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UNITED STATES HISTORY

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Abstract

The history of the United States would not be complete if any article or mention of the masses that migrated from all over world to the New World . This event in history not only shaped the future of the nation but also the histories of the other nations . As the settlement activity grew through the years and centuries , a pattern could be seen in the development and progression , or regression , in the colonies in the fledgling United States p

English Settlements in Virginia and New England : growth of a nation

History would not be complete without the mention of the great migration waves of people from the Old World to the New World . The 1600 's were witness to a huge wave of emigrants from the Old World Europe to the North American continent (International Information Programs . The wave started with a few hundred English settlers to a virtual deluge of new settlers (International . These new settlers had many and diverse reasons and motivations in seeking a new life in the New World (International

For the people that chose to settle in the province that would be New England , they were driven by the forces of the Reformation movement of Martin Luther (Henry Sage , 2007 . The English among the Reformers needed to see the Reformation effect a purification ' of the English Anglican Church , hence the term Puritans (Sage , 2007 . These Puritans divided among themselves their followers , one group recognizing the fact that they could live under the influence of the Anglican Church , while the other advocated for a complete break (Sage , 2007

A few travellers were curious to discover new routes on the continent with the hope of finding treasure (Utah Education Network . Some of them , especially English settlers , came because of the scarce economic opportunities present in their native country (Utah . But the few that opted to separate Company (Sage , 2007 . These were the Pilgrims who made the 1620 voyage on the Mayflower (Sage , 2007

King James granted charter to a group of people in June of 1606 to establish a settlement in the Chesapeake region of the North American continent (Association for the Preservation of Virginia , 2000 . The settlers , 104 in all , set sail with a directive to settle in Virginia locate gold sources and an alternative route to the Far East (Virginia 2000 . The Virginia Company of London , the company under whose auspices the settlers went to Virginia , wanted to duplicate the successes of the Spanish (Encarta , 2008 . In essence , Jamestown in Virginia was essentially a business venture rather than a settlement for a community (Encarta , 2008 . What gave Jamestown its character and its purpose could be seen in the composition of the entourage sent to the place (Encarta 2008 . The group in the Jamestown expedition comprised of silversmiths goldsmiths and other workers with the intent of giving investors immediate returns on their investments (Encarta , 2008

The settlers in Jamestown , almost immediately upon their arrival , were...