New Peoples

(Period: The Colonial Period)

Synopsis:

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Historical synopsis courtesy of A Hypertext on American History from the colonial period until Modern Times by Department of Humanities Computing, University of Groningen, The Netherlands and the former United States Information Agency (1953-1999).

Key Facts:

• Most settlers to the Americas were from present day Western European countries like England, Spain, France, and the Netherlands.
• There were obvious differences between the way people lived from one colony to the next.

Vocabulary:

• Marked - noticeable.