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    Running head: (THE INFLUENCE OF (The influence of Immigration of America) Bonnie McMullen University of Phoenix Thesis statement America was built by all migrants because this land long before anyone came to this country the land belonged to the Indians. The reason for writing this paper is to learn more about immigrant’s history and immigration today. Why an immigrant can only come to the states with a student or work visa. I want to learn is immigration because the rules

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    changed from 1607-1700. Prior to the founding of the Massachusetts Bay colony in 1630 religion had not played a large part in the politics and development of the British North American colonies. The first settlers who established Jamestown in 1607 were looking for riches similar to those found by the Spanish in Central America. After finding no treasure and on the brink of collapse they developed a cash crop economy and by doing so created the first stable British colony. The success of Jamestown combined

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    13 COLONIES REPORT INTRODUCTION This is a report about the 13 colonies. First I will be talking about all the 13 colonies. Then I will be talking about one specific colony‚ Virginia. When I talk about Virginia‚ I will tell you about their migration‚ reason for migration‚ Native Americans‚ and more. So get ready for a report about the 13 colonies. 13 COLONIES There are 3 sets of England colonies with 13 colonies in them. The first colony is the New England colony which consists of Massachusetts

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    present day United States of America. Along the mainland‚ they found many people of different cultures that were already residing there. The differing cultures of the Indians and later Africans‚ did not become intermingled with European culture. The Jamestown inhabitants‚ Puritans and Pilgrims established the New World without including different cultures‚ (Natives and Africans) agricultural techniques‚ modes of behavior‚ style of speech‚ dress and other

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    Historical Terms Chapters 3-5 Calvinism: Who or what: A Protestant religious movement (inspired by Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation)‚ Calvinists followed John Calvin and his text Institutes of the Christian Religion that taught of an all powerful God and of sinful‚ weak and wicked humans. Where: Calvin started his teachings in Geneva‚ Switzerland yet his ideals spread across Western Europe and ultimately into America. When: 1530’s and beyond Historical Importance: Much of Calvin’s

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    In 1607 King James of England issued a royal charter to colonize America. They built a fort around the Chesapeake Bay and named it Jamestown in honor of their king. The region of the Chesapeake they were settling on was already home to over 20‚000 Algonquian Indians. Their leader‚ Powhatan‚ immediately confronted the new English settlers asking them to establish an alliance. Powhatan believed that he could stat a valuable trade with the English and also help support them as they begin to settle.

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    groups. Tobacco: main cash crop of Virginia. It was bad in that it ruined the soil‚ tied the economy to the price of one crop‚ promoted the use of many acres of large plantations and thus a need for lots of new labor‚ and as a consequence‚ slavery. Jamestown Africans: 1619 was the first recorded incident of Africans being sold in Virginia. Their status as slave‚ servant‚ or free is unknown. Lord Baltimore: founded Maryland in 1634 for financial gain and as a refuge for Catholics. Maryland Colony: started

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    Terms and Essays: 1. Traditional paradigm- transplant of English institutions or English culture into North America 2. Atlantic System paradigm- the creation of the Atlantic Ocean as a system or network of exchange after the voyages of Columbus 3. Christopher Columbus- an Italian explorer and navigator from Genoa‚ who asked King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella for a grant to find India and its treasures. He landed in modern-day Bahamas and claimed he “discovered” America 4. 1492 Edict of

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    in 1550 and 4 million in 1600. * When economic depression hit the woolen trade in the late 1500‚ thousands of farmers took to the roads. * Peace with chastened Spain provided the opportunity for English colonization. ENGLAND PLANTS THE JAMESTOWN SEEDLING * A join-stock

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    Not so good for the Natives…Actually really bad. ▪ Numbers – Why do estimates vary? ➢ Europeans – global empires‚ the rise of capitalism & dietary improvement The Early British Colonies ➢ (The ‘Lost’) Roanoke Island (1584) & Jamestown (1607) Settlements ▪ Sir Walter Raleigh‚ John Smith‚ John Rolfe‚ Pocahontas‚ Virginia Dare SIMILARITIES AMONG THE 13 COLONIES: Primarily English‚ Self-Governing (not necessarily Democratic)‚ Educational opportunities for males‚ Advantages for

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