Daniel David
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Jeff, I have an extra clue for you. Call me sometime, we can do lunch.
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Actually the majority who came to these shores didn't leave England for freedom. The first came in search of gold. When they didn't find gold, they changed to tobacco, which became their gold. In the southern colonies tobacco became the currency. Ever hear of growing money on trees. In Virginia this was literally true (almost). In the first ship that landed at Jamestown in 1607, over half of the passengers were "Gentlemen" and a good portion of the others were servants to the first. Subsequent vessels brought a considerable number of "Gentlemen" as well. In England, the law of primogeniture (sic) required that all the land of the parents pass to the eldest son. There were considerable numbers of sons further down the line who ended up with nothing. The priesthood and the law, had been considered suitable occupations prior to the establishment of the Anglican church. But with the establishment of the CHurch of England, and the confiscation of the clerical estates, there just wasn't as much opportunity for priestly work as their had been previously. Many of the wealthy wanted to establish their junior sons with a landed estate, and the new world was a considerably cheaper place to do it than in England.They left that land for freedom in a new land.
Bro Bob,Originally posted by Dr. Bob Griffin:
Q: Were the colonists in the Americas still subjects of Great Britain as their legal and legitimate government?
A: Of course they were. Anything about a magna carta or right of kings, etc, is a ludicrous smoke screen.
How much more discussion can there be?