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1.What are some key points of comparison between the English colonies in the Chesapeake and New England? 2.In what ways did religious beliefs influence the lives of English colonists in the New World? 3.Which Americans experienced the greatest expansion of freedoms in the early republic and what types of rights did these Americans enjoy? In addition, choose one group (African slaves/free blacks, Native Americans, or women) and describe how that group was excluded from the expansion of liberties. 4.Read the excerpts from the US Constitution on slides 41-43 ("Making a New Nation"). Choose two excerpts and explain, as best you can, the meaning of the text and how it relates to voting rights, religion, or slavery.

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Answer: The answers are:

1-Both had conflicts with the Native Americans in their respective areas, their settlers were all of English origin. But both were looking for something different.

2-The influence of the clergy and their churches grew. At the heart of most communities was the church. Slavery was also shaped by religion.

3-The early Americans and the rights were more land, more direct access to political power.

The group excluded concessions for Native allies. Even as Native peoples proved vital trading partners, scouts, and allies against hostile nations, they were often condemned by white settlers and government officials as “savages.”

4- The U.S. Constitution opens with a message: "justice" and ensuring "domestic tranquility" for the people.

But the absence of slavery in the Constitution is one of the great paradoxes of our Founding Era.

Step-by-step explanation:

1- Chesapeake: their lives were based more on their material items than on God or family. These, “gold diggers,” were mainly men of wealthy families wanting to come to the New World for gold in which they traded for a large profit, for themselves.

English colonies : fleeing England seeking religious or social freedom

2- In the early years of what later became the United States, Christian religious groups played an influential role in each of the British colonies, and most attempted to enforce strict religious observance through both colony governments and local town rules.

3- The American populace continued to demand more access to political power. Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe sought to expand voting through policies that made it easier for Americans to purchase land.

4-Lawmakers turned back to the Constitution for clarification, drafting and approving three "Reconstruction amendments," XIII, XIV, and XV.

These amendments were about abolishing slavery, citizenship and freedom to vote.

It took more than 60 years of African Americans suffering unfair and often hostile treatment .

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