemblies and it consisted of representatives who were elected by the people (Doc 6). Economics
were affected by the slave trade that was ever so popular. Slaves were main source of labor and they were brought by the shipload. Slavery was a vital part of the southern colonies’ economy (Doc 5). Slaves were packed into ships to endure harsh conditions and sent to America. Upon arrival they were auctioned off to plantation owners at various prices to whom the slaves would work for. They received no pay and no benefits and only worked to earn their owners money. Regarding social matters, the colonies were ever changing. Christianity gained tolerance and freedom in Maryland and was no longer given trouble by those who opposed them (Doc 1). Women on the other hand, had little to rights. Any property that a woman owned went straight to their husband upon marriage as well as children. If the woman decides to divorce her husband then any children that she had goes to the custody of her ex husband (Doc 4). Government establishments such the General Assemblies and the House of burgess changed the way politics were run in the colonies. The slave trade continued to be the main source of labor and a vital part of the colonial economy. Religious tolerance and women’s rights greatly impacted the social aspects of colonial America. The political, economic, and social aspects of America were changed by the requirements for voting, the slave trade, and the overall change in government.
First of all, each of the different colonies’ founders all expressed sentiments to establish a solid and uncorrupt government. One that would honor God. This government would be made up of a Governor, and a general Assembly and/or provincial Council where most political and judicial decisions would be made and agreed on together. In the Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and the Frame of Government of Pennsylvania, men were given the right to vote and choose the officials and representatives who would have a place in the government. These first colonies also promised the people that justice would be restored, it would not be sold, or withheld.
In the 17th century, the British colonies still identified themselves as European, but as the colonies expanded and grew more populous, they developed differing geographic, social, and economic systems. This difference between New England, and Chesapeake, is caused by the motivations for settlement between the two regions. While the New England colonies were mainly settled for religious motivations, most notably by the Puritans, the Chesapeake colonies were settled for economic prosperity. Also, while the Chesapeake colonies were mainly settled by individual young men seeking a profit, the New England colonies were settled by families hoping to settle and expand.
How were the seeds for self-government sown in the early colonies? Why was this important when England started to enforce rules (such as the Intolerable Acts)? Please give specific examples.
Both constitutional and social developments greatly changed the United States to a revolutionary proportion between 1860 and 1877. The new amendments and the fight for civil rights altered the previous way of life and forever changed American society. Inequality, fear, and corruption sent the United States into turmoil that would transform the country and lead to a revolution of change.
Legal disputes led to a rise in the practice of law; however, most were on a local level where political process was not as complex as a regional or national level. As the colonies developed suffrage became more important and providential elections prompted widespread public discussions of political issues and formation of political groups. Butler argues that it was during these times that there was a transition from a hierarchal political structure to a more open democratic system. Their large-scale political system reflected and autonomous
...arate societies by the time of the 1700's. Agriculture, motive, people, religion, and terrain are all factors that affected how they grew apart. However, it is also through the actions of the men and woman who settled in the regions and the choices they made that led to the development of two societies. The Chesapeake region became a society of money-driven, wealthy plantation owners, virtually no middle class workers, and those in extreme poverty. The New England colonies, in contrast, developed into a society of middle class family men who placed extreme emphasis on religion. The two societies in what would become one nation may have had effects on America in the future. The dispute over slavery, the imbalance of workers, and the class differences cause rifts between the two regions over time. Two radically different cultures cannot coincide in harmony forever.
An oppressed people will eventually rise against the oppressor regardless of loyalties they may have had in the past to their oppressor. Humans can only withstand so much oppression before eventually reaching a breaking point-a fact the British Empire failed to realize when they took oppressive actions on their colonies that would cause conflict and culminate into the American Revolution. After claiming victory in the French-Indian War, the British decided to implement policies and taxes in the colonies the colonists that the colonists considered illegal due to lack of their consent. While initially, the colonists did attempt more peaceful and logical alternatives to resolve their discontent with the British Empire, eventually more oppressive taxes and violent events culminated to a full Revolution. Before the revolution, the British had incurred debt from the French-Indian War and needed to raise money: they turned to the colonies as a source of income.
America’s form of representative democracy came as a result of the transgressions Britain committed against their colonies. Several hundred years of salutary neglect served well for those living an ocean away from their motherland. Realizing the prosperity that colonies had obtained through a semi-free market society, the King of England and the parliament began enacting many taxes and acts. Taking away the colonies freedom was unsettling amongst the colonists and eventually led to a revolution. This revolution secured freedom from Britain as well as founded a new nation with the first ever constitution. Although the process to achieve democracy in America was a long, laborious road the freedom, prosperity and equality of opportunity shared by those amongst the states could not be denied.
From 1750 until 1800 the colonial United States endured a period of enormous achievement along with a substantial amount of struggle. Before 1750, the new colony’s first struggle was between the colonists and England over who would have leadership within the New World. Once settled, the issues emerged from within the colonies themselves, particularly with the “belongings” they brought and imported. African American slaves were seen as property, and were not given any innate rights such as liberty or freedom when following their master to the New World. The revolution for the colonists from England began, with new freedoms received by the colonists; the slaves began to question their rights as humans. Innate rights such as liberty and freedom
The late 1700’s and early 1800’s can be mostly be tied to one issue, slavery. Slaves had huge impacts on the economy and early years of the United States. They impacted the market, were a major discussion of right and wrong in a lot of congressional meetings, and even though there were some free slaves they still didn’t have the right of other free people although they had much better conditions than those enslaved. With both the North and South having different viewpoints on the issue of slavery and rising tensions gave way to a war to finally determine whether slavery would be abolished or not. All these different factors helped give rise to democracy.
During the 1750's, the most wealthy people in the town held the most property, meaning they obtained the most power and money. As time moved on, though, voting requiremen...
A new era was dawning on the American colonies and its mother country Britain, an era of revolution. The American colonists were subjected to many cruel acts of the British Parliament in order to benefit England itself. These British policies were forcing the Americans to rebellious feelings as their rights were constantly being violated by the British Crown. The colonies wanted to have an independent government and economy so they could create their own laws and stipulations. The British imperial policies affected the colonies economic, political, and geographic situation which intensified colonists’ resistance to British rule and intensified commitment to their republican values.
What major problems did the young republic face after its victory over Great Britain? How did these problems motivate members of the elite to call for a federal constitution?
Colonial America’s democracy was a work in progress, it had democratic and undemocratic features. The American colonial began to develop some early democratic features. Still, there was a lot of undemocratic features also. The time period suggest that Colonial America was a work in progress.
You may be called a drunken dog by some of the clean-shirt and silk-stocking gentry, but the real roughnecks will style you a jovial fellow, (Crockett, 1837) but little do they know that their voting will influence the way elections are held and candidates run. Between the years of 1815 and 1840 campaigning and elections will become strongly influenced by the voting participation of the common man. A sudden peak of interest in voting and increase of voters from the general public, a rise in media coverage, methods used for campaigning and the influence of the common man were all significant factors relating to the change of campaigns and elections in the United States between 1815 and 1840.