English Settlers On New World
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The English settlers who settled in the New World originally had no idea that a few
colonies would one day become a well-established nation. When explorers first landed in
North America, many were astounded and attempted to shape the New World through the
Native Americans. While the Indians themselves were not treated humane, they were
forced to share parts of their own culture with the English, and therefore, helping the
colonists rise to an advantage and gradually destroyed the earliest Americans. When the
colonists adopted techniques to grow crops such as food and tobacco, their success rose
because of many exports to Europe. But, since crops such as tobacco were high in
demand, they needed more slaves to work on the fields and imported some from various
parts of Africa. On the other hand, in England more land was needed for sheep-grazing, so
low-class residents, such as farmers, were kicked off of their homes and the land was
enclosed to pasture. Many events were important into shaping the New World, there were
three events that were the most essential: the cultivation of tobacco in Virginia, the
introduction of slavery into the plantation colonies, and the enclosing of croplands in
England.
The cultivation of tobacco in Virginia resulted with the most important
consequences because it became an instant success within the colonies and also in England.
Also, tobacco is still a major influence in todayÐ'ÐŽÐ'Їs society. John Rolfe, the father of the
tobacco industry, had perfected methods of raising the leaf and eliminated the bitter taste.
Tobacco then rose to fame in both the colonies and in Europe. Since the success of tobacco,
colonists hungered for more land to raise tobacco and therefore, boost up economy. While
the influence of tobacco was popular amongst the colonies and in Europe, the land became
soiled, and they were forced to move onto other lands. If these events had not occurred,
there would have been a downfall in all of the colonies and the future nation might have not
been established. The economy, colonists, and the huge impact it had on the Europeans
would have all just been a dream. But on the other hand, the health of most people would
have not been a problem as it would be in the future.
The introduction of slavery into the plantation colonies to the English was a huge
success. The plantation colonies: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and
Georgia all grew certain crops native to them. Also because of many exports out to Europe,
more slaves were needed and colonists brought back more slaves from Africa. To control
the overpopulation of slaves, English authorities established a notorious slave code and
gave the masters complete control over their slaves. And to ensure no revolts, slave brokers
purposely separated and mixed tribes to ensure stability throughout the plantation colonies.
As a result, the slave population overpopulated the land but they were denied even the most
fundamental rights as a human. But many people took advantage of this and continued to
buy many slaves at cheap prices. For the economy, it might have been an instant success
but little
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