themselves‚ their family‚ and freedom to practice their faith. However‚ the Indians did not agree with their way of thinking of God and wanted the settlers to follow their own way of belief in God. As expressed in the three works Tecumseh‚ Richard Frethorne‚ and Mary Rowlandson‚ we will explore the causes and effects of the conflict between the Native Americans and English Colonists. When the English colonists came to America they encountered a new cultural clash with the Native Americans. As a result
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men zealously pursue the good of the public” simply does not exist.(More‚ 35) More realistic in it’s description of the societal structure and natural environment of the colonies are the individual works of Richard Frethorne and Edward Waterhouse. In the letters from Richard Frethorne to his father‚ he explicitly states how “the nature of the Country is such that it causeth much sickness‚ as the scurvie‚ and the bloody flix” (38) The first established colonies were nowhere near the paradise described
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Bibliography: Aslop‚ George. “They Live Well in the Time of their Service”: George Alsop Writes of Servants in Maryland‚ 1663 Frethorne‚ Richard. “Our Plantation Is Very Weak”: The Experiences of an Indentured Servant in Virginia‚ 1623 Hamilton‚ Alexander. “Federalist Alexander Hamilton Envisions a Developed American Economy‚ 1791” Hening‚ William. “Virginia Slave Laws” Jefferson
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Frethorne states that they live “even in their teeth” and that they are in great danger at all times. De Vaca says that the Indians he encountered are warlike people and protected themselves from enemies very well. However‚ in both time frames before these
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British colonist in Virginia immune to illness (Oaks‚ S3-3). Based on the account from Richard Frethorne‚ regarding his grim experience as an indentured servant‚ the new land seemed to “cause much sickness”‚ which took its toll on the body’s of all the Virginia colonists (Oaks‚ S3-3). When illness broke out‚ there was no nutrients for the servant‚ nothing to give strength to the ill
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Virginia Voyage”‚ states that there‚ in Jamestown‚ they found an abundance of fowl‚ venison‚ fish‚ and lumber for their use. The settlers soon discovered that what they thought was a great new land may not be all that great. In document D‚ Richard Frethorne wrote to his family “this country causeth much sickness‚ which maketh the body weak.” The settlers came across many strange diseases that they knew nothing about to how treat them. Because of these new diseases‚ many people died very young‚ for the
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showed ill intention from the beginning to the end. Onate’s entire purpose was to acquire land for his king‚ and he was not to be stopped‚ not by orders and definitely not by his own morals. In the 1623 An Indentured Servant’s Letter Home by Richard Frethorne he complains of his work and living conditions as a crop servant in the new land. Frethorne’s experience in America could have been better had a good relationship between his village and the natives been established. Ultimately‚ the differences
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Their efforts to solve these problems caused serious changes. The colonies were segregated between white people and any others. Taverns were developed and the economy was supported by triangular trade as well as agriculture In Document D‚ Richard Frethorne explains the battles the Virginians had to fight in a letter he sent back to England. They battled diseases which they had never been exposed to‚ including dysentery and scurvy. Their bodies were not accustomed to these new sicknesses‚ nor were their
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During the formation of the British colonies to the birth of an independent nation‚ the colonies grew in population size‚ economic wealth‚ and land expansion. The labor force‚ mostly consisting of white indenture servants and black slaves‚ was small in size and were high in demand. The conditions the British Colonial workforce endured were impacted by the following three factors: new founded political laws that dictated the terms of the workforce‚ a strong economy depended on intense labor‚ and societal
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Cited: Frethorne‚ Richard. "Letter to His Mother and Father." Becoming Americans: Four Centuries of Immigrant Writing. Ed. Ilan Stavans. New York: Literacy Classics of the United States‚ 2009. 1-4. Print. McElgun‚ John. "Annie Reilly." Becoming Americans: Four Centuries
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