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This 10 page paper discusses the values and attitudes that formed in America as a result of the beliefs and attitudes of those who settled the country. It touches on such epochs as the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, the Westward expansion and the colonies. Bibliography lists 30 sources.
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of immigrants have largely come from Asia, the newcomers who actually settled the country and established the original colonies were European, and as such, they brought their ideas, religion, and
philosophies with them. This paper considers these earliest immigrants, their background, and how they combined their original beliefs with their colonial experiences to create an entirely new philosophy that is
uniquely American. It should also be noted that in a paper this short, there can be little in-depth information provided to the reader; instead, broad overviews are given. European Immigration
to the New World Any examination of European immigration in Colonial times seems to divide naturally into two groups: the New England colonies and the people who settled around the
Chesapeake Bay. These two areas were very different; the climates varied greatly, and this dictated such things as the crops that were grown and the goods that were traded (Faragher
et al, 2000). Life was very harsh in New England, because the soil was poor and the climate difficult; it was somewhat easier in the more temperate region of the
Chesapeake, but life was difficult in both locations (Faragher et al, 2000). The native tribes in both areas helped the settlers; they also went to war against them (Faragher
et al, 2000). And the settlers brought diseases with them against which the Indians had no defense, wiping them out in large numbers (Faragher et al, 2000). In general, though
most of the settlers who immigrated to the New World in colonial times were English, though there were also Dutch, German and Scotch-Irish as well (White American experience, 2007).
The Colonies, Their Philosophies and Religious Beliefs The New England climate was harsh and made agriculture difficult, with the result that the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the others in the
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