Compare these first-generation New Englanders with their recent English ancestors and with their future New England descendants.

First-generation New Englanders where English Puritan Separatists who left England in order to found a colony under their religious conception. They had a very specific view of life and religon, and built many New England institution around those beliefs.

Recent English acestors were either the descendats of those Puritan Separatists, or were people belonging to other religous denominations.

Their future New England descendants would be much more secular, but would maintain several of the insitutions and the traditions that they introduced in the region.

native american contribution: the patriots from britain learn how to hunt, fish, and introduce diversity within cultures.

african americans: indirectly introduced the idea of diversity to americans. africans coming to america because of slavery taught white americans that people come from different backgrounds and colors. it also built america's economic stability for a great period of time. 

women: make america what it is today. there are some societies that are in the world currently that do not give women the same right we give women here in the united states. because women have rights here in the united states, other countries' citizens strive to come to america, especially women, since they have equal rights in the united states. this is important because america is seen and desired by many in the world. 

children: children are our future. we learn from our elders and carry out things the same or differently learning from america's history. we continue tradition and change tradition if it is needed.