Soldier‚ prisoner‚ slave and explorer… All these titles belong to one man: John Smith‚ a historical figure who played a huge role in the establishment of the Jamestown Colony. Remarkably‚ there were two instances that Smith was rescued from death at the last moment by a love struck princess‚ one of which involved the iconic Pocahontas who is also a big part of history. Smith tells the exchange like this‚ “…and thereon laid his head‚ and being ready with their clubs‚ to beat out his braines‚ Pocohontas
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Roanoke The Lost Colony What happened to the Roanoak Colony This is the question asked by John White when he found the colony abandoned in 1590‚ and this is the questions asked by historians ever since. There are many theories as to what happened to the colony and are backed by differing facts that dont match each other so that when looking at the situation as a whole there was no one answer. A new study‚ however‚ sheds some new light on the subject and shows that the colonists at Roanoak Island
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The Buzz on Colony Collapse Disorder Denise Collins According to the National Geographic News website‚ the domestic honey bee population has decreased 50% in as many years (Roach‚ 2004). Many reasons are blamed for the decrease in honey bee numbers including diseases and pesticides. Scientists have given the decline in honey bee population phenomenon a name‚ Colony Collapse Disorder. While some experts maintain that Colony Collapse Disorder is a nuisance and not a catastrophe‚ it is a serious
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Unity and Identity in the Colonies Austin Ray Because of several events that preceded and lead to it‚ Colonists had developed strong senses of both identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the Revolution. The French and Indian War was one of the initial events that played a pivotal role in establishing unity amongst the colonists. Winning the war was crucial to the colonists because a loss to the French would result in a loss of British superiority. A British victory would enable colonists
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History Colony Group is one of the leading and oldest Textile Manufacturing group in Pakistan. The 1st industrial venture of the group was in cotton ginning sector back in 1881. Gradually the group diversified in to flour milling in the early 1900s. First textile spinning plant was put up in 1946 under the name of Colony Textile Mills Limited. The Group further ventured in to Banking‚ Insurance‚ Cement‚ and Power Generation & Distribution. By 1952 Colony Textile Mills Limited was a composite
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Work Britain in 1750 In 1750 there were lots of agricultural jobs‚ men usually worked on farms (were laborers) doing physical jobs like: • Looking after the animals • Being a milkman • Harvesting crops • Sowing broadcast • Dibbling • Threshing • Breaking stones The women did a lot more in the domestic system they would usually stay at home and: • Cook food • Wash clothes • Sew and make clothes They were very involved textiles and the making of cloth‚ they would spin the wool at
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Although New England and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by the people of English origin‚ by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. The reasons for this distinct development were mostly based on the type on people from England who chose to settle in the two areas‚ and on the manner in which the areas were settled. <br><br>New England was a refuge for religious separatists leaving England‚ while people who immigrated to the Chesapeake region had no religious motives
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13 Original Colonies Introduction Your expertise is needed immediately! 500 people are scheduled to set sail from England to the colonies next month. They are still undecided which colony would be the best to settle and build their new homes. Your colony has hired you to create a newsletter‚ pamphlet or brochure to entice these people to settle in your colony. The information you provide will be used to help the new colonists pick the best colony that will suit their needs. You will need
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SLAVERY IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIES Slavery has had a big impact on the southern colonies. Between 1607-1775 slavery evolved in the British North American colonies due to economic factors-such as the slave trade‚ the use of cash crops‚ and the plantation system- Geographic factors-such as climate‚ diseases‚ and the Caribbean connection- and social factors-such as racism‚ bacons rebellion‚ and the headright system. Slavery definitely had some big economic factors influencing it. Slave trade was
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1700’s‚ Britain’s settlers divided into three distinct cultures within America. The New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern colonies were formed because of their differences in religious beliefs‚ geographic aspects‚ and occupation types. The variety of religious view in the New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern colonies helped evolve the differences between them. The New England colonies heavily practiced puritanism. Puritanism was a strict religion that’s main ideal was “everything you do affects all of
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