John Smith was born on January 9‚ 1580 in Willoughby‚ England. He was an English adventurer and soldier‚ and one of the founders of Jamestown‚ Virginia and was the author of the first book written in America in English. At the age of sixteen after his father passed away‚ he ran away from home to volunteer in France who were fighting the Dutch independence from Spain. Two years later he headed toward the Mediterranean Sea where he began working on a merchant ship. At the age of twenty he joined
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in what is now North Carolina.(Goldenburg 1) By the 1600s‚ the Virginia colony comprised the entire coast of North America‚ including the shoreline of Acadia‚ and a vast area of inland Canada. In 1607‚ settlements were established at Jamestown and at the Popham colony‚ but only Jamestown survived. "By 1620‚ the portion of Virginia north of the 39th parallel became New England." (PBS 1) Despite the materialization of other English colonies in North America‚ the Virginia colony was by far the most significant
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In the early history of the 1600’s‚ North America had been discovered and establishment of the New World had begun. Although Spain and England both focused on the colonization and exploration of the Americas‚ their ambitions and goals were very different. The most important reasons for English colonization were religious freedom‚ to seek refuge‚ and new economic opportunities. The Spanish‚ on the other hand‚ exploited the New World in search of gold and silver‚ greed navigated their search. Although
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AP US History Chapter 2 Identifications 1.) English Protestant Reformation: took place in 1530’s when King Henry VII broke with the Roman Catholic Church. 2.) “Sea Dogs”: English buccaneers who sought to promote the twin goals of Protestantism and plunder by seizing Spanish treasure ships and raiding Spanish settlements. 3.) Francis Drake: famous “sea dog” who returned in 1580 with his ship full of Spanish booty and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth on the deck of his ship. 4.) Sir
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see us. We as humans sort of live between the two. The British Colonials The first BC that are coming here are the Roanoke. They quickly disappeared. Probably killed by Indians. More well know BC was Jamestown VA 1607 (Pocahontas and John Smith) Plymouth Rock‚ MA 1620 (Naragnaset) Non Calvinist colonies - Follow the buggery statues which means no anal sex‚ He based this on Leviticus. Term Buggery comes from the French term Bougne-Bogomils. What the Bogomils do? Became the
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Western Hemisphere 1509-1547 Henry VII rules England Protestant reformation begins in England 1558-1603 Reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Ireland conquered by England. 1607 Jamestown founded 1612 Tobacco made a profitable crop by John Rolfe 1619 First group of blacks brought to Virginia First legislative assembly meets in Virginia 1620 First Pilgrims in Plymouth 1622 Indian attacks in Virginia end hopes of becoming a bi-racial society 1629 Great Puritan migration to Massachusetts Bay 1636 Harvard
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Jamestown "I call them my children‚" he says of the American settlements‚ "for they have been my wife‚ my hawks‚ my hounds‚ my cards‚ my dice and in total‚ my best content‚ as indifferent to my heart as my left hand to my right." from 1922 New England Trials. When a settlement is made‚ it is meant to stay forever. That’s what England intended when colonists set out in May of 1607. The colony was Jamestown‚ in honor of the king. Most of the colonists from Jamestown died. Many reasons contributed
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Mr. Hazlett History 201 In May 1607‚ 110 Englishmen arrived at what was to be the first permanent English colony in what is now the United States. Of the original 110 settlers‚ only 40 would be alive at the end of December. Why did so many colonist die? So many colonist died due to disease‚ starvation‚ or the weather or seasonal changes. Many of the colonist died due to disease. In document A it says‚ “disease in the early years to Jamestown’s position at the salt-fresh water transition‚ where
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Chapter 1 New World Beginnings 33‚000 B.C. - A.D. 1783 225 Million Years Ago - Pangaea started to break apart. 10 Million Years Ago - North America was shaped by nature - Canadian Shield 2 Million Years Ago - Great Ice Age 35‚000 Years Ago - The oceans were glaciers and the sea level dropped‚ leaving an isthmus connecting Asia
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in return. The Virginia Company sent over 150 passengers for the first voyage in April of the year 1607. The Virginia Company was a stock company that created to establish settlements in the New World by King James I . Another reason why settlers came to the new world was because of the glory‚ new land‚ new opportunities‚ religious freedom gold‚ dreams of expansion. The First settlers of Jamestown encountered problem of
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