¶ … colonial transplantation that occurred in Virginia, Maryland, and Massachusetts Bay. What were the major sources of friction between the Indians and the English in Virginia and Massachusetts Bay? Also explain the impact of the Glorious Revolution on British rule and describe the policy of 'salutary neglect' and what it did for the government within the colonies. Be specific in your essay.
Colonial transplantation in Virginia, Maryland and the Massachusetts Bay
The colonization of Virginia, Maryland and the Massachusetts Bay represent crucial points on the history of the modern day United States. In the three regions, colonial transplantation processes were developed and these were characterized by distinctive elements. In both three regions, the colonization process was marked by a shortage of financial resources and the need to receive more money from London.
In Virginia for instance, the colonial transplantation effort had a grim start. Striving to protect themselves against the aboriginals, the colonists set camp in a difficult land, with forests that prevented agriculture, and in an area open to malaria. Not immune to the local diseases, numerous colonists died. Out of the living one, many were rich individuals with conqueror ambitions; they were not as such willing to do the hard work and relied on the Indians to provide them with the necessities; this was not however an adequate solution. Furthermore, the colonists were mostly males, and, in the absence of women, had no way of establishing households...
In other words, the process of colonial transplantation was less practical than in the case of Virginia, but it was made more difficult by the disputes between the Catholics and the Protestants. Aside from these tensions, the Maryland colony also came to expand and cultivate more
tobacco, to a point at which it registered a shortage of laborers. Like Virginia, it welcomed new settlers, and even rewarded them.
Last, in the case of the Massachusetts Bay, the colonial transplantation effort was further more different. The colonization effort included the traditional adventurers and the laborers, but also some Puritans. These recognized the new
land as an opportunity to emigrate there willingly, and create a new Puritan community. This effort was supported by intense advances made in London in order to organize the expedition and the
transportation of the puritans from
Great Britain to the Massachusetts Bay. In this area, the new settlers sought out to promote the same visions and values as the English church and, unlike the initial settlers, they also focused on hard work.
In Virginia and the Massachusetts Bay, the colonists and the aboriginals were faced with some notable frictions. Virginia was, for instance, a difficult land to…
