Clarke Peters
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 11 Jun
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But it's not until 1607 that English settlers established their first permanent colony.
They named it Virginia, in honor of Elizabeth I, the so-called Virgin Queen.
Over the next century, numerous other colonies, including Massachusetts, are founded along the same Atlantic coastline.
They are a magnet for those who dream of a new way of life, whether it's spiritual fulfillment, material riches, or freedom from the social strictures of Europe.
White settlers frequently wage war on indigenous peoples.
As the colonies thrive, settlers and governments alike take more and more from native populations.
Slave labor also plays a key part in these early colonial years.
The enslavement of Africans is legal in every colony.
In some, especially in the South, it's integral to the economy.
The cultivation of crops such as rice, cotton, and tobacco proves immensely lucrative.
and all are reliant on enslaved people brought over from Africa.
In the early years of the 18th century, there are roughly 30,000 slaves in British North America, one in 10 of the total colonial population.
Very often, the freedom the white colonists gain depends upon other people losing theirs.
settlers dream of pursuing their own visions of life.
As a result, each colony has a distinct identity.
Historian Jane Kamensky is president and CEO of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation.
Perhaps the only other thing found in every colony is a love for the British Empire.
Professor Alan Taylor is the author of American Revolutions, A Continental History.
This is the world in which Benjamin Franklin makes his name.
The Boston of Franklin's youth is a place that lives to work.
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