Was sugarcane grown in Colonial America? - History Forum
23 Nov 2024 at 5:49pm
Sugarcane was the staple plantation crop throughout the Caribbean & Latin America ever since the earliest colonial settlements, having arrived with Columbus’ second voyage. Sugar was already being imported to Europe in large quantities by the early years of the 16th century.
Why did Britain not simply give the American colonies representation ...
17 Dec 2024 at 1:07am
2. Given the vast size of the American colonies, a population explosion could cause colonial representation to dwarf the representation of the mother country. For example, the American population at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War was just under 3 million. The population of Great Britain in 1750 (closest year I could find) was about 6.5 ...
Colonial era America, frontiersmen (1600-1700) | History Forum
14 Dec 2024 at 6:47am
One of my ancestors lived in rural colonial PA while those areas were still the frontier and were attacked by Native Americans - parents killed and my ancestor, a child, was taken hostage. He was released years later and as an adult, moved out to Ohio, which was then the frontier, putting himself and his family at the same risk he was in as a ...
Were there indentured servants or slaves from India in colonial America ...
4 Dec 2024 at 12:32am
I came across a couple mentions of them when researching the miscegenation laws for the other thread. As History Chick mentioned there were not a lot in Colonial America (I think most of the folks from India ended up in the Caribbean)
Was the colonization of the Americas inevitable? - History Forum
21 Dec 2024 at 1:12pm
Conquistadors running wild, and not an absolute royal government that exerted central power. (Cortes defied his governor's order but, hey, his rebellion made him one of the richest Spanish people in the 16th century. Taylor's Colonial America criticizes how effective the Spanish Crown was at the time.) After the silver fleets arrived back from ...
Romance in the 1700s. - History Forum
13 Dec 2024 at 8:10pm
I found some more specific information about marriage in America in 'Puritans at Play, Leisure and Recreation in Colonial New england' by Bruce C. Daniels. He says: "First marriages usually took place between young adults in their mid-twenties and late twenties and were preceded by discussions and agreements between the parents of the couple.
Bathrooms in Colonial Era New England? - History Forum
5 Dec 2024 at 4:56am
As Carlisle Blues also illustrated, the very picture of colonial society changes when you take into account the vast differences in hygiene and waste management. Bath tubs were often made of cooperage though, such as a half barrel or the like. Modesty during the period would have you take a bath indoors, but only infrequently and as 'needed'.
Was the United States industrialized in 1820? What about 1790?
22 Dec 2024 at 11:02am
The thing to recall about colonial North America was that the Industrial Revolution was brand new, there is some debate as to when it started but 1750 is often used as a good proxy, which would make it barely a quarter of a century old when 13 of the North American colonies got a bit tetchy with Parliament.
How would an 1880s Europe colonize the Americas?
18 Dec 2024 at 5:26pm
meanwhile, britain had stablished a colonial protectorate over the extensive mosquito coast, in the caribbean side of central america - this lasted for a century or so, until the increasingly assertive zelaya, the nicaraguan caudillo, sent a military expedition in 1894 to seize it. no mixing occurred between the british and the indigenous ...
Tax collectors in Colonial Boston - History Forum
16 Dec 2024 at 7:59pm
This is a link to colonial Virginia taxes. The Library of Virginia Taxes in Colonial Virginia (VA-NOTES) In Virginia, the sheriffs and appointed tax collectors were the primary source of collection. The annual tax day on tithables was June 10 (except on Sundays).
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23 Nov 2024 at 5:49pm
Sugarcane was the staple plantation crop throughout the Caribbean & Latin America ever since the earliest colonial settlements, having arrived with Columbus’ second voyage. Sugar was already being imported to Europe in large quantities by the early years of the 16th century.
Why did Britain not simply give the American colonies representation ...
17 Dec 2024 at 1:07am
2. Given the vast size of the American colonies, a population explosion could cause colonial representation to dwarf the representation of the mother country. For example, the American population at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War was just under 3 million. The population of Great Britain in 1750 (closest year I could find) was about 6.5 ...
Colonial era America, frontiersmen (1600-1700) | History Forum
14 Dec 2024 at 6:47am
One of my ancestors lived in rural colonial PA while those areas were still the frontier and were attacked by Native Americans - parents killed and my ancestor, a child, was taken hostage. He was released years later and as an adult, moved out to Ohio, which was then the frontier, putting himself and his family at the same risk he was in as a ...
Were there indentured servants or slaves from India in colonial America ...
4 Dec 2024 at 12:32am
I came across a couple mentions of them when researching the miscegenation laws for the other thread. As History Chick mentioned there were not a lot in Colonial America (I think most of the folks from India ended up in the Caribbean)
Was the colonization of the Americas inevitable? - History Forum
21 Dec 2024 at 1:12pm
Conquistadors running wild, and not an absolute royal government that exerted central power. (Cortes defied his governor's order but, hey, his rebellion made him one of the richest Spanish people in the 16th century. Taylor's Colonial America criticizes how effective the Spanish Crown was at the time.) After the silver fleets arrived back from ...
Romance in the 1700s. - History Forum
13 Dec 2024 at 8:10pm
I found some more specific information about marriage in America in 'Puritans at Play, Leisure and Recreation in Colonial New england' by Bruce C. Daniels. He says: "First marriages usually took place between young adults in their mid-twenties and late twenties and were preceded by discussions and agreements between the parents of the couple.
Bathrooms in Colonial Era New England? - History Forum
5 Dec 2024 at 4:56am
As Carlisle Blues also illustrated, the very picture of colonial society changes when you take into account the vast differences in hygiene and waste management. Bath tubs were often made of cooperage though, such as a half barrel or the like. Modesty during the period would have you take a bath indoors, but only infrequently and as 'needed'.
Was the United States industrialized in 1820? What about 1790?
22 Dec 2024 at 11:02am
The thing to recall about colonial North America was that the Industrial Revolution was brand new, there is some debate as to when it started but 1750 is often used as a good proxy, which would make it barely a quarter of a century old when 13 of the North American colonies got a bit tetchy with Parliament.
How would an 1880s Europe colonize the Americas?
18 Dec 2024 at 5:26pm
meanwhile, britain had stablished a colonial protectorate over the extensive mosquito coast, in the caribbean side of central america - this lasted for a century or so, until the increasingly assertive zelaya, the nicaraguan caudillo, sent a military expedition in 1894 to seize it. no mixing occurred between the british and the indigenous ...
Tax collectors in Colonial Boston - History Forum
16 Dec 2024 at 7:59pm
This is a link to colonial Virginia taxes. The Library of Virginia Taxes in Colonial Virginia (VA-NOTES) In Virginia, the sheriffs and appointed tax collectors were the primary source of collection. The annual tax day on tithables was June 10 (except on Sundays).
WHAT IS THIS? This is an unscreened compilation of results from several search engines. The sites listed are not necessarily recommended by Surfnetkids.com.
