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    In 1604 to 1607 went on another trip to Canada. This time Samuel went to a place called St. Croix Island. Surviving there was bad‚ 17 out of 25 of people died from the group. Champlain went in group with native people. Champlain was with the French with the Huron

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    Today at 9:01 PM Between the settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the Treaty of Paris in 1763‚ the most important change that occurred in the colonies was the extension of British ideals far beyond the practice in England itself. Changes in religion‚ economics‚ politics‚ and social structures illustrate this Americanization of the transplanted Europeans. By 1763‚ although some colonies still maintained established churches‚ other colonies had accomplished a virtual revolution

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    were established by people of English origin‚ and they wanted to expand into the new world. It is definitely safe to say that these regions were more different than similar in all aspects concerning economic‚ social‚ and political issues. Throughout 1607-1700 the Chesapeake society was in a more wealth expansion mindset and New England society was more focused on religious

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    Jamestown was first built in the year 1607 with the purpose of establishing a colony that would send back supplies and gold. Jamestown started to collapse very soon after its creation because of mosquitos that carried disease and the brackish water that leaked into their water supply. They decided to trade with the Indians in order to survive‚ but most of the Indians realized it would be easier to kill them or let them die out. In 1608 a man by the name of John Smith took control of the colony

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    Europeans in the 15th‚ 16th and 17th century had a new state of mind as a result of the Renaissance. They had many motives for exploring since they had many hopes and ideas about other places. They also wanted better lives when the Europeans immigrated as well as fame and fortune as a result of their explorations. The Europeans in the 15th‚ 16th and 17th century undertook exploration and settlement due to a combination of social‚ political and economical motivations. One of the main reasons that

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    Virginia. Out of these 13‚ Virginia‚ Rhode Island‚ and Pennsylvania stood out to me the most. Even though these three colonies have differences based on how they started‚ who governed them‚ and how they were governed‚ they still have many similarities. 1607. Jamestown‚ Virginia. Founded by John Smith. Virginia was named after Queen Elizabeth I of England who was known as the Virgin Queen. Jamestown was the first permanent colony of the English. The type of government that was in this colony was a Royal

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    with beaver pelts. The Dutch viewed the Indians as trading partners and therefore a source of wealth. Most of the Dutch fur traders lacked manners and often attempted to cheat the Indians. The English colonies first settlement was in Jamestown in 1607. The English mostly forced natives off their lands and they were cruel and justified their cruelty with religious reasons. The English treated the indigenous people as a lower class of people; they believed that the natives stood in their way of land

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    Plantation of Virginia‚ addresses how the men were killed. He says that they were “destroyed by cruel diseases […] and by wars‚ and some departed suddenly. but for the most part they died of mere famine”. When the settlers arrived in Jamestown on May 24‚ 1607‚ there were many mosquitoes. The mosquitoes carried a disease called Malaria‚ this disease killed many of the first settlers. Percy also says that they died of wars. The Virginians were constantly

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    com/topics/civil-rights-movement. Peoples‚ K. (2008). The History of The Black Codes of 1865 Read more at Suite101: The History of The Black Codes of 1865: Jim Crow Laws Kept African American New-Found Freedoms Out of Reach | Suite101.com http://kristin-peoples.suite101.com/the-history-of-the-black-codes-of-1865-a83462#ixzz1osqSTSIr. Retrieved from http://kristin-peoples.suite101.com/the-history-of-the-black-codes-of-1865-a83462 Slavery in America. (2012). The History Channel website. Retrieved 3:00‚ March

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    AN OUTLINE OF AMERICAN HISTORY "Heaven and Earth never agreed better to frame a place for man’s habitation." John Smith‚ 1607 CHAPTER 1 THE FIRST AMERICANS At the height of the Ice Age‚ between 34‚000 and 30‚000 B.C.‚ much of the world’s water was contained in vast continental ice sheets. As a result‚ the Bering Sea was hundreds of meters below its current level‚ and a land bridge‚ known as Beringia‚ emerged between Asia and North America. At its peak‚ Beringia is thought to have been

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