A Push Summer Essay 1

7/26/2019 A Push Summer Essay 1

1/4

Tzori 1

Barak Tzori

Mr. Young

APUSH

27 June 2011

Colonial Factor

B! t"e en# o$ t"e 1%t"centur!& 'nglan# "a# te((e# o)er a "uge roa#*lock on t"eir (at"

to a colonial e+(ire. T"e 1,00- "a# een 'nglan# uarrel internall! o)er /"at religion t"e

C"urc" o$ 'nglan# /oul# u((ort. it" t"e Protetant e$or+ation #one an# out o$ t"e /a!&

'nglan# coul# *egin to et it ig"t on a ne/ target& t"e e/ orl#. 3o!age to ort" A+erica

/ere #angerou& o +oti)ation /a ke! in con)incing (eo(le to lea)e t"eir "o+e an# tart ane/.

T"e ituation 'nglan# $oun# itel$ in #uring t"e late 1,00- greatl! contri*ute# to t"e

eta*li"+ent o$ t"e colonie. Suc" $actor a econo+ic "ortco+ing& religiou re$or+ation& an#

)i*rant nationali+ le# t"e /a! to t"e e/ orl#.

T"e #a/n o$ t"e 17t"centur! a/ a great econo+ic an# ocial c"ange in 'nglan#. A ene

o$ Aritocrac! /a retore# a$ter t"e e$or+ation. Social clae /ere een again a (eaant

/ere e(arate# $ro+ /ealt"ier (eo(le. T"i /a rein$orce# in an agricultural ene *! t"e

(ri)atization o$ lan#. 4n t"i cae& /ealt"! lan# o/ner /oul# cloe o$$ t"eir lan# an# +ake it

inaccei*le to t"e (u*lic. Poorer $ar+er& /"o /oul# uuall! ue e5tra lan# t"e! $oun# to

culti)ate& /oul# "a)e no/"ere to gro/ t"eir o/n cro(. it"out an! roo+ to +ake t"eir li)ing&

t"ee un$ortunate $ar+er turne# to t"e treet $or +one!. Alo in t"e late 1%t"centur!& a terri*le

econo+ic #o/n$all "it t"e /oolen tra#e. A one o$ t"e (ro$oun# (ro$eion in t"e e)ergreen

'nglan#& +an! (eo(le $oun# t"e+el)e une+(lo!e#. T"i grou( o$ (eo(le took to *egging an#

/an#ering t"e countr! a t"e! looke# $or a "o+e& a 6o*& or e)en 6ut $oo#. ')en /it" t"i


2/4

Tzori 2

econo+ic #o/nturn in (lace& t"e 'ngli" (o(ulation till rockete# in t"e latter "al$ o$ t"e 1%t"

centur!. T"e nu+*er o$ (eo(le in t"e countr! *oo+e# $ro+ t"ree to $our +illion (eo(le in 6ut

o)er $i$t! !ear. T"i +eant t"at t"ere /a a large an# gro/ing a+ount o$ (oor& une+(lo!e#

(eo(le in 'nglan#. T"e colonie ga)e t"ee (eo(le an o((ortunit! to tart $re" in a (lace t"at

t"e! /oul# *uil# u( an# "a)e control o)er. Furt"er+ore& 'nglan# itel$ /a "a((! to (ro)i#e

t"i o((ortunit! to it (eo(le a it /oul# ol)e *ot" t"e econo+ic (ro*le+ an# t"e ocial

(ro*le+. Bei#e t"ee econo+ic #ile++a& anot"er +oti)ator $or t"e eta*li"+ent o$ t"e

colonie /a religion.

T"e Protetant e$or+ation o$ t"e 1,00- /a a *attle *et/een Cat"olic an# Protetant

to ee /"ic" /oul# *e t"e #o+inant religion in 'nglan#. T"i *rie$ era en#e# /"en t"e (rotetant

ueen 'liza*et" roe to t"e t"rone an# +a#e Protetanti+ t"e #o+inant religion in t"e countr!.

T"i re$or+ation *ore e)eral coneuence on t"e Briti" go)ern+ent. For one& (erecution o$

o+an Cat"olic /a e+inent t"roug"out t"e lan#. To co+*at t"ee act& Cat"olic $le# 'nglan#

to/ar# ort" A+erica. T"e Cat"olic colon! o$ Mar!lan# /a $oun#e# on a a a$e "a)en $or t"e

religiou grou(8 a (lace /"ere t"e! /oul# not *e (uni"e# $or "o/ t"e! /or"i(e# go#.

Mar!lan# later u((orte# t"e Act o$ Toleration. T"i tatute guarantee# religiou toleration to all

#i$$erent t!(e o$ C"ritian. Anot"er (ro#uct o$ t"e Protetant e$or+ation i t"e Puritan

religion. Puritan /ere C"ritian t"at *elie)e# t"at t"eir li)e /ere li)e# out onl! to #o go#-

/ill. T"ee (eo(le /ere Protetant t"at /ere un"a((! /it" t"e (at" t"e e$or+ation "a# taken.

A grou( o$ e5tre+e Puritan& t"e Se(aratit& )o/e# to *reak a/a! co+(letel! $ro+ t"e C"urc"

o$ 'nglan#. An ea! /a! to *reak a/a! $ro+ t"e C"urc" /a to 6ut +o)e a/a!. T"e colon! o$

e/ 'nglan# /a $oun#e# *! a grou( o$ Se(aratit /"o #e(arte# $ro+ 'nglan# /it" t"e i#ea o$

a lan# /"oe religion /a un#er t"eir control. A $inal outco+e o$ t"e e$or+ation /a t"e


3/4

Tzori 9

eligiou Societ! o$ Frien#. Better kno/n a t"e uaker& t"ee C"ritian /ere o$$eni)e to

religiou aut"oritie uc" a t"e C"urc" o$ 'nglan#& "ig"l! #e+ocratic& a#)ocate o$ reitance&

an# greatl! #e)ote# to go#. :ue to t"e uaker- re$ual to (a! t"e C"urc" ta5e an# to /or"i(

a t"e C"urc" #oe& t"e! /ere +itreate# an# #ilike# *! t"e go)ern+ent. 'ca(e $ro+ t"e

countr! ee+e# like t"e onl! /a! $or t"eir religion to "a)e a *rig"t $uture. ;e# *! t"e !oung

illia+ Penn& t"e colon! o$ Penn!l)ania /a et u( a a "a)en to/ar# t"e uaker. 4n t"e

1%00- 'nglan# /a )er! cloe +in#e# /"en it ca+e to religion. T"e 'ngli" go)ern+ent /a

"a((! to en# t"oe /"o "a# #i$$erent religiou )ie/ a*roa#. it" t"e i#e e$$ect o$ t"e

Protetant e$or+ation $ar a/a! $ro+ 'nglan# #o+etic (eace /a eaier to kee(.

T"ere /a one +ore $actor t"at (la!e# a role in eta*li"ing t"e colonie& a trong ene

o$ nationali+. :uring t"e 1%t"centur! a $ierce an# "eate# ri)alr! aroe *et/een t"e S(ani" an#

t"e 'ngli". T"i ri)alr! /a a (ro#uct o$ Cat"olic S(ain taking o$$ene at t"e #enouncing o$ t"e

Cat"olic C"urc". T"e ri)alr! /a inteni$ie# again *! t"e action taken at ea un#er t"e ueen

'liza*et". 'ngli" "i( rai#e# an# loote# S(ani" "i( an# t"i e)entuall! le# to a na)al *attle

againt t"e S(ani" Ar+a#a in t"e 'ngli" C"annel. Alt"oug" t"e! *eat t"e S(ani"& t"e 'ngli"

/ere till igni$icantl! *e"in# t"e e+(irical (o/er on t"e colonial i#e. S(ain "a# "a# /on#rou

ucce in t"e region o$ Me5ico an# t"e Sout"/et /"ile 'nglan# "a# "o/n onl! $aile#

atte+(t at colonization. Ho/e)er& /it" t"e S(ani" #e$eat& t"ere *eca+e a trong ene o$

national #etin! in 'nglan# an# +ore ettler /ere getting eager to /age t"eir luck in ort"

A+erica. T"i co+*ine# /it" t"e ueen- lut $or a gran# e+(ire allo/e# $or a great increae in

i++igrant to t"e e/ orl#.

All o$ t"ee $actor (la!e# great role in uickening t"e (at" to colonization. Ho/e)er&

none o$ t"e+ #i# it ingularl!. For e5a+(le& +an! o$ t"e une+(lo!e# $ar+er /"o i++igrate# to


4/4

Tzori

Documents

A Push Summer Essay 1