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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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