Some Interesting Info About Colonial America on Independence Day (war, Great Britain, general)

[6 Foot 3]

Since today is July 4 the date of our Declaration of Independence from Great Britain i thought that i'd post some info about Colonial America when we were still subjects to the British Crown.

The oldest English settlement in America is Jamestown, Virginia (1607) named after King James I

The currency used in circulation then was the ... Pound Sterling

America was ruled by 8 Kings, 2 Queens and 2 military Dictators all from England/Great Britain from 1607-1783
King James I 1607-1625
King Charles I 1625-1649
Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell 1653-1658
Lord Protector Richard Cromwell 1658-1659
King Charles II 1649-1685
King James II 1685-1688
Queen Mary II 1689-1694
King William III 1689-1702
Queen Anne 1702-1714
King George I 1714-1727
King George II 1727-1760
King George III 1760-1783

The colonies religion were
Eleven were founded Anglican
One was founded Catholic ... Maryland
One was founded Quaker ... Pennsylvannia

The Colonies names eytmology
Connecticutt ... derived from local Algonquian word quinnitukqut meaning ''long tidal river''
Delaware ... named after Lord De-La-Warr first Govenor General in America
Georgia ... named after King George I
Maryland ... named after English Queen Consort Henrietta Maria
Massachusetts ... derived from local Algonquian word massachuseuk meaning '' the great hill''
New Hampshire ... named after Hampshire county England
New Jersey ... named after Jersey an English Channel island
New York ... named after the Duke of York King James II
North Carolina ... named after King Charles I
Pennsylvannia ... named after Admiral William Penn
Rhode Island ... derived from the Dutch word roodt eylandt meaning ''red island''
South Carolina ... named after king Charles I
Vermont ... derived from French word vert mont meaning ''green mountain''
Virginia ... named after the virgin queen ... Elizabeth I


The Colonial American flag



While today is celebrated as our birthday (July 4, 1776) we actually weren't recognized as a nation till the Treaty of Paris (Sept 3, 1783)

If you care to add more Colonial America info then by all means do so

[MICoastieMom]

May I make one tiny little observation:

Eleven were founded Church of England, which is the parent church of the Anglican faith.

After the revolution, the church leaders felt they would be better served if "England" was not part of their name. Because they were cut off from the mother church as a result of the war, the church could not conduct any ordinations of new clergy or confirm any new members. A delegation was sent, in secret, to Scotland where the installation of a bishop for the new country took place. Had they been discovered, they likely would have been arrested for treason and executed. The church took the name Episcopal (EUSA), referring to the bishops who watch over the church.

Not to hijack this thread, but there are now Anglican churches which broke off from the EUSA, much as the Amish broke off from the Mennonites. Just want to clarify both points for our members who are sticklers for accuracy.

Back to the revolution.

[kevxu]

Sticking with the religion topic, among the refugees from the thirteen colonies who settled Ontario after the War for Independence were Quakers and Mennonites who fled from their patriotic neighbors who persecuted them for sticking to their belief in non-violence and not joining the rebel army or militias.

[6 Foot 3]

Originally Posted by MICoastieMom

May I make one tiny little observation:

Eleven were founded Church of England, which is the parent church of the Anglican faith.

After the revolution, the church leaders felt they would be better served if "England" was not part of their name. Because they were cut off from the mother church as a result of the war, the church could not conduct any ordinations of new clergy or confirm any new members. A delegation was sent, in secret, to Scotland where the installation of a bishop for the new country took place. Had they been discovered, they likely would have been arrested for treason and executed. The church took the name Episcopal (EUSA), referring to the bishops who watch over the church.

Not to hijack this thread, but there are now Anglican churches which broke off from the EUSA, much as the Amish broke off from the Mennonites. Just want to clarify both points for our members who are sticklers for accuracy.

Back to the revolution.

You didn't hijack the thread at all and thanks for the info about the Church of England MICoastieMom

[kevxu]

Every noble struggle, it seems, has its scoundrels and bottom-feeders. One of ours was Isaac "King" Sears, a notable bully and thug, disguised in patriot's clothing. After the success of the War for Independence he became a demogogue of the anti-Loyalist extremists in New York, and he and his followers were instrumental in pushing harsh anti-Loyalist legislation in the state. He was then exposed for buying the penions of hard-up veterans and using them to speculate in confiscated Loyalist property. Nevertheless, he was re-elected to the assembly despite widespread contempt for his self-serving politics. He failed to make the fortune he expected and fled New York to escape arrest.

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[Cali BassMan]

I found it odd that more American's died as POW's on British Prison Ships than on the Battlefield

[djmilf]

Originally Posted by 6 Foot 3

The colonies religion were
Eleven were founded Anglican
One was founded Catholic ... Maryland
One was founded Quaker ... Pennsylvannia

• Massachusetts - founded by Puritans
• Rhode Island - founded by Baptists who were banished from Puritan Massachusetts for religious reasons
• Connecticut - founded by John Winthrop, a Puritan from Massachusetts, and settled by Puritans, mostly from Massachusetts
• New York - originally a Dutch colony, later seized by the British.
• New Jersey - originally settled by Dutch immigrants in the Hudson River valley and by Swedish immigrants in the Delaware River valley, later seized by the British.
• Pennsylvania - founded by William Penn, a Quaker
• Delaware - was originally settled by Swedish and Dutch settlers, then was seized by the British, became part of Pennsylvania (a Quaker colony) and then amicably split from Pennsylvania to become its own colony.
• Maryland - founded by Caelius Calvert, Lord Baltimore, who was Catholic and sought to establish a colony for British Catholics.

That leaves only five colonies (New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia) founded as Anglican.

[kevxu]

Originally Posted by djmilf

• New York - originally a Dutch colony, later seized by the British.
• New Jersey - originally settled by Dutch immigrants in the Hudson River valley and by Swedish immigrants in the Delaware River valley, later seized by the British......

There may be some wiggle room here. While founded by the Dutch as New Netherland, and therefore established in the Reformed Dutch faith, the Jersey colonies and New York had the Anglican church established as their religion when the English took them over, I believe.

Given the strength of the Reformed Dutch Church, though, it had to be given an official nod by the new government.

[kevxu]

This is the flag that the British fought under, usually referred to as the "King's colours." It looks a bit odd to us now because it lacks the Cross of St. Patrick which is on the present day Union Jack. However, Ireland still had its own parliament and this element was not incorporated into the British flag until it ceased to exist.

[djmilf]

Originally Posted by kevxu

[/list]There may be some wiggle room here. While founded by the Dutch as New Netherland, and therefore established in the Reformed Dutch faith, the Jersey colonies and New York had the Anglican church established as their religion when the English took them over, I believe.

The original wording by 6'3" was

Eleven were founded Anglican

After the seizure of New Amsterdam, the colony was granted to the Duke of York, renamed the Province of New York and was ruled by an appointed governor as a royal colony. The first governor, Richard Nicolls, wrote the first English laws for the recently aquired colony which were known as the Duke's Laws. In deference to Dutch policy of welcoming dissenting Christian sects, the Duke's Laws established a non-denonminational state church, not the Anglican Church.

My point still stands: the colonies of New York and New Jersey were not founded as Anglican colonies.