first expedition to circum-navigate the globe. Hernando Cortes conquers Mexico‚ destroying Aztec Empire‚ 1521. British East India company founded for trade with Asia‚ 1600. First permanent English settlement in North America established at Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ 1607‚ and the Mayflower lands at Plymouth
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maintain a colony in America II. Virginia A. In 1606‚ the __Virginia_______________________ Company was formed by investors hoping to find ___gold_____________ in the New World B. In 1607‚ _____________Jamestown_______________ became the first permanent British colony in America C. The “Starving Time”—Jamestown struggled to survive 1. The location on the Chesapeake was swampy & located in the heart of the _________Powhatan____________________________ Indian lands 2. Colonists expected
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History V07A. Week 1: 6/18/2013 1. American civil war is first modern war‚ where technology dominated(#15 from list of reasons to study US hist.) 2. Reasons the Europeans expanded into the known and unknown worlds 15th and 16th centuries 3.1. Collapse of environment in middle ages and lack of natural resources stopped progression and expansion. 3.2. Econ. Depression 1350-1450AD caused by defeat in crusades (1096-1298AD) and internal conflict pushes states into econ tailspin
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London investors received from King James a charter to found a colony in N/A. About 4 months later‚ 1607‚ the reached the coast of Virginia. ( The named the settlement Jamestown in honor of the king The settlement at Jamestown The colony’s start was disastrous. Te settlers were more interested in finding gold than in planting crops. 7 out of ppl die because of hunger‚ disease‚ battles Jamestown became
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I. Early English Colonial Experience A. English Approach to Colonization 1. 16th-century British society was based upon Protestant institutions. 2. Its government was a constitutional monarchy with a Parliament with increasing power 3. The new world climate was not as much of a factor for Great Britain as for Spain. 4. The area settled by Britain faced smaller nomadic tribes over a smaller land area. B. Background for English Colonization 1. English colonies
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Pre Columbus (1491-1607) Early American Indians North America Heavily populated Very diverse population Organized with a “monarchy” Gods depended on the environment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exploration and Colonization (1491-1607) Pre Columbian Indians 1680 pueblo revolt Indians defeated the Spanish. Columbian exchange - when Spanish came in they brought euro things into Americas and brought
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1.2 The colonial period The first successful settlements were established at Jamestown‚ Virginia (1607) and Plymouth Bay‚ Massachusetts (1620). Jamestown 1607: The earliest permanent settlers went to Virginia in search of treasures. They found no treasures‚ only great hardships. After a few years‚ though‚ they began to grow tobacco‚ which became profitable‚ so new farms were established there. Plymouth Bay 1620: Puritans‚ fleeing from persecution in England‚ founded this settlement‚ in accord
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religious differences between New England and Chesapeake Bay. In 1607 the first colony of the Chesapeake region was colonized. Under the rule of King James I‚ the English Settlement of Jamestown‚ Virginia was formed. Eventually the Chesapeake Bay consisted of Virginia‚ Maryland‚ New Jersey and Delaware. Men ranging from ages 14-50 began immigrating to Virginia‚ in search of economic ventures (Document C). During the early years of the Jamestown Colony‚ the conditions of the Chesapeake Bay were brutal‚ many
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After the New World was discovered in the sixteenth century‚ England began a campaign to colonize what is now the East coast of the United States. In 1607‚ John Smith arrived in the New World and began an English colony called Jamestown. A little more than ten years later‚ in 1620‚ William Bradford was the governor of Plymouth‚ another colony. You would be hard pressed to find another example in history where two very different men accomplished the same goal. One man was a veteran soldier and a daring
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The Early Chesapeake • The founding of Jamestown: -1607 Established their colony‚ named Jamestown -London company promoters had no desire of a family-centered community‚ there were no women in Jamestown -Captain John smith became council president in fall of 1608‚ later on smith left - • Reorganization -1609 the London company was changed to The Virginia company. From the king they got more power over the colony and also more land. -Winter of 1609-1610 became known as the “starving Time”
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