Describe some of the major settlements in North America prior to 1776. How were these settlements different from each other and how were they similar? Discuss the problems and successes of each.

There were 13 Colonies in America from 1607 to 1776.

Explanation:

Before 1776, colonies were established by Britishers as colonies were regarded as valuable because they could supply necessary raw materials. The mercantilist policy was a vital part of colonization in America. There were a total of 13 colonies before the independence of America in 1776. These colonies divided into three parts according to their geographical regions, including the New England, the Middle and the Southern colonies.

The New England Colonies were established by the Puritans, who escaped England to practise religion without persecution. New England had access to natural resources, including forests and mountains. People were merchants, traders, artisans, along with fishing and whaling.

The location of the middle colonies along the coast region made it as a trading centre. The favourable climatic condition led settlers to occupy in growing crops like corn and wheat with livestock. Colonies involved in shipbuilding, iron ore, textiles, furs and lumber.

The Southern Colonies centred on agriculture and began the plantations growing tobacco, grain, fruit,  cotton, vegetables, and livestock. These colonies had slave populations who worked in plantations

The different regions had different religious influences but were parts of the colonization.

saint clair’s defeat, (november 4, 1791), one of the worst defeats ever suffered by u.s. forces in indian warfare, precipitated by british-indian confrontation with settlers and militia in the northwest territory following the american revolution. despite specific provisions in the treaty of 1783 for the evacuation of its forts on the northwestern border, britain had failed to yield these lucrative fur-trading posts. in hopes of reclaiming lost hunting grounds with british support, a northwest indian confederation was gradually molded between 1785 and 1787, consisting mainly of shawnee, delaware, ottawa, iroquois, ojibwa, miami, and potawatomi. kentucky frontiersmen reacted to this threat by initiating raiding parties on native villages as early as 1788, and indian warfare flared up the following year.

in his book, the riddle of the rosetta stone, james giblin talks about how there was a young british polymath and physician named thomas young who made a lot of advances on the deciphering of the rosetta stone. he says that even though young made a lot of mistakes because he was working under false assumptions, he also made huge contributions like deciphering three out of the seven symbols (more than anyone else before him). young published his findings and continued his good work but he wasn't able to progress much further due to some unfavorable situations, he still laid the basis for many other scholars and of course for the man who has been generally known to have deciphered it, jean-françois champollion